Trying to read your (a)   prose is just like trying to swim upstream through custard.

His (a)   interest in the state of my finances strengthened my suspicions that he was about to ask for a loan.

to remove from a grave is to (a)  

language that is too wordy is (a)  

developed at the beginning is (a)  

mental acceptance is (a)  

to condemn, express strong disapproval of is to (a)  

to conceal to give a false impression is (a)  

pronounce distinctly is (a)  

very much agitated as a result of emotional conflict is (a)  

high praise is (a)  

dark and gloomy is (a)