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Question 1

CHICANERY

Answer 1

Use trick to deceive or manipulate someone

He is known for his chicanery in order to win over supporters

Question 2

CONDONE

Answer 2

Allow some behaviors that are not quite good to continue
To approve with hesitation

The college cannot condone the use of illegal drugs

Question 3

Comprehensive

Answer 3

Completely thorough
Broad in scope
Exam that tests efficiency in some specialty

Question 4

Candid

Answer 4

Trustful honest straightforward open

I trust her because she has always given her candid opinions

Question 5

Caustic

Answer 5

Harsh bitterly sarcastic

Corrosive substance

Question 6

Censure

Answer 6

Harsh criticism or disapproval
State of being excommunicated

He is censured for taking the car without permission

Question 7

Consequential

Answer 7

Very important
Following as a result

It was the most consequential discovery of the 19th century

Question 8

Compelling

Answer 8

Evoking interest or attention intensely
Tending to persuade

Compelling evidence

Question 9

Amenable

Answer 9

Willing to comply or to yield to suggestions and influences

Liable to answer to authority

Question 10

Abjure

Answer 10

To reject, To swear off, to renounce

Question 11

Anomaly

Answer 11

Exception, unusual case

Question 12

Antithetical

Answer 12

Extremely opposite in character or purpose of something

Question 13

Convoluted

Answer 13

Complex, intricate, roundabout

Question 14

Confound

Answer 14

To confuse or surprise someone by acting against expectation
To Mistake one thing for another

Inflation confounded economic analysts