Vocabulary • Ch 8 - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry • Fill in the blanks

She struggled to _________ the complex scientific concepts.

• saunter

• confide

• condemn

• comprehend

The jury was quick to _________ the defendant for his actions.

• prophesy

• focus

• condemn

• comprehend

She decided to _________ in her best friend about her secret.

• banish

• content

• confide

• comprehend

She loved to _________ through the park, enjoying the sunshine and the fresh air.

• saunter

• banish

• comprehend

• focus

The _________ atmosphere at the party lifted everyone's spirits.

• saunter

• content

• sentinel

• jovial

The _________ stood guard at the entrance to the castle.

• prophesy

• saunter

• sentinel

• comprehend

The king decided to _________ the traitor from his kingdom.

• banish

• focus

• confide

• comprehend

The ancient seer made a _________ of a great disaster that would befall the kingdom.

• prophesy

• jovial

• content

• saunter

She struggled to maintain her _________ during the marathon.

• saunter

• focus

• prophesy

• jovial

She was satisfied with the _________ of the book.

• content

• jovial

• comprehend

• sentinel