The company fears noisy brightly-lit shops are ____________ older customers. (alienation) Trends toward the __________________ of industry have dramatically affected food produc- tion in that country. (globe) By the first century BC, Buddhism was in danger of ________________ into small sects. (fragmentation) She is a TV ____________ and watches as much as she can. (addiction) The dress ________________ her wasp waist and enlarges her bosom. (exaggeration) He never forgot the hardships he witnessed during the Great _______________ of the 1930s. (depress) Cars are tested to see how much damage they suffer in ______________ crashes. (simulation) The news that they were well _____________ us. (gratification)