Vocabulary in Frankenstein, Introductory "Letters"

Choose the ONE word that BEST fits in ALL blanks in the sample sentences. Write that word in the numbered space.

Words to Choose From

Nouns

 

injunction
allusion
paroxysm
countenance

 

 

Verbs

 

inure
divert
cull
evince

 

 

Others

 

dauntless
ardent
fastidious
harrowing

The missing word belongs to what word class (nouns, verbs, others)?

Missing Word:

Miss Smith, who was held hostage for three days, will tell us of her __ experience.
His spirit broken by the __ cross-examination, the witness left the stand in tears.