Choose the correct adjective to complete each sentence.

1. I persuaded him to come on the rather ______________ pretext that I needed some help repairing my bike.

2. The police have struck George off their list of suspects as he has a ______________ alibi.

3. Lauren’s excuse for not coming to my party was pretty ______________ – you’d have thought she could have come up with something better than that.

4. Kate sends ______________ apologies for not coming with me this evening – she’s got a bad dose of flu.

5. The police officer asked us for a ______________ explanation of the events leading up to the incident.

6. I hope you’ve got a ______________ excuse for forgetting it’s my birthday today.