| 50th US state |
HAWAII |
| Accent, stress |
EMPHASIS |
| Appalling, awful |
DREADFUL |
| Armed conflicts |
WARS |
| Brick-shaped blocks of metal |
INGOTS |
| Canadian province |
ALBERTA |
| Capacity for rational thought |
REASON |
| Commonly practised |
HABITUAL |
| Concluding, final |
TERMINAL |
| Conversation between two |
DIALOGUE |
| Favouritism shown to relatives by those in power |
NEPOTISM |
| Huge, vast |
IMMENSE |
| Introduction to a play |
PROLOGUE |
| It's used for drilling, at sea perhaps |
OILRIG |
| Long-handled spoons |
LADLES |
| Looked at, warily perhaps |
EYED |