Vocabulary • Ch 8 - The Hunger Games • Fill in the blanks

They _________d in a lively conversation.

• motive

• audible

• arduous

• engage

You could hear the sound of thunder in the distance.

• interpret

• indicate

• engage

• audible

He made an _________ decision without thinking about the consequences.

• provoke

• impulsive

• audible

• reprieve

His comment was meant to _________ a reaction.

• provoke

• lenient

• pungent

• arduous

The Governor granted a temporary _________ to the death row inmate.

• reprieve

• impulsive

• interpret

• indicate

The _________ child played a prank on his sister.

• motive

• audible

• provoke

• mischievous

It can be challenging to _________ a piece of abstract art.

• engage

• impulsive

• reprieve

• interpret

The detective searched for a _________ behind the crime.

• motive

• arduous

• audible

• provoke

The teacher was _________ and allowed me to turn in my assignment a day late without penalty.

• lenient

• interpret

• arduous

• indicate

The smell of the cheese was so _________ that it made her nose wrinkle.

• pungent

• audible

• lenient

• motive