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

The hungry lion will _________ its prey.

• massive

• devour

• absolute zero

• sobering

The detective's deductive reasoning skills were considered _________.

• paralysis

• infallible

• massive

• solar system

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

• contrast

• invert

• atrophy

• loathe

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

• corrosive

• solar system

• sobering

• practicable

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

• atrophy

• contrast

• solar system

• paralysis