Vocabulary • Ch 7 - Brave New World • Fill in the blanks

The sight of the _________ cliffs took her breath away.

• squalor

• sheer

• affirm

• tact

The _________ of the heart is to pump blood throughout the body.

• undulate

• hygiene

• reciprocate

• function

She chose to firmly _________ her commitment to the cause.

• reciprocate

• affirm

• novel

• spectacle

She firmly _________ed her commitment to the project.

• reciprocate

• affirm

• moccasin

• unprecedented

The hiker felt a surge of fear as he approached the edge of the _________.

• squalor

• ravine

• precipice

• unprecedented

She couldn't help but _________ in pain as the bee stung her.

• novel

• writhe

• tact

• moccasin

The recent scandal was _________ in the history of the company.

• unprecedented

• tact

• strait

• reciprocate

Good _________ is essential for maintaining good health.

• hygiene

• diversion

• unprecedented

• function

The circus was a mesmerizing _________ of acrobats and colorful performers.

• spectacle

• precipice

• unprecedented

• moccasin

She was engrossed in reading a captivating _________.

• ravine

• function

• novel

• precipice