1. Although several critics denounced his _______ techniques, there was unanimous praise for his _______ performances over the last season.   Hint Hint       2. It is economically beneficial to increase the capacity of an industrial plant when the revenue can be increased without a _______ increase in the cost of production.   Hint       3. Scientific investigations of fluid flow behavior around objects like high-speed aircrafts are complex; however, the systems are _______ when experiments are performed in scaled-down versions such as wind tunnels.   Hint       4. The students appreciated the professor's _______ style of preparing notes for the lectures because the effort in collecting vital information from various sources truly enhanced their learning.   Hint       5. He believes in getting value for money, and it would be inappropriate to interpret his _______ as _______.   Hint       6. Even though the region was prone to hurricanes, the _______ of the tornado last year was _______.   Hint       7. The _______ allowance he received as a pension forced him to spend the rest of his life in _______.   Hint