1. The senior professor was _______ thinker who believed in doing even tedious calculations by hand rather than using a computer.   an ingenuous   a cogent   an insensible   an eclectic   a doctrinaire   Hint Hint       2. Nature has an apparently _______ source of plants that can be fruitfully exploited for the herbal cure of many diseases.   insuperable   inexhaustible   iniquitous   insatiable   indefatigable   Hint       3. The success of the project was _______ team effort rather than any individual _______.   subordinate to..idiosyncrasy   attributed to..accomplishment   commensurate to..compendium   dependent on..perfidy   feted at..felicity   Hint       4. Legislation has been introduced in some states that requires plastic bags be made of biodegradable material which gradually _______ over a period of time when exposed to sunlight.   ossifies   decomposes   proliferates   subsides   secretes   Hint       5. The _______ allowance he received as a pension forced him to spend the rest of his life in _______.   magnanimous..austerity   munificent..conundrum   mendacious..luxury   mundane..malady   meager..penury   Hint       6. The air-conditioning unit was operated so as to strike some balance between the danger of _______ electricity bills and the desire of employees to be comfortable during the summer months.   exigent   prudent   optimum   inchoate   inordinate   Hint       7. Any increase in coal-fired furnaces beyond a particular level necessitates greater _______ the fossil fuels; thus, the capability of an economy to effectively manage energy resources depends partially on _______ the number of industrial fired heaters.   yield from..conforming   trust in..enhancing   expenditure on..budgeting   depletion of..renewing   recourse to..restricting   Hint