1. --- is a vice.

Vanity

Efficacy

Skepticism

Astuteness

2. Many students will now be starting to --- about their exams result.

worry

reflect

inquire

comment

3. It will be your task to make sure the ---- of traffic is maintained without interruption.

circulation

flow

current

procession

4. Cutting back on perks has been used as a --- of increasing profit margin.

method

means

policy

alternative

5. The bank cashier's ------ of the funds was not discovered until the auditors examined the accounts.

extradition

embezzlement

patronage

subordination

6. The olympic games were watched by ----- billions of people all over the world.

exactly

usually

truly

literally

7. I was so bored with the verbose and redundant style of victorian novelists that welcomed the change of the ---- style of Hemingway.

prolix

consistent

terse

logistical

8. Because the novel was so long, Jamil decided to read the ---- version.

lengthend

generous

abridged

famous

9. I have a profound respect for his political---

personality

ambition

temperament

sagacity

10. The plot of this story is so --- that I can predict the outcome.

intricate

theoretical

pivotal

title