Vocabulary • Ch 1 - Grade 9 • Fill in the blanks

The sponge quickly soaked up the spilled water, showing its excellent _________ abilities.

• absorption

• embroidery

• espionage

• cerebral

She felt compelled to _________ to his demands.

• carburetor

• acquiesce

• auxiliary

• cerebral

The two men got into a heated _________ over a parking dispute.

• corroborate

• bravado

• altercation

• conceivable

There was a deep sense of _________ between the two rival gangs.

• animosity

• altercation

• embroidery

• drudgery

The government implemented strict _________ measures to reduce the budget deficit.

• espionage

• altercation

• austerity

• absorption

The _________ police force was called in to assist with crowd control during the protest.

• auxiliary

• deprivation

• chasm

• cerebral

Despite his fear, he put on a display of _________ to hide his true emotions.

• bravado

• consciousness

• espionage

• disastrous

The mechanic cleaned the _________ to improve the car's fuel efficiency.

• espionage

• consciousness

• carburetor

• deprivation

She had a _________ approach to problem-solving, relying on logic and analysis.

• altercation

• cerebral

• corroborate

• chasm

The hiker could see a deep _________ between the two cliffs.

• deprivation

• drudgery

• conceivable

• chasm