1. Although the Professor was _______, his reputation was permanently damaged by the accusations of _______.   deployed..euphemism   indicted..munificence   exonerated..plagiarism   mollified..proximity   extirpated..diminution   Hint Hint       2. It is a Herculean task to nab the criminals when they are in _______ with politicians.   profusion   circumlocution   coercion   affirmation   collusion   Hint       3. The _______ of this prestigious examination has remained intact over the years because a system of checks and balances has been _______ that ensures no one person knows all that appears in the final paper.   innovation..deposed   ingenuity..inferred   integrity..devised   incongruity..diffused   insularity..inured   Hint       4. The computers on the desks is an _______ in that movie because computers did not exist during that period.   innovation   euphemism   anachronism   ambivalence   enigma   Hint       5. Although he was very strict with the students in the classroom, his envious colleagues were under the impression that the students _______ him because of his _______.   derided..indolence   revered..leniency   extolled..insolence   deplored..ingenuity   adored..ingenuousness   Hint       6. It is better to be _______ while writing essays lest you lose your readers with _______.   succinct..verbiage   verbose..rancor   pithy..penury   voluble..adulation   terse..tenacity   Hint       7. If you _______ from the main theme, you may be in danger of not completing your lecture in time.   disperse   preclude   digress   subside   linger   Hint