City of Ember Vocabulary

The people of Ember _________ on with their daily routine, even though the lights began to flicker.

• proceeded

• clamor

• vast

• scowled

The people of Ember were afraid of _______ into unlimited darkness if they left the familiar boundaries of the city.

• plummeting

• clamor

• vast

• illegible

The cold inside the tunnels left Lina _______ and unable to get warm.

• shuddering

• vast

• plummeting

• murmured

The citizens of Ember were often _______ by the mysterious blackouts that occurred.

• A) bewildered

• B) illuminated

• C) vast

• D) murmured

Lina found the instructions _______ and difficult to understand.

• A) illegible

• B) vast

• C) clamor

• D) proceeded

The mayor's _______ speech did little to calm the fears of the people.

• A) reassuring

• B) illegible

• C) vast

• D) murmured

Doon was determined to _______ the secrets of Ember's power supply.

• A) uncover

• B) clamor

• C) vast

• D) murmured

The _______ of the city was a constant reminder of its isolation.

• A) vastness

• B) clamor

• C) illegible

• D) murmured

Lina's _______ nature made her a natural leader among her peers.

• A) adventurous

• B) illegible

• C) vast

• D) murmured

The _______ of the generator was a sound that everyone in Ember was familiar with.

• A) hum

• B) clamor

• C) vast

• D) murmured