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Notes 25. Anomaly
(i) irregularity (ii) deviation from the rule
(iii) incongruous (iv) an oddity
26. Averruncate
(i) to ward off (ii) to uproot (iii) to avert (iv) to weed out
27. Axiom
(i) a self-evident truth (ii) universal principle
(iii) a postulate assumption (iv) true worth
28. Banal
(i) hostile (ii) commonplace (iii) forbidden (iv) genial
29. Baffle
(i) annoy (ii) irritate (iii) puzzle (iv) destroy
30. Balm
(i) consolation (ii) painful (iii) soft (iv) cool
31. Barbarous
(i) quarrelsome (ii) savage (iii) rough (iv) civilized
32. Beguile
(i) benefit (ii) betray (iii) deceive (iv) beware
33. Beleaguer
(i) blacken (ii) besiege (iii) bereft (iv) surrender
34. Benign
(i) radiant (ii) religious (iii) kindly (iv) hopeful
35. Benevolence
(i) active kindness (ii) troublesome (iii) honesty (iv) respectful
36. Beseech
(i) deceive (ii) entreat (iii) advise (iv) betray
37. Berserk
(i) clever (ii) happy
(iii) noisy (iv) uncontrollably wild
38. Congenial
(i) kindred spirit (ii) cold
(iii) existing at or from birth (iv) weak in character
39. Concomitant
(i) the which accompanies or attends (ii) agreeable friend
(iii) contestant (iv) collaborator
40. Contour
(i) rout (ii) appearance (iii) outline (iv) frame
41. Cogitate
(i) to turn a thing over in one’s mind (ii) to meditate
(iii) to ponder (iv) to think deeply
42. Cognition
(i) knowledge (ii) apprehension
(iii) knowing in the widest sense (iv) to be conscious of

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