Vocabulary • Ch 13 - The Scarlet Letter • Fill in the blanks

The snake injects _________ into its prey to immobilize it before eating.

• austere

• venom

• grovel

• negative

The vibrant autumn _________ painted a picturesque scene.

• foliage

• chasm

• benign

• precipice

He had to _________ and apologize to regain their trust.

• bard

• conform

• calamity

• grovel

The tyrannical _________ ruled his kingdom with an iron fist.

• foliage

• acquiesce

• despot

• impede

She added a touch of lavender to the warm bathwater for a calming _________.

• infusion

• precipice

• venom

• emancipated

She received a _________ response to her job application.

• negative

• pauper

• conform

• foliage

The students must _________ to the dress code.

• infusion

• undermine

• repulsive

• conform

The room was sparsely decorated with an _________ aesthetic.

• emancipated

• precipice

• austere

• negative

Her constant criticism began to _________ his confidence.

• infusion

• precipice

• grovel

• undermine

She refused to _________ to his demands.

• acquiesce

• precipice

• undermine

• grovel