A storm of protest ________________ after council officials released critical figures just hours before a crunch meeting.

There is a store __________ our school.

Throughout the text, Graubard's lapidary prose is lucid and provocative, likely to _________ a glow of pleasure in the reader.

If start-ups are creating more jobs at the base of the pyramid, they are then ____________ to the requirement of the hour.

Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in sentence given below.

The housewife _______ the cakes were burning, and ran to switch off the oven.

The artist's work is a _________ of colors and shapes, evoking a sense of wonder and curiosity.

The new software was ____________to streamline the efficiency of the workflow and reduce the time required for completion of tasks.

Fill in the blanks with the most apt conjugation from among the options given.