1. The publisher was out of stock within a fortnight after he received a _______ of orders for the new book.   paucity   cavalcade   conflagration   plethora   carnage   Hint Hint       2. A _______ message attempts to intentionally _______ something.   cryptic..conceal   obscene..obliterate   furtive..elucidate   abstruse..edify   abstract..elicit   Hint       3. She was a _______ and did not take her painting classes seriously.   pariah   fanatic   partisan   virtuoso   dilettante   Hint       4. The _______ was recognized for his _______ deeds and his significant contributions to society.   charlatan..cryptic   clairvoyant..clandestine   philanderer..benevolent   misanthrope..mundane   philanthropist..altruistic   Hint       5. The river was _______ and changed its course after every downpour.   abstemious   capricious   antediluvian   stagnant   impecunious   Hint       6. The school headmaster averred that he could _______ minor lies but could not pardon such _______ lie.   amend..an expedient   confound..an insipid   extricate..a spurious   condone..an egregious   emend..a dubious   Hint       7. The research scholar performed the experiments with _______ and worked _______ to submit an award-winning thesis.   diligence..assiduously   apathy..zealously   antipathy..dispassionately   prudence..amicably   indifference..amiably   Hint