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

The athlete needed to _________ her energy throughout the marathon.

• sustain

• dwell

• attain

• excerpt

She loved to _________ on positive thoughts.

• disdain

• dwelling

• strata

• dwell

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

• affectation

• dwelling

• sheer

• vagrant

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

• treacherous

• sustain

• compose

• insolent

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

• obscure

• sheer

• excerpt

• detach

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

• deliberate

• disdain

• excavate

• detach

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

• topography

• deliberate

• obscure

• treacherous

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

• sheer

• compel

• excerpt

• compose

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

• detach

• compose

• excavate

• dwelling

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

• dwelling

• compose

• insolent

• disdain