1. He believes in getting value for money, and it would be inappropriate to interpret his _______ as _______.   indolence..indigence   insolence..intransigence   lassitude..levity   diffidence..paucity   frugality..penury   Hint Hint       2. 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   recourse to..restricting   trust in..enhancing   expenditure on..budgeting   depletion of..renewing   Hint       3. The senior professor was _______ thinker who believed in doing even tedious calculations by hand rather than using a computer.   a cogent   an ingenuous   a doctrinaire   an insensible   an eclectic   Hint       4. Nature has an apparently _______ source of plants that can be fruitfully exploited for the herbal cure of many diseases.   indefatigable   insatiable   inexhaustible   insuperable   iniquitous   Hint       5. 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.   prudent   inchoate   exigent   inordinate   optimum   Hint       6. The educational system had _______ over a period of time when the authorities got preoccupied with petty politics and did not bother to update the curriculum.   underscored   ossified   adulterated   relegated   burnished   Hint       7. 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.   precarious   controlled   warranted   commensurate   compliant   Hint