1. a. in spite of
2. c. although
3. a. although
4. b. however
5. b. despite
6. b. although
7. b. although
8. c. although
9. b. however
10. a. although
11. b. despite
12. b. however
13. a. although
14. b. because of
15. c. although
16. a. in spite of
17. c. despite
18. c. in spite of
19. c. despite
20. a. although
I appologize If I got any incorrect, words don't look like words anymore