Vocabulary • Ch 5 - The Fault in Our Stars • Fill in the blanks

The plant in her office was _________, but it looked so realistic.

• condescending

• emulate

• stoic

• artificial

Despite facing adversity, she remained _________ and did not show any signs of distress.

• stoic

• cloying

• cliché

• emulate

The dessert was _________, overpoweringly sweet and leaving a lingering aftertaste.

• idealism

• condescending

• cloying

• dispose

His arguments were logical and _________, making it easy to understand his perspective.

• dispose

• fleeting

• coherent

• loathe

She spoke to him in a _________ tone, as if he were beneath her.

• condescending

• idealism

• emulate

• fleeting

She decided to _________ of the old furniture to make room for new pieces.

• stoic

• cloying

• dispose

• portray

The large amount of debt _________ed his ability to make financial decisions.

• inquiry

• encumber

• theme

• idealism

The hate speech aimed to _________ the targeted group.

• fleeting

• revile

• dispose

• emulate

The _________ of the book was love and loss.

• cloying

• portray

• theme

• loathe

The glimpse of the shooting star was _________.

• revile

• fleeting

• coherent

• compensate