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

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

• speed of light

• plateau

• exalt

• abrupt

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

• apprehension

• inhabitant

• askew

• centaur

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

• obscure

• ineffable

• resonate

• inexorable

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

• disperse

• ineffable

• askew

• dwindle

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

• inhabitant

• plateau

• direct

• abrupt

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

• corporeal

• inhabitant

• obscure

• speed of light

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

• corporeal

• apprehension

• direct

• speed of light

She was _________ to accept the job offer.

• abrupt

• askew

• inclined

• speed of light

The crowd began to _________ after the event ended.

• askew

• dwindle

• ephemeral

• disperse

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

• speed of light

• exalt

• ephemeral

• anguish