Vocabulary • Ch 1.1 - Where the Crawdads Sing • Fill in the blanks

The _________ responsible for eye color is passed down from parents to their offspring.

• scanty

• crustacean

• malaria

• gene

She couldn't help but _________ on her past mistakes.

• crustacean

• discern

• fugitive

• dwell

The witness will _________ that he saw the suspect at the scene of the crime.

• profuse

• malaria

• allege

• shoal

The crowd began to _________ after the concert ended.

• scanty

• shoal

• dwell

• disperse

She expressed _________ gratitude for their support.

• allege

• beleaguered

• profuse

• shoal

The _________ soldier led a rebellion against the corrupt government.

• malaria

• discern

• renegade

• emerge

The evidence was _________, making it difficult to convict the suspect.

• glimpse

• beleaguered

• emerge

• scanty

She used a small knife to _________ her initials on the tree.

• gene

• disperse

• inscribe

• glimpse

The _________ company struggled to stay afloat amidst ongoing financial challenges.

• renegade

• beleaguered

• fugitive

• shoal

She could _________ the faint sound of footsteps approaching.

• discern

• renegade

• infamous

• allege