Vocabulary • Ch 6 - A Wrinkle in Time • Fill in the blanks

The lumberjack used a sharp axe to _________ the log in half.

• anticlimax

• cleave

• mitigate

• arrogant

She tried to _________ on her work despite the distractions.

• focus

• inkling

• writhe

• anticlimax

She displayed an _________ attitude, looking down on everyone around her.

• tone

• vary

• arrogant

• myopic

The dancers moved in perfect sync, executing their movements _________ly.

• simultaneous

• furtive

• propitious

• vary

She maintained her _________ throughout the challenging situation.

• writhe

• focus

• anticlimax

• poise

The injured rabbit began to _________ in pain.

• tone

• seethe

• vary

• writhe

The weather can _________ greatly depending on the season.

• vary

• simultaneous

• anticlimax

• inkling

The doctor prescribed medication to help _________ the patient's pain.

• chide

• mitigate

• resilient

• myopic

The detective believed that the unexpected absence of a key witness was an _________ in the otherwise solid case.

• aberration

• cleave

• simultaneous

• arrogant

She decided to _________ her children for their misbehavior.

• resilient

• chide

• tone

• arrogant