HAMPERED
(a) Facilitated
(b) Prompted
(c) Relieved
(d) Instigated

EQUANIMITY
(a) Sorrow
(b) Discontentment
(c) Agitation
(d) Silence

SPURIOUS
(a) Fresh
(b) Modern
(c) Genuine
(d) Interesting

THREW COLD WATER ON
(a) Supported
(b) Defeated
(c) Amended
(d) Modified

AGGRAVATED
(a) Increased
(b) Mitigated
(c) Aggregated
(d) Magnified

DEFICIT
(a) Surplus
(b) Sufficiency
(c) Luxury
(d) Explicit

LENGTHEN
(a) Protract
(b) Brighten
(c) Abandon
(d) Shorten

CRUELTY
(a) Love
(b) Efficiency
(c) Heroism
(d) Kindness

FREQUENTLY
(a) Habitually
(b) Commonly
(c) Usually
(d) Rarely

HOSTILE
(a) Dogmatic
(b) Easy going
(c) Steady
(d) Friendly

PUBLIC HONOUR
(a) Accusation
(b) Punishment
(c) Ignominy
(d) Criticism