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

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

• minute

• desolate

• undertone

• audacious

The abandoned house stood _________ amidst the overgrown weeds.

• desolate

• undulate

• abstracted

• democracy

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

• desolate

• pathos

• progressive

• compassion

Her words carried an _________ of sadness.

• progressive

• erratic

• democracy

• undertone

The _________ behavior of the driver made the passengers nervous.

• tempest

• erratic

• abstracted

• pathos

She had the _________ idea to start her own business, despite the risks.

• audacious

• progressive

• sovereign

• fortitude

The company strictly enforces _________ with safety regulations.

• pathos

• fortitude

• compliance

• desolate

She faced the challenges with unwavering _________.

• pathos

• fortitude

• centrifugal force

• audacious

She is a _________ thinker, always seeking new ways to improve the world.

• compassion

• centrifugal force

• minute

• progressive

The _________ ruler governed the nation with absolute authority.

• sovereign

• principal

• compliance

• audacious