1. Scientific experiments demonstrate that the ready availability of food and the lack of stimulation over a prolonged period of time can lead to even predators transforming into _______ creatures.   carnivorous   agrarian   caustic   placid   frantic   Hint Hint       2. The members of the parliamentary committee had such strongly _______ views that even after several meetings they could not reach a _______.   eclectic..consonance   divergent..consensus   radical..conundrum   conciliatory..concord   convoluted..resolution   Hint       3. At the farewell function, the dignitary's address to the young graduates was _______, offering no new words of wisdom but common knowledge.   opprobrious   pragmatic   platitudinous   ambivalent   labyrinthine   Hint       4. The biologist described how vultures _______ portions of carcasses and play a crucial role in maintaining the ecological balance as _______.   seize..predators   devour..scavengers   hunt..carnivores   gobble..xenophobes   depend on..parasites   Hint       5. The media reports on cross-border terrorism _______ all assertions made by the government that peace had been restored.   buttressed   belied   substantiated   stipulated   bolstered   Hint       6. After the sudden death of their leader, the terrorists thought it best to be _______ for a period before resuming their attacks on their adversaries.   audacious   quiescent   belligerent   bellicose   prodigious   Hint       7. It is not mere fiction that a dolphin can carry on two conversations simultaneously, one by whistling and the other by making clicking sounds; in fact, the phenomenon is not even _______.   pragmatic   true   explicable   substantiated   uncommon   Hint       FREE PREVIEW: Last 10 Questions not a part of the free preview. Get Premium Membership to view all questions.