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Answer: (d)

The options, all of them adjectives, stem from the root word 'respect'. 'Respectable' means 'deserving respect or esteem, honour or merit'. 'Respectful' is 'showing respect or deference' as in manner, behaviour, etc. 'Respected' means 'regarded with respect', as a respected person. 'Respective' is 'pertaining or proper to each', as in 'put them in their respective order'. 'Respective' also means 'comparative'—for example, The result depends upon the respective popularity of the candidates.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)

Threshold means the point or stage at which something will happen (here, adulthood). Boundary simply means 'a limit'.

Answer: (d)

'Spell' refers to a short or fairly short period. 'Phase' is a stage of change or development. 'Length', as related to time, means 'extent of', as in the length of a speech.

Answer: (a)

'Clandestine' (adj.) means 'held or done in secrecy or concealment'.