Most of the time in a conversation silence will bring ________. A: happiness B: surprise C: awkwardness D: awkwardness

A guest who knows the proper way of showing his ______________ to the host is welcome in any culture.( ) A: appreciation B: application C: awkwardness D: approval

His financial ______ was so crippling that he had no other means left but to conceal his whereabouts. A: awkwardness B: embarrassment C: gracelessness D: agony