1. Although the closed system did not encourage individuals to _______ out on their own, nonetheless it irrationally _______ the lack of the spirit of entrepreneurship in the people.   risk..stimulated   hazard..mollified   venture..decried   explore..eulogized   gouge..condoned   Hint Hint       2. 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.   agrarian   frantic   carnivorous   caustic   placid   Hint       3. Wisdom is the mark of the sage; similarly, _______ is the mark of the _______.   munificence..curmudgeon   disloyalty..renegade   temerity..coward   credulity..skeptic   torpor..zealot   Hint       4. Although David was severely critical of his wife, he did not dare treat her with _______.   insularity   contempt   superciliousness   sarcasm   mendacity   Hint       5. 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 _______.   true   substantiated   uncommon   explicable   pragmatic   Hint       6. 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.   cursory   specious   inchoate   meticulous   mellifluous   Hint       7. 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   infiltrates   flags   flays   entails   Hint