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

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

• resilient

• poise

• chide

• cleave

She tried to _________ on her work despite the distractions.

• chide

• furtive

• focus

• anticlimax

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

• propitious

• anticlimax

• arrogant

• myopic

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

• simultaneous

• chide

• propitious

• myopic

She maintained her _________ throughout the challenging situation.

• myopic

• focus

• however

• poise

The injured rabbit began to _________ in pain.

• seethe

• writhe

• vary

• however

The weather can _________ greatly depending on the season.

• resilient

• vary

• focus

• seethe

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

• anticlimax

• eon

• mitigate

• poise

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

• mitigate

• focus

• resilient

• aberration

She decided to _________ her children for their misbehavior.

• cleave

• chide

• furtive

• focus