Vocabulary • Ch 6 - Lord of the Flies • Fill in the blanks

I wanted to see the movie, _________, I was unable to get tickets.

• however

• diffident

• underlie

• chasm

Her voice was _________ as she described the terrifying experience.

• obscure

• diffident

• tremulous

• credulous

She could not help but _________ for him every day.

• embroil

• yearn

• chasm

• leviathan

They couldn't help but _________ over their victory.

• obscure

• relentless

• altitude

• exult

The hikers carefully crossed the treacherous _________ to reach the other side.

• obscure

• chasm

• constrained

• yearn

She felt _________ by the rules and regulations imposed on her.

• constrained

• exult

• tremulous

• credulous

She was so _________ that she believed every word he said.

• interminable

• constant

• credulous

• yearn

The meeting felt _________, with no end in sight.

• exult

• yearn

• underlie

• interminable

Despite facing numerous obstacles, she remained _________ in her pursuit of success.

• diffident

• embroil

• tremulous

• relentless

The airplane soared to a high _________ above the clouds.

• yearn

• tremulous

• constrained

• altitude