1. He has a very refined vocabulary and prefers to use a ________ rather than a more common and vulgar word.

2. The party leader advised all her members to ________ any question about finance and avoid the topic of money completely.

3. ________ of the devil. We were just talking about you before you came in the room.

4. It was possible to look up the topic on the Internet but she decided instead to ask her ________ father, who knew the answer to most things.

5. I have no wish to ________ these criminal activities but I do have some sympathy with the perpetrators.

6. I have great ________ for them at this time because I have had a similar experience.

7. The police stopped the car because it had followed an ________ course down the road and asked the driver why he was going from side to side.

8. Everyone lost their money when the so-called treasurer ________ with all the society's savings.

9. Some of Shakespeare's historical plays are rather long and so there are editions where they are ________ to make them shorter.

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.