Vocabulary • Ch 1 - Brave New World • Fill in the blanks

She bought a _________ diamond ring for a fraction of the cost of a real one.

• synthetic

• descend

• compose

• tone

She spoke to him in a condescending _________.

• prodigious

• indefinitely

• tone

• yield

The _________r needed quiet and solitude in order to compose his next symphony.

• twilight

• compose

• descend

• revolution

The _________ develops within the womb during pregnancy.

• embryo

• genial

• surrogate

• tone

They hired a _________ mother to carry their child.

• prodigious

• yield

• interminable

• surrogate

The sky was painted in vibrant hues of orange and pink during the _________ hours.

• harmonious

• prodigious

• twilight

• innumerable

She was known for her sharp intellect and _________ pursuits.

• surrogate

• intellectual

• harmonious

• genial

She is highly regarded for her _________ contributions to the scientific community.

• descend

• genial

• hereditary

• intellectual

The hiker started to _________ the steep mountain trail.

• twilight

• descend

• yield

• interminable

She took a cautious _________ to the new project.

• approach

• twilight

• intellectual

• surrogate