Vocabulary • Ch 1 - Lord of the Flies • Fill in the blanks

The doctor's quick response was _________ in saving the patient's life.

• clamor

• critical

• irrelevant

• trace

The comment made by the audience member was completely _________ to the discussion at hand.

• trace

• irrelevant

• acclaim

• speculate

The _________ of the conversation helped me understand the meaning of their words.

• descend

• clamor

• endure

• context

The witness's testimony seemed to _________ what the accused had claimed.

• solemn

• descend

• endure

• contradict

The singer received critical _________ for her latest album.

• endure

• context

• acclaim

• decorum