Vocabulary • Ch 1.3 - I Am Malala • Fill in the blanks

She sat down at the piano to _________ a beautiful melody.

• hygiene

• mentor

• blasphemy

• compose

The lengthy _________ slowed down the process of obtaining a permit.

• bankrupt

• congregate

• commemorate

• bureaucracy

He was charged with _________ for making derogatory comments about religious figures.

• congregate

• debris

• deter

• blasphemy

Every year, we gather to _________ the brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives for our freedom.

• berate

• blasphemy

• recede

• commemorate

They expressed their sincerest _________s to the grieving family.

• mentor

• deter

• ridicule

• condolence

The hurricane left a trail of _________ scattered across the streets.

• ridicule

• demonstrate

• commemorate

• debris

Despite facing challenges, she remained _________ about the future.

• demonstrate

• optimistic

• commemorate

• recede

She couldn't help but laugh in _________ at his clumsy dance moves.

• bureaucracy

• compose

• ridicule

• demonstrate

The company's excessive debt led to their declaration of _________cy.

• bankrupt

• commemorate

• optimistic

• demonstrate

She will _________ her cooking skills at the competition.

• recede

• demonstrate

• ridicule

• blasphemy