Vocabulary • Ch 18 - Into the Wild • Fill in the blanks

She was _________ of every word she spoke during the interview.

• feral

• enumerate

• adverse

• conscious

The _________ fumes filled the room, causing everyone to cough and feel sick.

• benign

• feral

• toxic

• chronic

The fear of failure can _________ one's ability to take risks.

• inhibit

• benign

• consensus

• toxic

She wore an _________ dress to the formal event.

• genus

• elegant

• insidious

• beatific

She unknowingly ingested a _________ after eating contaminated seafood.

• benign

• toxin

• genus

• conscious

The injury would _________ him, leaving him unable to walk.

• inhibit

• incapacitate

• precede

• toxin

The _________ is a taxonomic rank between family and species.

• inarticulate

• adverse

• consensus

• genus

She counted every _________ she consumed.

• chronic

• conscious

• calorie

• consensus

The opening act will _________ the main event at the concert.

• precede

• toxic

• adverse

• conscious

The committee reached a _________ on the best course of action.

• consensus

• hapless

• incapacitate

• conspicuous