Vocabulary • Ch 22 - The Scarlet Letter • Fill in the blanks

Please wait a _________ while I check the information for you.

• minute

• abstracted

• progressive

• democracy

The abandoned house stood _________ amidst the overgrown weeds.

• desolate

• erratic

• fortitude

• tempest

The movie's tragic ending evoked a strong sense of _________ in the audience.

• sovereign

• principal

• pathos

• undulate

Her words carried an _________ of sadness.

• compassion

• minute

• abstracted

• undertone

The _________ behavior of the driver made the passengers nervous.

• democracy

• principal

• erratic

• ministrations