Vocab Unit 8 - 10th grade

Question 1

The School Board’s plan to cut all art programs met with __________ student opposition.

Accepted Answer

Vehement

Question 2

Marked by strong and forceful energy; intensely emotional; deeply felt; bitterly antagonistic.

Accepted Answer

Vehement

Question 3

FUN FINALE: The average person spends 6 months of their life sitting at red lights.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 4

An expression or rebuke or disapproval; the act of disapproving; a cause of blame or disgrace.

Accepted Answer

Reproach

Question 5

Very strange or ugly in a way that is not normal or natural; fanciful, bizarre.

Accepted Answer

Grotesque

Question 6

At the end of the performance, the audience erupted into __________ applause.

Accepted Answer

Tumultuous

Question 7

Skillful and clever; able to do something quickly and accurately.

Accepted Answer

Deft

Question 8

Very serious or formal in manner, behavior, or expression.

Accepted Answer

Solemn

Question 9

Continuing without stopping; not stopping.

Accepted Answer

Incessant

Question 10

Impossible to pass or to see through; incapable of being understood.

Accepted Answer

Impenetrable

Question 11

Louis Armstrong was known for his __________ fingers on the trumpet.

Accepted Answer

Deft

Question 12

I inched my way home through the __________ fog.

Accepted Answer

Impenetrable

Question 13

Showing the proud, unpleasant attitude of people who think that they are better than others.

Accepted Answer

Supercilious

Question 14

Refusing to change your behavior or ideas, in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.

Accepted Answer

Obstinate

Question 15

Loud, excited, and emotional; involving a lot of violence, confusion, or disorder.

Accepted Answer

Tumultuous

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