Vocabulary • Ch 9 - Hoot • Fill in the blanks

The security guards patrol the _________ of the building.

• specimen

• perimeter

• accordion

• commotion

She felt comfortable enough to _________ in her best friend about her deepest secrets.

• specimen

• grovel

• confide

• perimeter

The lawyer presented a convincing _________ to the jury.

• remorse

• fiasco

• commotion

• appeal

The suspect managed to _________ capture by jumping over fences and disappearing into the night.

• accordion

• perimeter

• nimble

• elude

The employee had to _________ for forgiveness after making a costly mistake.

• grovel

• mortal

• accordion

• specimen

The smell of onions was _________ in the kitchen.

• pungent

• specimen

• remorse

• mortal

She played the _________ during the lively polka dance.

• appeal

• commotion

• accordion

• conscious

The _________ cat effortlessly leapt onto the windowsill.

• constant

• nimble

• specimen

• solvent

The biologist carefully examined the _________ under the microscope.

• solvent

• laboratory

• specimen

• perimeter

The earthquake left a devastating _________ on the city.

• impact

• confide

• remorse

• accordion