George was toying with vague _____ that maybe dancers shouldn't be handicapped. (a general understanding; vague or imperfect idea)

Hazel saw him _____. Having no mental handicap herself, she had to ask George what the latest sound had been. (to draw back or tense the body, as from pain; flinch)

Hazel, as a matter of fact, bore a strong _____ to the Handicapper General, a woman named Diana Moon Glampers. (a state or fact of similarity)

"Two years in prison and two thousand dollars fine for every ball I took out," said George. "I don't call that a _____." (a purchase acquired at less than the usual cost)

It wasn't clear at first as to what the bulletin was about, since the announcer, like all announcers, had a serious speech _____. (obstruction; hindrance, obstacle)

Her voice was a warm _____ timeless melody. (clear, readily intelligible)

The picture showed the full length of Harrison against a background _____ in feet and inches. (divided or marked with gradations or other indexes of degree or quantity)

He had outgrown _____ faster that the H-G men could think them up. (anything that impedes, stops, or prevents)

Ordinarily, there was a certain _____, a military neatness to the handicaps issued to strong people, but Harrison looked like a walking junkyard. (regularity of form or arrangements in terms of corresponding parts)

Screams and barking cries of _____ came from the television set. (a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion)

Harrison and his Empress merely listened to the music for a while-listened gravely, as though _____ their heartbeats with it. (moving, operating, or working at the same rate and exactly together)

They reeled, whirled, swiveled, flounced, capered, _____ and spun. (to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic)