Vocabulary • Ch 1 - The City of Ember • Fill in the blanks

The atmosphere in the courtroom was _________ as the judge delivered the verdict.

• prosper

• wretched

• bind

• solemn

The team will _________ the results before making a decision.

• accord

• utter

• frayed

• evaluate

His response was so unexpected that it left me _________ly speechless.

• bind

• utter

• approach

• successor

She embarked on a new _________ to start her own business.

• evaluate

• accord

• endeavor

• bind

The poor man lived a _________ life filled with sorrow and despair.

• labyrinth

• evaluate

• wretched

• endeavor

The rope was tightly bound around his wrists.

• bind

• endeavor

• labyrinth

• frayed

The edges of her shirt were _________ from years of wear.

• bind

• labyrinth

• frayed

• utter

The board has yet to announce the _________ for the CEO position.

• wretched

• successor

• solemn

• approach

He worked hard and found a way to _________ in his chosen career.

• wretched

• prosper

• endeavor

• solemn

The two countries reached an _________ to settle their dispute peacefully.

• content

• accord

• utter

• successor