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

SUBTLE
(a) Distant
(b) Gross
(c) Plain
(d) Higher

TAME
(a) Wild
(b) Clean
(c) Dangerous
(d) Active

DECLINED
(a) Inclined
(b) Liked
(c) Agreed
(d) Prepared