assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously

severe/strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

Which of the following things would be deleterious to your grade in English?

At the beginning of The Scarlet Letter, the community gathers together to ____________ Hester for her crime of adultery.

Pearl inheriting all of Chillingworth's money could be described as a:

The students really didn't want to read over break, but as Dr. Brown was in charge of their grade for the year, they _________.

Which of the following is imperative?

The novel was so __________, I couldn't put it down!

The ___________ student gave a 40 minute presentation when the assignment only asked for 10 minutes.

The ___________ student was simply too tired to get any work done at all.

Dimmesdale carves the"A" into his chest as an act of ______________.

Chillingworth hoped to _____ Dimmesdale's position as the community's favorite, but he wasn't successful considering that everyone thought he was the literal devil.

For what style of poetry is Robert Frost famous?