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Picture source: teachmama.com Correct answers: occult extemporaneous captious eristic baneful extempore pernicious supernatural controversialist faultfinding

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occult - Of, relating to, or dealing with supernatural influences, agencies, or phenomena.

Synonyms: supernatural

Usage: His superstitions led him to the study of occult subjects, much to the dismay of his highly rational parents.

extemporaneous - Carried out or performed with little or no preparation.

Synonyms: extemporary, extempore, impromptu, off-the-cuff,offhand, unrehearsed, ad-lib

Usage: She was asked to perform an extemporaneous piano recital for their dinner guests.

captious - Marked by a disposition to find and point out trivial faults.

Synonyms: faultfinding, critical

Usage: She found the new professor to be captious, marking all the grammatical errors in her essays while ignoring the points she had tried to make.

eristic - A person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy.

Synonyms: controversialist, disputant, debater

Usage: He was a philosopher of the eristic sort, whose greatest pleasure was in tearing down the arguments of others.

baneful - Causing harm, ruin, or death.

Synonyms: pernicious, pestilent, deadly, harmful

Usage: He made some commonplace observation upon the baneful effect of the night air at the season.