1. When we saw the breathtaking (parody, panorama, relic, grit) on that lovely autumn morning, we did not want to miss the stunning vista and decided to (maneuver, amble, balk, compact) rather than rush. Panorama; amble
2. I am always (deluded, ingrained, dogged, dumbfounded) by the amazing powers of observation and deduction exhibited by my favorite (alias, foil, relic, sleuth), the legendary Sherlock Holmes. Dumbfounded; sleuth
3. When I asked her where I could find the old book, her reply was so (indisputable, bumbling, intensive, ambiguous) that I had to spend an hour (earmarking, abducting, prevailing, rummaging). Ambiguous; rummaging
4. “Although we have devised a plan to deal the situation”, the official said, “we will not be able to (replenish, implement, refurbish, formulate) the plan until we receive the funds (conferred, earmarked, maneuvered, rummaged). Replenish; conferred
5. The nimble little star quarterback (engulfed, abducted, maneuvered, foiled) deftly around the (compact, strapping, burly, frigid) linebackers attempting to sack him. Maneuvered; burly
6. Animals such as the saber-toothed tiger and the woolly mammoth have been (extinct, scant, skimpy, indisputable) for many thousands of years, but scientists have found the (relics, earmarks, foils, sleuths) of these animals of the last Ice Age. Extinct; relics
7. Kidnappers had made plans to ( delude, abduct, sabotage, parody) the official and hold him for ransom. Fortunately, the police were able to (balk, foil, distort, pry) the plot after an informant tipped them off about it. Abduct; foil
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