Use the dictionary entry for contentious to answer the questions below. How many syllables does the word have? What is the word's part of speech? What is the origin of the word? Which definition is the most common? Which syllable is stressed?

Which character in this group of pilgrims appears the most disgusting

Which kind of violence is more traumatic to Eliezer, impassioned violence or cold, dispassionate violence? Or is there no difference?

What was Romanticism a reaction against? the Catholic church the Puritans the Industrial Revolution neoclassic thought

Which sentence best explains Dante's intended use of symbolism in this passage? "Because their faces turned round to their haunches So that they were compelled to walk backwards Since they could not passably see ahead" A) the compulsion to walk

Which describes The Canterbury Tales? Select all that apply.

Which word in this sentence is a participle? Singing groups like that are Grandmother's favorite. a. are b. like c. Singing d. favorite

What are two key characteristics of a good scientific investigation

Which of the following most likely functions as the resolution in a story? She would always treasure that summer she learned how to swim. The water was warm but almost too warm, like an unpleasant bowl of tomato soup.

What reason can you infer for jarrell's ball turret gunner entering the armed forces? A. Without much thought B. Because he felt a patriotic duty C. Only because he was drafted D. After careful decision

Which detail from the text is the strongest evidence to support the thesis