1. The surgeons were worried about the possibility of finding ---- growth in the patient.

a benign

an organic

a malignant

indignant

2. Plagiarism is ------.

the art of writing

the science of human thoughts and reading minds

the art of politics

stealing someone else's ideas and passing them off as one's own

3. Because he is so ---. We can never predict what he will do at any moment.

incoherent

capricious

superficial

deleterious

4. Having published over 300 books in 50 years, he is the most --- author of our day.

fastidious

insecure

ancient

prolific

5. It is stereotyping ---- that all people prefer basketball as a sport over all others.

belief

information

fact

reality

6. --- is a vice.

Vanity

Efficacy

Skepticism

Astuteness

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

worry

reflect

inquire

comment

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

circulation

flow

current

procession

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

method

means

policy

alternative

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

extradition

embezzlement

patronage

subordination