Vocabulary • Ch 15 - The Scarlet Letter • Fill in the blanks

She took a cautious _________ to the problem, carefully considering all possible solutions.

• devise

• chaos

• beneficent

• approach

She entered the room with a _________ smile, lighting up the entire place.

• vivacious

• reciprocate

• reproach

• waver

The disease _________ devastated the entire crop.

• forsake

• blight

• chaos

• devise

She decided to _________ her dreams and pursue a more practical career.

• reciprocate

• forsake

• waver

• reproach

She spoke with _________ in her voice as she scolded him for his actions.

• ascertain

• reproach

• enigma

• waver

They were kind to us, so we decided to _________ the favor.

• ascertain

• vivacious

• acrid

• reciprocate

The team worked together to _________ a new strategy for the upcoming project.

• devise

• waver

• chaos

• deleterious

The _________ smell of smoke filled the room after the fire.

• ascertain

• blight

• beneficent

• acrid

The detective is trying to _________ the truth in this complicated case.

• blight

• ascertain

• devise

• forsake

She is an _________, always keeping her thoughts to herself.

• forsake

• vivacious

• reproach

• enigma