adulterate- to make impure or inferior by adding extraneous, unusual or improper ingredients

bane- a cause of death

boon- something beneficial that is bestowed

exorcise- to expel (an evil spirit)

inimical- injurious or harmful in effect

panacea- a remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties

pernicious- tending to cause death or serious injury

salutary- designed to effect an improvement

toxic- poisonous

vitiate- to impair the value or quality of

1. F 2. A 3. B 4. J 5. I 6. G 7. H 8. D 9. C 10. E

1. Y 2. N 3. N 4. Y 5. Y 6. Y 7. Y 8. N 9. N 10. Y

1. A 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. A

1. adulterate 2. panacea 3. bane 4. exorcise 5. salutary 6. toxic 7. vitiate

8. boon 9. pernicious 10. inimical

1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. C

contingent- dependent upon conditions or events not yet established

eventuality- a possible event possibility

feasible-capable of being accomplished or brought about

implausible- not valid, likely or acceptable

inconceivable- incapable of being imagine

perchance- perhaps; possible

preposterous- contrary to nature, reason or common sense

presumably- by reasonable assumption

proclivity- a natural inclination or tendency

prone- tending; inclined

1. perchance 2. prone 3. proclivity 4. inconceivable 5. preposterous 6. presumably

7. contingent 8. implausible 9. feasible 10. eventuality

1. C 2. C 3. C 4. I 5. I 6. C 7. I 8. C 9. C 10. I

1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. B

1. contingent 2. presumably 3. proclivity 4. prone 5. feasible 6. eventuality

7. implausible 8. perchance 9. inconceivable 10. preposterous

1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. D

evolve- to develop or achieve gradually

immutable- not subject or susceptible to change

inveterate- firmly established by having existed for long time

malleable- capable of being altered or influenced

metamorphosis- a marked change in appearance

modulate- to regulate, adjust or adapt to a certain proportion

protean- readily taking on a different shape, form, or character

sporadic- occurring at irregular intervals

transmute- to change from one form, nature or state to another

volatile- changeable; inconstant

1. volatile 2. evolve 3. inveterate 4. malleable 5. modulate 6. metamorphosis 7. protean

8. modulate 9. sporadic 10. transmute

1. C 2. C 3. C 4. I 5. I 6. C 7. C 8. I 9. C 10. I

1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. C

1. malleable 2. metamorphosis 3. volatile 4. evolve 5. sporadic 6. protean 7. immutable

8. transmute 9. inveterate 10. modulate

1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. D