1. In some 19th century novels you see the very poor conditions people lived in that can only be described as .......... misery.

2. Television can give you a very good idea of how people live in different countries as it can .......... scenes from every day life.

3. This is a sort of shortened version of what happened and has been .......... to fit into the newspaper.

4. It was quite obvious from the secretive manner in which he left the shop and the .......... looks he kept giving that he hadn't paid for the items of clothing.

5. It was a remarkable performance because the actor seemed to convey the whole range of human emotions , what you might call the complete .......... from beginning to end.

6. The telephone connection was very poor and we only heard a .......... account of what the reporter was describing.

7. The teacher found it quite .......... to try and teach the children because they refused to listen to a word she was saying.

8. The university decided to give their .......... an honorary degree because she had always been most generous in her financial help.

9. I've no wish to disregard or .......... your achievements but I think you could have done much more.

10. His attempt to make fun of the situation was considered to be in bad taste and .......... in the extreme.