7. although the meanings of words may necessarily be
liable to change, it does not follow that the lexicog-
rapher is therefore unable to render spelling, in a
great measure, ——。
(a) arbitrary
(b) superfluous
(c) interesting
(d) flexible
(e) constant
8. elegiac: sorrow::
(a) polemical: resolution
(b) fictional: humor
(c) devotional: reverence
(d) didactic: inspiration
(e) literary: emotion
9. rostrum: orator::
(a) stage: audience
(b) bench: judge
(c) shelf: clerk
(d) municipality: citizen
(e) crosswalk: pedestrian
10. misunderstood: clarify
(a) fanatical: espouse
(b) popular: renounce
(c) fantastic: shock
(d) erroneous: retract
(e) conspicuous: flaunt
11. refinery: petroleum::
(a) mill: grain
(b) mine: ore
(c) warehouse: merchandise
(d) generator: electricity
(e) forest: lumber
12. tedious: energy::
(a) avaricious: satisfaction
(b) fractious: irritation
(c) disturbing: composure
(d) improbable: ambition
(e) informed: intelligence
13. graceful: movement::
(a) euphonious: sound
(b) forbidding: countenance
(c) ephemeral: duration
(d) melodramatic: emotion
(e) vibrant: color
14. bravura: performance::
(a) extravagant: expenditure
(b) elaborate: oration
(c) foreseeable: outcome
(d) thorough: analysis
(e) resplendent: appearance
15. badger: bother::
(a) persecute: injure
(b) haunt: remember
(c) belabor: mention
(d) quibble: argue
(e) censure: evaluate
16. congruent: dimensions::
(a) convenient: time
(b) coordinate: axis
(c) conglomerate: parts
(d) coincident: chance
(e) coeval: age