Abdicate

Accord
Allege
Assess
Condone
Conventional
Counsel
Debunk
Decree
Inquiry
Ratify
Sustain
Jeer
Jest
Parody
Recreation
Skit

The king of the Bulgarians was facing severe challenges. Economic turmoil, political
unrest, and epigastric distress plagued his every waking hour. His opponents continued
to ___________ his complicity in the nations stock market crash and had launched a
formal ___________into the matter, despite the kings attempts to ___________the
rumors. After seeking the ___________of his advisors and asking them to
___________the situation, he felt his only option was to ___________the throne to his
eldest son.
While the kings advisors could not openly ___________his running away from the
problems for which he had been responsible hitherto, they did privately agree that the
current reign had become a ___________of what good governance should resemble.
___________wisdom would support a strategy of working through the ___________and
___________of an unhappy populace while trying to ___________the economic
recovery that was already in progress.
Addressing his cabinet ministers, the king announced his intentions to turn power over
to the prince. I shall issue a ___________that I will ask you all to ___________in due
course, explained the beleaguered king. Do we have an ___________? When the
ministers gave their reluctant approval for the plan, the king felt a huge weight had been
lifted from his shoulders. Finally smiling, he said, All is well. I shall go and watch some
of those humorous ___________at the local theater as I am greatly in need of some
___________.

The king of the Bulgarians was facing severe challenges. Economic turmoil, political
unrest, and epigastric distress plagued his every waking hour. His opponents continued
to ALLEGE his complicity in the nations stock market crash and had launched a formal
INQUIRY into the matter, despite the kings attempts to DEBUNK the rumors. After
seeking the COUNSEL of his advisors and asking them to ASSESS the situation, he felt
his only option was to ABDICATE the throne to his eldest son.
While the kings advisors could not openly CONDONE his running away from the
problems for which he had been responsible hitherto, they did privately agree that the
current reign had become a PARODY of what good governance should resemble.
CONVENTIONAL wisdom would support a strategy of working through the JEERS and
JESTS of an unhappy populace while trying to SUSTAIN the economic recovery that
was already in progress.
Addressing his cabinet ministers, the king announced his intentions to turn power over
to the prince. I shall issue a DECREE that I will ask you all to RATIFY in due course,
explained the beleaguered king. Do we have an ACCORD? When the ministers gave
their reluctant approval for the plan, the king felt a huge weight had been lifted from his
shoulders. Finally smiling, he said, All is well. I shall go and watch some of those
humorous SKITS at the local theater as I am greatly in need of some RECREATION.