1. If a child is constantly criticized, he will only become ________.

2. I think it's rather ________ that they haven't replied to your letter.

3. After she retired she had plenty of time on her hands and took up sketching as a ________.

4. A special team of observers has been dispatched to ________ the situation.

5. As he entered, he couldn’t miss the ________ tension in the room.

6. She said that she would like to ________ her car for the latest model.

7. It must have been an ________ remark. I don’t think that she meant to offend you.

8. The media can ________ or ________ a celebrity.

9. Since the washing machine is ________ I have to do all the washing up myself.

10. She ________ herself on her older sister.