1. The river was _______ and changed its course after every downpour.   abstemious   antediluvian   impecunious   capricious   stagnant   Hint Hint       2. According to the University statutes, disciplinary action can only be taken when a student is involved in an _______ act of using unfair means.   overt   innate   unprecedented   erudite   abstruse   Hint       3. The minister believed the flattery of the _______ who made up his entourage.   zealots   sycophants   amateurs   dilettantes   xenophobes   Hint       4. She was a _______ and did not take her painting classes seriously.   partisan   pariah   dilettante   virtuoso   fanatic   Hint       5. The mistletoe is a plant that is partially _______ : it depends on the host plant only for water as it has green leaves to make food.   ascetic   anthropomorphic   arable   parasitic   virulent   Hint       6. This movie is so _______ that anyone can predict the end.   trite   morbid   prudent   terse   erudite   Hint       7. Mahatma Gandhi always followed a peaceful and honest path because he strongly believed in non-violence and _______.   antagonism   prudence   notoriety   veracity   anarchy   Hint