Vocabulary • Ch 10 - A Wrinkle in Time • Fill in the blanks

The hungry lion will _________ its prey.

• absolute zero

• devour

• solar system

• infallible

The detective's deductive reasoning skills were considered _________.

• loathe

• devour

• infallible

• assuage

She looked at him with a _________, unable to hide her disgust.

• loathe

• corrosive

• invert

• solar system

Our planet Earth is a part of the vast _________, which consists of the sun, planets, and other celestial objects.

• paralysis

• absolute zero

• massive

• solar system

The colors of the painting were bold and made a striking _________ against the white walls.

• sobering

• devour

• atrophy

• contrast

The muscles in his legs began to _________ from lack of use.

• loathe

• atrophy

• solar system

• contrast

She decided to _________ the colors on her computer screen for better visibility.

• invert

• massive

• assuage

• paralysis

The documentary presented a _________ perspective on the effects of climate change.

• sobering

• atrophy

• devour

• massive

The soothing music helped _________ her anxiety.

• practicable

• assuage

• infallible

• sobering

The _________ acid ate through the metal in a matter of minutes.

• practicable

• sobering

• corrosive

• paralysis