Vocabulary • Ch 6 - Hoot • Fill in the blanks

The police are still searching for the _________ of the crime.

• perpetrator

• trace

• yield

• cower

The frightened dog would _________ in the corner during the thunderstorm.

• jeopardy

• cower

• perpetrator

• altercation

The contestant was in _________ of losing it all on the game show.

• kiosk

• jeopardy

• trace

• perpetrator

She sat down at the piano and began to _________ a beautiful piece of music.

• altercation

• compose

• perpetrator

• personnel

I bought a newspaper from the _________ on the corner.

• kiosk

• jeopardy

• commend

• paternal

She was diagnosed with _________ and had to stay home from work.

• altercation

• influenza

• personnel

• paternal

It was _________ that they would eventually meet again.

• cower

• inevitable

• yield

• influenza

The company is carefully selecting new _________ to join their team.

• personnel

• altercation

• influenza

• paternal

The teacher _________ed her students for their hard work on the project.

• kiosk

• personnel

• influenza

• commend

The farmer's fields _________ed a bountiful harvest this year.

• kiosk

• personnel

• yield

• paternal