(past tense) interrupt the sleep, relaxation, or privacy of. Make (someone) anxious, interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of. Ex: I am ________ by the document that I just read.

Desire to know something; feel curious. Feel doubt. Ex: How many times have I written that line, I _____?

To find out the true reason for or cause of (something). Ex: The police are working furiously to __________ of this recent string of crimes.

past tense. Make an effort to achieve or complete (something difficult). Ex: She_______ to enter the haunted house in 2001.

Speak very softly using one's breath rather than one's throat, especially for the sake of secrecy. Ex: She spoke in a ______.

Give out steady light without flame. have an intense colour and a slight shine. Ex: The tips of their cigarettes _____ in the dark.

(past tense) Prove to be the case. Ex: The job _______ to be beyond his rather limited abilities.

An act or instance of erupting. Ex: The _______ of Vesuvius destroyed a lot of villages.

An idea used to account for a situation or justify a course of action. A supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.

A feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress. Financial or practical assistance given to those in special need or difficulty. Ex: Much to her _____, she saw the door open.

A way of looking for new information, new understanding, and new facts. Ex: The group carries out _____ in geochemistry.

(of a thing) not able to be found because it is not in its expected place. (of a person) absent from a place, especially their home, and of unknown whereabouts. Ex: He has been ported as a _____ person.

a visible suspension of carbon or other particles in air, typically one emitted from a burning substance. Ex: Heat the oil until it just _____.