Fill in the blanks with the words given. Change the form if necessary. Each can be used only once.
clarity     oust     pathetic     vicious      deem     practicable     derail      recede     perish      feeble
1. The moment a child begins school， he enters a world of _______ competition where success and failure are clearly defined and measured.
2. Strange to say, what you ___________ highly of may turn out to be meaningless to your future life.
3. In general, ___________of thought will result in accuracy of action.
4. Here’s a nice selection of some of the wettest and most _________looking kitties undergoing the torture of being bathed.
5. It is a matter of time before the illiterate are __________ from the flow of times. 
6. With more of his effort made at things other than lessons, his hopes for progress in studies __________ faster.
7. Although several suggestions exist on how to create a good climate of learning, a ___________approach is still hard to develop.
8. While some opted to _________ in dignity, others preferred to survive for sale of soul. 
9. His __________ excuses are often the fuel of repeated quarrels with his wife. 
10. It seems clear that his ever-growing passion for romance on campus is bound to _________ his quest for knowledge in college.