Vocabulary • Ch 3 - A Christmas Carol • Fill in the blanks

She made a _________ effort to live a healthier lifestyle.

• conscious

• cultivate

• trace

• nevertheless

She decided to _________ in a conversation with her neighbor.

• dwelling

• atom

• refuge

• engage

She was tired, _________ she continued to work hard.

• sage

• nevertheless

• beseech

• genial

She loves dancing; _________, she didn't get the lead role in the ballet.

• dispel

• sage

• however

• disdain

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

• however

• trace

• credulous

• dwelling

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

• dispel

• cultivate

• trace

• disdain

She carefully locked up her _________ before leaving for vacation.

• dwelling

• however

• attire

• genial

I _________ you to reconsider your decision.

• negative

• engage

• beseech

• however

She dedicated years to _________ her passion for gardening, and now her backyard is a beautiful oasis.

• cultivate

• engage

• trace

• beseech

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

• genial

• credulous

• trace

• beseech