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Question 1

aver

Answer 1

declare or affirm with confidence, say

Question 2

base

Answer 2

morally low, mean, dishonorable; of little or no value; crude and unrefined; counterfeit

Question 3

benign

Answer 3

harmless; favorable; kindly, gentle, or beneficial; not cancerous

Question 4

boor

Answer 4

rude, ill-mannered, or insensitive person; a peasant or country bumpkin

Question 5

burgeon

Answer 5

grow or flourish rapidly; put forth buds or shoots (of a plant)

Question 6

buttress

Answer 6

projecting from and supporting the wall of a building

Question 7

bygone

Answer 7

(adj.) past, former; (noun) that which is in the past

Question 8

cacophony

Answer 8

harsh, discordant, or meaningless mixture of sounds

Question 9

canonical

Answer 9

authorized, recognized; pertaining to the body of accepted rules, standards, or artistic work

Question 10

cartography

Answer 10

mapmaking

Question 11

catigate

Answer 11

criticize severely; punish in order to correct

Question 12

caustic

Answer 12

capable of corroding metal or burning the skin; very critical or sarcastic

Question 13

censure

Answer 13

strong disapproval or official reprimand (noun); to issue such disapproval or reprimand (verb)

Question 14

chauvinism

Answer 14

fanatical patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory; undue or biased devotion to any group or cause

Question 15

clamor

Answer 15

noisy uproar or pretest, as from a crowd; a load, continuous noise

Question 16

clinch

Answer 16

make final or settle conclusively; to fasten or hold together

Question 17

cogent

Answer 17

very convincing.logical

Question 18

complacent

Answer 18

self-satisfied, smug; overly content

Question 19

concede

Answer 19

give in, admit, yield; acknowledge reluctantly; grant or give up (such as giving up land after losing a war)

Question 20

concur

Answer 20

agree, approve

Question 21

condone

Answer 21

overlook, tolerate, regard as harmless

Question 22

confer

Answer 22

consult, compare views; bestow or give

Question 23

connoisseur

Answer 23

expert, especially in the fine arts; person of educated, refined tastes

Question 24

console

Answer 24

lessen the suffering or grief of (verb); a control panel, or small table or cabinet (noun)

Question 25

consolidate

Answer 25

unite, combine, solidify, make coherent

Question 26

constrict

Answer 26

squeeze, compress; restrict the freedom of

Question 27

contentious

Answer 27

controversial; prone to causing argument, especially gratuitous or petty ones