Vocabulary • Ch 20 - The Scarlet Letter • Fill in the blanks

She took _________ steps to ensure her success.

• antiquity

• volley

• deliberate

• pithy

The artifact found in the tomb sheds light on the customs and culture of _________.

• vex

• stupefy

• deliberate

• antiquity

The comedian's jokes about religion were seen as _________ by some members of the audience.

• stupefy

• blasphemy

• reputed

• gratuitous

She used _________ to deceive her friends.

• blasphemy

• stupefy

• duplicity

• antiquity

Her _________ remark summed up the entire argument.

• deliberate

• gospel

• reputed

• pithy

The shocking news from the witness stand seemed to _________ the courtroom.

• deliberate

• stupefy

• inferior

• blasphemy

The constant noise from the construction site _________ed the neighborhood.

• volley

• blasphemy

• vex

• stupefy

The author is _________ to be a leading expert in the field.

• antiquity

• gospel

• pithy

• reputed

She preached the _________ of love and forgiveness to the masses.

• pithy

• gospel

• gratuitous

• antiquity

They engaged in a heated _________ball volley.

• blasphemy

• pithy

• inferior

• volley