Vocabulary • Ch 9 - Into the Wild • Fill in the blanks

The athlete needed to _________ her energy throughout the marathon.

• sheer

• sustain

• excerpt

• embedded

She loved to _________ on positive thoughts.

• dwell

• compel

• sheer

• strata

The old couple's _________ was a cozy cabin in the woods.

• dwelling

• detach

• treacherous

• strata

She sat at the piano, ready to _________ a beautiful piece of music.

• dwell

• detach

• compose

• treacherous

The meaning of his message was _________ and difficult to decipher.

• disdain

• obscure

• excerpt

• compose

They need to _________ over the decision before making a final choice.

• deliberate

• sustain

• obscure

• dwell

The _________ of the region includes mountains, valleys, and rivers.

• affectation

• strata

• topography

• excavate

It was _________ luck that he found his keys just before leaving.

• deliberate

• vagrant

• detach

• sheer

She needed to _________ herself from the toxic relationship in order to find happiness and peace.

• strata

• sustain

• dwelling

• detach

She looked at him with _________ when he made the inappropriate joke.

• disdain

• treacherous

• compose

• attain