The brightest and the most ____ students are not encouraged to develop to their full potential.

My fifteen- year-old daughter, for example, has just spent the last month or so _____ for exams.

Is the work she has been doing really going to make her more ____ about her subjects, or will she forget it all tomorrow?

Most newspapers are usually _____ towards a certain political outlook.

Please don't ____ me with loads of technical technology. Use plain, simple English!

I am slightly ____ about whether Sean's idea is going to work