31. censure / censor / census / consensus

　　censure: officially strong criticism

　　consensus: a general agreement about something

　　32. mount / surmount / paramount / amount / tantamount

　　surmount: to deal with (a problem or a difficult situation) successfully; to be placed at the top of something

　　tantamount: equal to something in value, meaning, or effect

　　33. defy / defer/ deter

　　defer: put off, delay, postpone

　　deter: to prevent (something) from happening

　　34. spur / spurn / spurious / spurt

　　spurn: to refuse to accept (something or someone that you do not think deserves your respect, attention, affection, etc.)

　　spurious: not genuine sincere, or authentic

　　spurt: to gush forth

　　35. disparage / disparate

　　disparage: to describe (someone or something) as unimportant, weak, bad, etc.

　　disparate: different from each other

　　36. aesthetic / aseptic / ascetic / anesthetic

　　aseptic: free from germs that cause disease

　　ascetic: relating to or having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure

　　anesthetic: a drug that causes a person to lose feeling and to feel no pain in part or all of the body

　　37. ostensible / ostentatious

　　ostensible: seeming or said to be true or real but very possible not true or real

　　ostentatious: an unnecessary display of wealth, knowledge, etc., that is done to attract attention, admiration, or envy

　　38. perspicuous / perspicacious

　　perspicuous: clear, apparent

　　perspicacious: having or showing an ability to notice and understand things that are difficult or not obvious

　　39. willful / willed / willing

　　willful: refusing to change your idea or opinion; done deliberately

　　willed: deliberate

　　40. forbear / forebear

　　forbear: to avoid doing or saying (something)

　　forebear: a member of your family in the past

编辑：张雨

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