Directions: Fill in the blanks in the sentences with the words given in the box.
(1) speculate     (2) adjust          (3) invest              (4) accelerate      (5) imitate   
(6) thrust          (7) protested      (8) diagnosed       (9) distinctive       (10) preserve 
Trying to convince the school that it's not her fault, the teacher _____ that she should not take blame for student's cheating and that she was totally innocent.