Vocabulary • Ch 3.17 - Unbroken • Fill in the blanks

She pulled on the rope until it was completely _________.

• foreboding

• inhabitant

• taut

• squalid

The tick is a common _________ found on dogs and other animals.

• squalid

• bountiful

• parasite

• vigilant

The garden overflowed with a _________ harvest.

• bountiful

• parasite

• vigilant

• squalid

The ship needed enough _________ to maintain stability in rough seas.

• coherent

• ballast

• parasite

• distinct

The teacher decided to _________ the students for their misbehavior.

• chastise

• parasite

• taut

• bountiful

The professor presented a _________ argument during his lecture.

• ballast

• coherent

• genuine

• foreboding

A sense of _________ hung heavy in the air, hinting at an impending disaster.

• genuine

• foreboding

• distinct

• bountiful

The abandoned building was in a _________ state, filled with trash and decay.

• coherent

• ballast

• parasite

• squalid

The security guard remained _________ throughout the night, keeping a watchful eye on the premises.

• vigilant

• squalid

• parasite

• taut

The population of the city consists of both long-time _________s and recent migrants.

• distinct

• inhabitant

• squalid

• vigilant