Vocabulary • Ch 20 - The Witch of Blackbird Pond • Fill in the blanks

The storm will _________ by tomorrow morning.

• abate

• uniform

• dispose

• anxiety

The climbers faced an _________ journey to reach the summit of the mountain.

• arduous

• perpetual

• abate

• meager

His face appeared _________ after weeks of not eating properly.

• abate

• gaunt

• dispose

• arduous

Despite working full-time, her salary was _________ and barely covered her basic needs.

• perpetual

• dispose

• anxiety

• meager

The _________ rain made it difficult to go outside.

• arduous

• intrusion

• surreptitious

• perpetual

She made a _________ glance at her watch to check the time during the meeting.

• arduous

• abate

• anxiety

• surreptitious

The security system alerted us to the _________ in our backyard.

• arduous

• intrusion

• abate

• surreptitious

All employees must wear a _________ to maintain a professional appearance.

• uniform

• intrusion

• meager

• arduous

She decided to _________ of the old furniture and buy new ones.

• arduous

• dispose

• abate

• surreptitious

She was filled with _________ before the big exam.

• abate

• meager

• anxiety

• arduous