Auxiliary- bent

Question 1

Aver

Answer 1

Assert confidently or declare; as used in law state confidently as a fact.. The self- proclaimed psychic averred that as she has extra sensory perception then no other gadgets were required to foretell the earthquake.

Question 2

Banal

Answer 2

Commonplace; trite; lacking originality. The writers worn out cliches made his writing seem banal. He even resorted to the banality of writing about someone stepping on a banana peel.

Question 3

Belie

Answer 3

Contradict; give a false impression. His hard exterior belied his sensitivity.

Question 4

Beneficient

Answer 4

Kindly; doing good. The generous philanthropist had to curb his beneficent impulses before he left himself with no money.