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Question 1

Detractor (N) -
1. Even her detractors had to admit that she had made the company successful.
2. Despite his popularity, his many detractors still think his work is overrated.
S: critic
A: supporter

Answer 1

Detractor (N) - a person who disparages someone or something

Question 2

Abjurer (N) -
1. He abjured his allegiance to his former country.
2. She abjured her old beliefs.
S: renounce
A: adhere

Answer 2

Abjurer (N) - solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)

Question 3

Acutest (ADJ) -
1. I had the acutest sprained ankle the trainer had ever seen.
2. Addie had the acutest case of flu to ever exist.
S: severe
A: minor

Answer 3

Acutest (ADJ) - (of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.

Question 4

Baneful (ADJ) -
1. The baneful effects of war on public speeches and freedoms in Russia have been well recorded.
2. Since the beginning of history, jewels have exercised a baneful spell.
S: detrimental
A: benign

Answer 4

Baneful (ADJ) - harmful or destructive