Whenever we describe someone's writing as being "flowery," we are saying that it uses many words (often implying that it uses too many). Jennifer's writing style is contrasted to a flowery writing style. This means that she must be rather brief in her manner of self-expression. Whenever someone is "terse" in his or her manner of expressing himself or herself, that person uses few words. This is the only option that expresses this idea of being brief, so it is the best option among those provided.

The contrast in this sentence does not focus on Lulu being hungry. Instead, it contrasts her demeanor to the other dogs, which are full of energy and are very loud. She is "calm," just waiting for the food. Therefore, the best option is "mellow." Whenever something is "mellow" it is calm and not harsh. Even a food can be mellow if it is not harsh in character. Lulu's mellow attitude is quite the opposite of the other dogs described in the sentence.

Despite is the correct answer, as it means in spite of. All of these answer choices are conjunctions, but only "despite" matches the context of the sentence. "Through," "but," "after," and "if" would misconstrue the meaning of the sentence. 

The sentence compares one particular marathon runner to the other runners in the race. They stopped, but she did not. Therefore, she was "steadfast," which means firm and unwavering. None of the other potential answer choices make sense in the blank, so "steadfast" is the correct answer. 

Due to her quirky way of dressing and the fact that she dances around the classroom, the English teacher is best described as eccentric or unconventional.

The best word to describe the dishes that are typically eaten at an American Thanksgiving dinner is conventional; certain dishes are conventionally or normally served.

We can infer from the sentence's description of the movie's plot that it is probably gory, or "involves a lot of violence and bloodshed." While we can describe the moviegoers and theatre staff as "unlucky," "unlucky" does not describe the plot of the movie itself, so it cannot be the correct answer. The best answer is "gruesome," an adjective that means "causing repulsion or horror; grisly," or "extremely unpleasant."

We can infer that we need to pick out an adjective that means something like "special" because the sandwich our word will describe comes with extra toppings compared to the "regular sandwich." "Hungry" might look like a potentially correct answer because of the sentence's culinary context, but since it wouldn't make sense to describe a sandwich as being "hungry," "hungry" cannot be the correct answer. "Deluxe," however, is an adjective that means "luxurious or sumptuous; of a superior kind," and because "deluxe" best describes the sandwich that comes with extra toppings, "deluxe" is the correct answer.

We can infer that whichever adjective goes in the blank, it needs to describe the mansion described when the sentence says, "its windows were broken and dusty, its roof missing most of its tiles, and it looked as if the entire building might come crashing down around anyone who entered." So, we need to pick out an adjective that means something like "run-down" to describe the building. "Well-maintained," then, cannot be the correct answer because the building is clearly not well-maintained if Harry is concerned about it "[coming] crashing down." "Derelict," however, is an adjective that can mean "in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect," and because "derelict" best describes the building described in the sentence, "derelict" is the correct answer.

In this case, "versatile" means multitalented or able to do many things. If Karen has extensive training in several different genres of dance, she is a versatile dancer. While she might be a gifted dancer, that answer choice implies innate talent rather than the versatility extensive training would provide.