1. This movie is so _______ that anyone can predict the end.   erudite   morbid   terse   trite   prudent   Hint Hint       2. The school headmaster averred that he could _______ minor lies but could not pardon such _______ lie.   confound..an insipid   emend..a dubious   extricate..a spurious   condone..an egregious   amend..an expedient   Hint       3. A _______ message attempts to intentionally _______ something.   obscene..obliterate   cryptic..conceal   abstruse..edify   furtive..elucidate   abstract..elicit   Hint       4. Mahatma Gandhi always followed a peaceful and honest path because he strongly believed in non-violence and _______.   notoriety   prudence   antagonism   veracity   anarchy   Hint       5. The villagers administered the _______ to _______ the effects of the snake venom.   placebo..negate   antidote..counteract   antibody..protract   antiseptic..amplify   poison..preempt   Hint       6. The minister believed the flattery of the _______ who made up his entourage.   sycophants   amateurs   dilettantes   xenophobes   zealots   Hint       7. The drought prompted the farmers to _______ the Rain God through various offerings.   perpetuate   propitiate   censure   acclaim   debilitate   Hint