1. _______ remarks are intended to _______ others.   Conciliatory..instigate   Propitious..provoke   Disparaging..belittle   Inane..edify   Profound..distend   Hint Hint       2. The river was _______ and changed its course after every downpour.   abstemious   antediluvian   capricious   stagnant   impecunious   Hint       3. The _______ was recognized for his _______ deeds and his significant contributions to society.   philanderer..benevolent   philanthropist..altruistic   misanthrope..mundane   charlatan..cryptic   clairvoyant..clandestine   Hint       4. The school headmaster averred that he could _______ minor lies but could not pardon such _______ lie.   emend..a dubious   confound..an insipid   extricate..a spurious   amend..an expedient   condone..an egregious   Hint       5. The research scholar performed the experiments with _______ and worked _______ to submit an award-winning thesis.   indifference..amiably   diligence..assiduously   apathy..zealously   prudence..amicably   antipathy..dispassionately   Hint       6. The twin sisters were very different by nature: one was _______, whereas the other was _______.   verbose..wordy   taciturn..tacit   loquacious..talkative   reticent..reserved   garrulous..laconic   Hint       7. Although Oliver did not _______ his father's decision, he thought it better not to argue and upset him.   aspire to   condone   concur with   construe   chide   Hint