Which word is a synonym for RUN-DOWN in this sentence: "But it was a chance stumbling upon a RUN-DOWN, yet functional, laboratory in his late grandfather’s home that solidified the young man’s enthusiasm for chemistry."

Which word is a synonym for ENTHUSIASM in this sentence: "Those speeches fired the young chemist’s ENTHUSIASM further, and he later went on to attend the Royal College of Chemistry, which he succeeded in entering in 1853, at the age of 15."

Which word is synonym for IMMERSED in this sentence: "As a student at the City of London School, Perkin became IMMERSED in the study of chemistry."

Which word is a synonym for PERCEIVED in this sentence: "His talent and devotion to the subject were PERCEIVED by his teacher, Thomas Hall, who encouraged him to attend a series of lectures given by the eminent scientist Michael Faraday at the Royal Institution."

Which word is a synonym for GIFTS in this sentence: "Perkin’s scientific GIFTS soon caught Hofmann’s attention and, within two years, he became Hofmann’s youngest assistant."

Which word is a synonym for FORTUNE in this sentence: "Not long after that, Perkin made the scientific breakthrough that would bring him both fame and FORTUNE."

Which word is a synonym for DERIVED in this sentence: "The drug is DERIVED from the bark of the cinchona tree, native to South America, and by 1856 demand for the drug was surpassing the available supply."

Which word is a synonym for SURPASSING in this sentence: "The drug is derived from the bark of the cinchona tree, native to South America, and by 1856 demand for the drug was SURPASSING the available supply."

Which word is a synonym for SYNTHETIC in this sentence: "Perkin quickly grasped that his purple solution could be used to colour fabric, thus making it the world’s first SYNTHETIC dye."

Which word is a synonym for SUBSTITUTE in this sentence: "Thus, when Hofmann made some passing comments about the desirability of a synthetic SUBSTITUTE for quinine."

Which word is a synonym for ATTEMPTING in this sentence: "He was ATTEMPTING to manufacture quinine from aniline, an inexpensive and readily available coal tar waste product."

Which word is a synonym for SUBSTANCE in this sentence: "Luckily, Perkin’s scientific training and nature prompted him to investigate the SUBSTANCE further."

Which word is a synonym for FAVOURS in this sentence: "And, proving the truth of the famous scientist Louis Pasteur’s words ‘chance FAVOURS only the prepared mind’, Perkin saw the potential of his unexpected find."

Which word is a synonym for TEXTILE in this sentence: "Historically, TEXTILE dyes were made from such natural sources as plants and animal excretions."

Which word is a synonym for DYES in this sentence: "Further, natural DYES tended to be muddy in hue and fade quickly."

Which word is a synonym for AFFORD in this sentence: "Indeed, the purple colour extracted from a snail was once so costly that in society at the time only the rich could AFFORD it."

Which word is a synonym for FABRIC in this sentence: "Perkin quickly grasped that his purple solution could be used to colour FABRIC, thus making it the world’s first synthetic dye."

Which word is a synonym for PATENTING in this sentence: "Realising the importance of this breakthrough, he lost no time in PATENTING it."

Which word is a synonym for INSTANT in this sentence: "But perhaps the most fascinating of all Perkin’s reactions to his find was his nearly INSTANT recognition that the new dye had commercial possibilities."

Which word is a synonym for COMMERICAL in this sentence: "But perhaps the most fascinating of all Perkin’s reactions to his find was his nearly instant recognition that the new dye had COMMERICAL possibilities."

Which word is a synonym for ORIGINALLY in this sentence: "Perkin ORIGINALLY named his dye Tyrian Purple, but it later became commonly known as mauve."

Which word is a synonym for CONSULTED in this sentence: "He CONSULTED Scottish dye works owner Robert Pullar, who assured him that manufacturing the dye would be well worth it if the colour remained fast (would not fade) and the cost was relatively low."

Which word is a synonym for FLATTERED in this sentence: "The company received a commercial boost from the Empress Eugenie of France, when she decided the new colour FLATTERED her."

Which word is a synonym for ALL THE RAGE in this sentence: "Not to be outdone, England’s Queen Victoria also appeared in public wearing a mauve gown, thus making it ALL THE RAGE in England as well."