Vocabulary • Ch 3 - Grade 9 • Fill in the blanks

His favorite _________ is playing chess.

• pastime

• scourge

• tantalize

• poignancy

The hiker ignored the warning signs and ventured into the _________ of the deep forest.

• proximity

• renegade

• peril

• reek

The small, charming village was _________ with its colorful cottages and pristine landscape.

• picturesque

• satisfactorily

• summarize

• tantalize

The speech was filled with _________, leaving everyone in tears.

• prejudice

• poignancy

• respite

• reek

The judge's _________ influenced his decision in the case.

• subsequent

• reek

• prejudice

• satisfactorily

The _________ of the hotel to the beach made it a popular choice for vacationers.

• proximity

• summarize

• significance

• surveillance

She looked at him with a _________ expression, unsure of what he meant.

• quizzical

• tedious

• renegade

• poignancy

The pungent odor of the rotten food made the kitchen _________.

• reek

• prejudice

• renegade

• respite

The _________ soldier decided to desert his unit and join the opposing side.

• renegade

• pastime

• poignancy

• summarize

After a long day of work, she looked forward to a moment of _________ in her cozy reading nook.

• peril

• rococo

• tantalize

• respite