Vocabulary • Ch 13 - And Then There Were None • Fill in the blanks

The book was _________ in a beautiful leather cover.

• receptive

• sobering

• wary

• bound

The documentary provided a _________ perspective on the effects of climate change.

• deception

• sobering

• wary

• diversion

The detective saw through the suspect's _________ and uncovered the truth.

• torrent

• deception

• receptive

• bound

The comedy show was a great _________ from the stressful week.

• diversion

• torrent

• receptive

• lithe

She moved through the yoga poses with the grace of a _________ cat.

• pretense

• lithe

• receptive

• diversion

She put on a _________ of being happy, even though she was heartbroken inside.

• pretense

• torrent

• sobering

• lithe

The agreement was _________, as it was never explicitly stated.

• utmost

• wary

• tacit

• lithe

The storm unleashed a _________ of rain.

• utmost

• torrent

• lithe

• diversion

The antique table had a thin _________ of oak beautifully covering its surface.

• veneer

• pretense

• utmost

• torrent

She was _________ to new ideas and eager to learn.

• veneer

• wary

• torrent

• receptive