1. She has the _______ distinction of being the only player to have lost all the matches in the tournament.   esoteric   dubious   ironic   prodigal   jocular   Hint Hint       2. The entrepreneurs were disappointed and _______ because they found the new governmental regulations too _______.   ebullient..dubious   ecstatic..dogmatic   elated..lenient   irate..stringent   virulent..strident   Hint       3. The computers on the desks is an _______ in that movie because computers did not exist during that period.   innovation   euphemism   enigma   anachronism   ambivalence   Hint       4. The surgeon indicated that he required the results of the biopsy to determine whether the tumor was _______ or benign.   malicious   malleable   malodorous   malignant   maladroit   Hint       5. If your _______ sense is very acute, you may be blindfolded and still be able to recognize materials merely by sniffing.   iridescent   olfactory   evanescent   ophthalmic   clairvoyant   Hint       6. The political _______ attacked each other in such _______ terms that they came to blows just before the election.   artisans..acidulous   braggarts..acerbic   adversaries..acrimonious   mentors..malicious   bureaucrats..profound   Hint       7. In terms of agility and power, several of his spectacularly brilliant performances at the Olympics have _______ the _______.   emaciated..audience   enthralled..connoisseurs   emancipated..despots   ensconced..pacifists   enraptured..scapegoats   Hint