Vocabulary • Ch 9 - Into the Wild • Fill in the blanks

The athlete needed to _________ her energy throughout the marathon.

• dwell

• disdain

• excerpt

• sustain

She loved to _________ on positive thoughts.

• insolent

• treacherous

• disdain

• dwell

The old couple's _________ was a cozy cabin in the woods.

• dwelling

• affectation

• topography

• excerpt

She sat at the piano, ready to _________ a beautiful piece of music.

• affectation

• sheer

• detach

• compose

The meaning of his message was _________ and difficult to decipher.

• compel

• vagrant

• excavate

• obscure