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Question 1

assess

Answer 1

to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation.

Question 2

concede

Answer 2

to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit:

He finally conceded that she was right.

Question 3

domestic

Answer 3

of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family:
domestic pleasures.

Question 4

meticulously

Answer 4

taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough:
a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.

Question 5

ominous

Answer 5

portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:
an ominous bank of dark clouds.