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

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

• critical

• descend

• conscious

• decorum

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

• critical

• irrelevant

• direct

• decorum

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

• context

• acclaim

• trace

• direct

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

• detach

• critical

• descend

• contradict

The singer received critical _________ for her latest album.

• contradict

• acclaim

• furtive

• speculate

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

• context

• trace

• acclaim

• furtive

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

• clamor

• asthma

• acclaim

• trace

She was _________ at the unfair treatment she received.

• speculate

• detach

• acclaim

• indignant

She gave _________ instructions on how to complete the task.

• acclaim

• conscious

• endure

• direct

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

• clamor

• contradict

• critical

• context