Vocabulary • Ch 5 - Dracula • Fill in the blanks

She carefully _________d her finger along the map, trying to find the exact location.

• ebb

• inclined

• sobering

• trace

She was fully _________ in the conversation.

• despise

• sanguine

• engaged

• morbid

The news of the accident was _________.

• sobering

• engaged

• exult

• temperament

The _________ at the end of the letter contained an important update.

• temperament

• heresy

• postscript

• proverb

The team's victory in the championship game was a _________ occasion.

• momentous

• morbid

• torrent

• temperament

The waves began to _________, revealing the sandy shore.

• proverb

• ebb

• morbid

• sanguine

She couldn't help but _________ in her victory.

• exult

• ebb

• proverb

• temperament

Despite the challenges, she remained _________ about the outcome.

• sanguine

• exult

• heresy

• despise

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

• assiduous

• torrent

• sobering

• temperament

The _________ "practice makes perfect" teaches us the importance of repetition in mastering a skill.

• trace

• proverb

• momentous

• sobering