Vocabulary • Ch 5 - Of Mice and Men • Fill in the blanks

She spoke with _________ conviction, knowing her words held great importance.

• earnest

• console

• conscious

• talon

She decided to _________ in her best friend about her secret.

• earnest

• sulk

• writhe

• confide

The eagle swooped down and captured its prey with its sharp _________.

• sulk

• talon

• earnest

• writhe

The complex puzzle seemed to _________ them.

• conscious

• console

• bewilder

• confide

She began to _________ in pain as the venom spread through her body.

• console

• confide

• writhe

• earnest