DROP A LETTER - GET A NEW WORD XXXIII

Drop one letter from each of the following words and re-arrange the remaining letters to form new words.

1. ARTIST
2. SYNTAX
3. DRIVING
4. PREMIUM
5. RESPOND
6. RAIMENT
7. HARPIST
8. UNEARTH
9. PRECISION
10. IMPORTANCE

HINTS:
Letters to be dropped and first letters of new words:
1. I - S
2. X - N
3. D - V
4. M - U
5. D - P
6. T - M
7. T - P
8. A -H
9. I - C
10. P - C

Answers:

1. START
2. NASTY
3. VIRGIN
4. UMPIRE
5. PERSON
6. MARINE
7. PARISH
8. HUNTER
9. CONSPIRE
10. CREMATION