Vocabulary • Ch 2 - Into the Wild • Fill in the blanks

The hiker marveled at the massive _________ as it slowly moved down the mountainside.

• terse

• desolate

• infallible

• glacier

The artist will _________ a beautiful painting.

• render

• desolate

• pilgrim

• deter

The heavy rain caused a _________ of water to flow down the street.

• torrent

• infallible

• autopsy

• futile

The _________ walked along the ancient winding path, carrying only a small bag.

• pilgrim

• terse

• deter

• cursory

The abandoned house stood in the _________ neighborhood.

• infallible

• desolate

• torrent

• opaque

She delivered a _________ response to his question.

• terse

• desolate

• deter

• incongruous

The pathologist conducted an extensive _________ to determine the cause of death.

• pilgrim

• infallible

• autopsy

• omit

The high security measures in place are meant to _________ intruders.

• torrent

• incongruous

• deter

• glacier

The meaning of the poem was _________ and difficult to decipher.

• torrent

• autopsy

• terse

• opaque

The abandoned building was a _________, full of graffiti and broken windows.

• infallible

• render

• derelict

• pilgrim