English 1-4

Question 1

novelty

Answer 1

something new or unusual

Question 2

pervasive

Answer 2

to become diffused throughout every part of

Question 3

opaque

Answer 3

the quality or state of a body that makes it impervious to the rays of light

Question 4

presumptuous

Answer 4

overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy)

Question 5

prolific

Answer 5

causing abundant growth, generation, or reproduction; marked by abundant inventiveness or productivity

Question 6

rebuttal

Answer 6

to contradict or oppose by formal legal argument

Question 7

rhetorical

Answer 7

the art of speaking or writing effectively

Question 8

reprove

Answer 8

to scold or correct gently or with kindly intent

Question 9

scanty

Answer 9

limited or less than sufficient quantity

Question 10

scrupulous

Answer 10

having moral integrity

Question 10

trite

Answer 10

boring from much use; not original or new

Question 10

somber

Answer 10

dark and gloomy

Question 11

volatile

Answer 11

tending to erupt into violence; explosive

Question 12

abstract

Answer 12

a statement summarizing the important points of a text

Question 13

censure

Answer 13

an expression of blame or disapproval

Question 14

heed

Answer 14

to pay attention to

Question 15

recalcitrant

Answer 15

stubbornly resistant to authority or guidance

Question 15

parsimony

Answer 15

unusual or excessive frugality

Question 16

eccentric

Answer 16

departing from the established norm

Question 17

verbose

Answer 17

using or containing an excessive number or words.