Vocabulary • Ch 1 - Lord of the Flies • Fill in the blanks

The doctor's quick response was _________ in saving the patient's life.

• irrelevant

• critical

• conscious

• trace

The comment made by the audience member was completely _________ to the discussion at hand.

• conscious

• asthma

• contradict

• irrelevant

The _________ of the conversation helped me understand the meaning of their words.

• context

• asthma

• contradict

• trace

The witness's testimony seemed to _________ what the accused had claimed.

• furtive

• contradict

• endure

• conscious

The singer received critical _________ for her latest album.

• endure

• descend

• speculate

• acclaim

The detective carefully examined the crime scene for any _________ of evidence.

• clamor

• asthma

• trace

• detach

The detective found a _________ of evidence at the crime scene.

• context

• solemn

• direct

• trace

She was _________ at the unfair treatment she received.

• critical

• indignant

• conscious

• endure

She gave _________ instructions on how to complete the task.

• irrelevant

• detach

• direct

• asthma

The protesters filled the streets with their loud _________ for justice.

• trace

• direct

• clamor

• irrelevant