The Critical Reading

Question 0

Self-effacing

Answer 0

Not claiming attention for oneself

Question 1

Audacious

Answer 1

Willingness to take bold risks

Question 2

Catalogue

Answer 2

To make a list of items

Question 3

Arduous

Answer 3

Difficult, tiring

Question 4

Tenacious

Answer 4

Clinging hold of something

Question 5

Deliberate

Answer 5

Done intentionally

Question 6

Preemptive

Answer 6

To take action to prevent something

Question 7

Unprecedented

Answer 7

Never done or known before

Question 8

Unfounded

Answer 8

Having no basis

Question 9

Unaffected

Answer 9

Feeling or showing no changes

Question 10

Mannered

Answer 10

(In literature) marked by idiosyncratic mannerisms; artificial

Question 11

Pretentious

Answer 11

Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance

Question 12

Rebut

Answer 12

To prove something false

Question 13

Explicitly

Answer 13

Clearly; in detail

Question 14

Inexplicable

Answer 14

Unexplainable

Question 15

Divisive

Answer 15

Tending to cause dispute

Question 16

Extraneous

Answer 16

Irrelevant; unrelated to the subject

Question 17

Economical

Answer 17

Giving good value to the amount of time, money, or effort spent

Question 18

Sporadic

Answer 18

Occurring at irregular intervals; scattered

Question 19

Docile

Answer 19

Submissive

Question 20

Expedient

Answer 20

Convenient and practical

Question 21

Subjective

Answer 21

Influenced by personal feelings or ideas

Question 22

Eloquent

Answer 22

Fluent or persuasive in speech

Question 23

Incontrovertible

Answer 23

Not able to be disputed

Question 24

Impervious

Answer 24

Not allowing something to pass through

Question 25

Infallibility

Answer 25

Inability to be wrong

Question 26

Bolstered

Answer 26

Supported or strengthened

Question 27

Doggedness

Answer 27

Persistent determination

Question 28

Dispelled

Answer 28

Eliminated

Question 29

Vacillation

Answer 29

Hesitation; indecision in speech