1. Mahatma Gandhi always followed a peaceful and honest path because he strongly believed in non-violence and _______.   veracity   notoriety   anarchy   antagonism   prudence   Hint Hint       2. Although Oliver did not _______ his father's decision, he thought it better not to argue and upset him.   aspire to   chide   construe   condone   concur with   Hint       3. The twin sisters were very different by nature: one was _______, whereas the other was _______.   garrulous..laconic   verbose..wordy   loquacious..talkative   taciturn..tacit   reticent..reserved   Hint       4. The sportscasters _______ his glorious victory at the international games and he was overjoyed with the _______ he received.   acclaimed..accolades   deplored..trophies   denounced..awards   announced..accessories   applauded..artifacts   Hint       5. The Prime Ministers of the two countries did not reach any agreement at the summit because of their _______ attitudes.   erudite   obdurate   archaic   nefarious   obsequious   Hint       6. The river was _______ and changed its course after every downpour.   impecunious   antediluvian   stagnant   capricious   abstemious   Hint       7. The research scholar performed the experiments with _______ and worked _______ to submit an award-winning thesis.   diligence..assiduously   antipathy..dispassionately   prudence..amicably   apathy..zealously   indifference..amiably   Hint