Vocabulary • Ch 12 - The Scarlet Letter • Fill in the blanks

The sound of her laughter _________d through the entire room.

• portent

• reverberate

• thus far

• distort

The _________ streaked across the night sky, leaving a trail of bright light behind it.

• foreboding

• reverberate

• meteor

• torrent

A sense of _________ washed over her as she entered the old, dark house.

• whimsical

• foreboding

• conceit

• torrent

She made a _________ about the outcome of the experiment.

• meteor

• scanty

• conjecture

• reverberate

The _________ dictator oppressed his people with cruel and unjust laws.

• torrent

• thus far

• admonish

• malevolent

The dark clouds gathering in the sky served as a _________ of an impending storm.

• torrent

• portent

• conceit

• scanty

Despite facing numerous obstacles, she continued to _________ in achieving her goals.

• thus far

• malevolent

• foreboding

• persist

We have made great progress in our project, but there is still more work to be done.

• thus far

• malevolent

• inextricable

• conceit

The teacher had to _________ the students for talking during class.

• meteor

• distort

• portent

• admonish

The picture frame hung _________ on the wall.

• askew

• defunct

• reverberate

• thus far