Fill in the blanks with the following words: cluster; imprison; offset; ambiguity; globalize; stubborn; compulsory; contemplate; console; groan 1. Although secondary education is _____, parents are not required to send their children to state schools. 2. The economic situation has been worsening, causing economists to ______ whether the present policies are sustainable. 3. He was found guilty and was ______ in the Tower of London, where he died very quickly, aged only 47. 4. It is obvious that the future of the Internet is to ______ more and more areas of the world, and that e-commerce and e-entertainment are going to go for more and more markets. 5. However, your current losses should soon be ______ by gains; the fund will produce a positive return of 11.6 percent over a nine month period. 6. Because she was so tall and slim, all the clothes looked marvelous on her and the other girls would _____ their envy. 7. This can be a helpful approach in discussion-someone may regard you as ______ since you never want to change your mind, whereas you see yourself as determined. 8. On weekends, the school parking lot is almost empty except that a few cars ______ near the entrance. 9. In the photographer's finest pictures there is also a degree of _____, which allows them to be interpreted in a variety of ways. 10. Tim stretched out a hand in apology for his thoughtless remarks and was ____ by a firm handshake from Mark.