1. Compared to real estate, nearly all else appears relatively inexpensive, _______ nearly nothing appears not affordable.   provided   although   since   so   nevertheless   Hint Hint       2. People have limited patience when browsing the internet; as a result, the individual's interest _______ if the web page does not appear on the screen within a few seconds.   incubates   flags   infiltrates   flays   entails   Hint       3. Having definite information about drugs being smuggled in, the customs officials decided to switch from a _______ examination of the passenger baggage to a rigorous inspection.   mellifluous   meticulous   specious   inchoate   cursory   Hint       4. The media reports on cross-border terrorism _______ all assertions made by the government that peace had been restored.   buttressed   stipulated   bolstered   belied   substantiated   Hint       5. She is certain to alienate her colleagues in a short period of time because of her overall _______ attitude.   munificent   gregarious   truculent   amicable   amiable   Hint       6. It was _______ on the part of the senate that obstructed the adoption of a revolutionary teaching methodology in the executive MBA program.   propriety   anachronism   effrontery   conservatism   magnanimity   Hint       7. The members of the parliamentary committee had such strongly _______ views that even after several meetings they could not reach a _______.   eclectic..consonance   conciliatory..concord   divergent..consensus   convoluted..resolution   radical..conundrum   Hint