Since the announcement of the telco's poor first quarter growth margin, ......... had set in among the company's unhappy workers. acceleration amicability apathy activity
The sales pitch wasvery confusing. The stressed-out team was told it could be given only one more opportunity to......... its ideas more clearly. collaborate eradicate elucidate collocate
The new manager refused to hold meetings with the accounts department, leading many sceptics to allege that his grip on the company's financial status must be ......... at most. tense tenacious tenuous tentative
Fortunately for the line manager, the charge of credit-card fraud of which he was accused contained not a ......... of convincing evidence. scene scintilla segment sense
The market analyst ......... the commentator's argument that the textile industry was on the decline. refused refuted decided resolved
An unforseen and truly ......... chain of events led to the resignation of both the manager and the deputy manager. procedural documented bizarre brazen
The speaker had terrible difficulty dealing with new audiences and always developed ......... palms before giving a presentation. sweaty sultry sweety salty
The new mobile phones may be very trendy, but their weight and small screen size mean that they were hardly ideally built for ......... purposes. utilitarian busy useful humane
Behind a ......... of profitability, the company was in fact sinking into greater and greater debt. wedge veneer blanket glass
The investor unwisely bought the shares on a ........., without any knowledge of the company's market history. strategy calculation whim conclusion
