1. It was _______ on the part of the senate that obstructed the adoption of a revolutionary teaching methodology in the executive MBA program.   anachronism   conservatism   effrontery   magnanimity   propriety   Hint Hint       2. Although David was severely critical of his wife, he did not dare treat her with _______.   superciliousness   contempt   insularity   sarcasm   mendacity   Hint       3. The probability that an equipment will _______ flawlessly is decreased if a critical function is performed by a single component; therefore, engineers build a certain amount of _______ in their designs to guarantee against failures.   integrate..feasibility   operate..redundancy   synthesize..optimality   saturate..abnormality   deteriorate..viability   Hint       4. She is certain to alienate her colleagues in a short period of time because of her overall _______ attitude.   amiable   munificent   amicable   truculent   gregarious   Hint       5. The religious head had no option but to ostracize the _______ immediately after he married a woman of another sect and decided to embrace her faith.   pedant   paragon   recluse   malingerer   proselyte   Hint       6. The members of the parliamentary committee had such strongly _______ views that even after several meetings they could not reach a _______.   eclectic..consonance   convoluted..resolution   radical..conundrum   divergent..consensus   conciliatory..concord   Hint       7. Compared to real estate, nearly all else appears relatively inexpensive, _______ nearly nothing appears not affordable.   so   since   nevertheless   provided   although   Hint