1. The villagers administered the _______ to _______ the effects of the snake venom.   antidote..counteract   placebo..negate   poison..preempt   antibody..protract   antiseptic..amplify   Hint Hint       2. _______ remarks are intended to _______ others.   Conciliatory..instigate   Disparaging..belittle   Profound..distend   Propitious..provoke   Inane..edify   Hint       3. The cartoonist was a _______ who could sketch a comic strip with _______ ease and great thought.   zealot..whimsical   virtuoso..incredible   gourmet..grandiose   connoisseur..incredulous   dilettante..unwarranted   Hint       4. The minister believed the flattery of the _______ who made up his entourage.   sycophants   xenophobes   amateurs   dilettantes   zealots   Hint       5. The cross-border terrorism _______ the bitterness already existing between the two countries.   abridged   endorsed   exacerbated   deprecated   confounded   Hint       6. The _______ was recognized for his _______ deeds and his significant contributions to society.   misanthrope..mundane   philanthropist..altruistic   philanderer..benevolent   charlatan..cryptic   clairvoyant..clandestine   Hint       7. The Prime Ministers of the two countries did not reach any agreement at the summit because of their _______ attitudes.   erudite   obdurate   nefarious   archaic   obsequious   Hint