Vocabulary • Ch 2.57 - Where the Crawdads Sing • Fill in the blanks

Parents play a crucial role in the _________ and development of their children.

• censure

• bizarre

• nurture

• hew

Despite numerous setbacks, she continued to _________ in pursuing her dreams.

• easement

• nurture

• function

• persist

She looked at him with _________ as he lied to her face.

• epitaph

• scorn

• function

• nurture

She made an _________ about the availability of the product.

• beckon

• inquiry

• function

• accolade

The government decided to _________ the politician for his unethical behavior.

• censure

• bizarre

• persist

• nurture