Vocabulary • Ch 1.3 - Things Fall Apart • Fill in the blanks

She sank into _________ when she heard the news.

• dispute

• grave

• abominable

• despair

She was consumed by _________ after receiving the tragic news.

• despair

• malicious

• torrent

• dogged

The _________ snowman is a fictional creature often depicted in folklore and literature.

• abominable

• wither

• luxuriant

• contemptible

The two neighbors are involved in a heated _________ over the property line.

• dispute

• malicious

• despair

• despair

The flowers began to _________ after they were not watered for several weeks.

• malicious

• contemptible

• wither

• abominable

She spread _________ rumors about her ex-boyfriend, causing him great distress.

• meager

• dispute

• malicious

• wither

The small portion of food on his plate was a _________ dinner for him.

• torrent

• malicious

• meager

• dispute

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

• dispute

• torrent

• inflexible

• malicious

She was so _________ that she refused to consider any alternative solutions.

• dogged

• contemptible

• afflict

• inflexible

The disease began to _________ the entire village, causing widespread illness.

• grave

• wither

• inflexible

• afflict