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1.She suddenly stopped speaking to him on the phone

and the conversation came to an end

acute

arid

awful

abrupt

2.Some of Shakespeare's historical plays are rather long

and so there are editions where they are to make

them shorter

abridged

accented

adopted

acquired

3.Although all the athletes were full of life at the start of the

marathon, towards the end of the race a few were showing

signs of tiredness and were clearly

flogging

failing

flagging

foiling

4.Fortunately she took no notice of the reviews of her

acting and was quite to some of the more sarcastic

comments

important

impenetrable

immediate

impervious

5.The secret of a good interview is to get straight to the

point and ask questions

incisive

inserting

introducing

inductive

6.Although her boss knew that she was not telling the

truth, her explanations for being late were always so

reasonable and totally that he believed her

pleasant

perceptive

penetrating

plausible

7.As soon as he had invested the money, he became

uneasy and was beginning to sense about his

investment

questions

qualms

queries

quavers

8.Many of the safety instructions on things you buy often

seem unnecessary and often quite to the average

person

superb

supreme

superfluous

superficial

9.He found himself at the edge of the cliff in a

position because one wrong step and he would fall into the

sea

precipitate

peculiar

pertinent

precarious

10.Everything about the village was what you'd call

because all the houses were well looked after and

reminded you of a time long since gone

quaint

queer

quiet

queenly