Vocabulary • Ch 4 - A Wrinkle in Time • Fill in the blanks

The meeting came to an _________ end when the fire alarm went off.

• abrupt

• inexorable

• resonate

• speed of light

She felt a deep sense of _________ as she walked into the haunted house.

• apprehension

• dwindle

• speed of light

• corporeal

The march of time is _________, no matter how much we may resist it.

• direct

• disperse

• ephemeral

• inexorable

As the days passed, the water supply began to _________.

• speed of light

• abrupt

• corporeal

• dwindle

The new park is a popular gathering place for both locals and visitors alike, attracting many _________s to enjoy its beauty.

• centaur

• inexorable

• inclined

• inhabitant

The author's latest novel is an _________ work that few have heard of.

• askew

• ineffable

• disperse

• obscure

The _________ is approximately 299,792,458 meters per second in a vacuum.

• inhabitant

• speed of light

• abrupt

• obscure

She was _________ to accept the job offer.

• inhabitant

• ineffable

• inclined

• corporeal

The crowd began to _________ after the event ended.

• disperse

• direct

• inhabitant

• anguish

The team _________ed their captain's leadership skills after winning the championship.

• exalt

• disperse

• corporeal

• direct