Vocab 1-4

Question 1

novelty

Answer 1

something new or unusual

Question 2

opaque

Answer 2

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

Question 3

pervasive

Answer 3

to become diffused throughout every part of

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

reprove

Answer 7

to scold or correct gently or with kindly intent

Question 8

rhetorical

Answer 8

the art of speaking or writing effectively

Question 9

scanty

Answer 9

limited or less than sufficient quantity

Question 10

scrupulous

Answer 10

having moral integrity

Question 11

somber

Answer 11

dark and gloomy

Question 12

trite

Answer 12

boring from much use; not original or new

Question 13

volatile

Answer 13

tending to erupt into violence; explosive

Question 14

abstract

Answer 14

a statement summarizing the important points of a text

Question 15

censure

Answer 15

an expression of blame or disapproval

Question 16

heed

Answer 16

to pay attention to

Question 17

parsimony

Answer 17

unusual or excessive frugality

Question 18

recalcitrant

Answer 18

stubbornly resistant to authority or guidance

Question 19

eccentric

Answer 19

departing from the established norm

Question 20

verbose

Answer 20

using or containing an excessive number or words.