Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level C, Unit 4 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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a remainder, that which remains when a part had been used up or removed

residue

"When under direct fire, taking a ________ position can decrease your chances of being struck."

prone

to remove, drive out of a position or place

oust

"She cannot concentrate on her studies because she is too _______ with trying to get the attention of that young man over there".

obsessed

"Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Absorbent and yellow and _______ is he".

porous

serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct

staid

to feel or express regret or disapproval

deplore

indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic

blase'

to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include; a list of military personnel; a gathering, accumulation

muster

a person or thing of no importance

nonentity

"The detectives caught this murderer due to the sticky _______ that was left at the scene".

residue

of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously.

frivolous

"Each morning, we all __________ on the blacktop for morning prayers".

muster

I have serious ___________ about cheating on the test. I'm too cool for that.

qualms

"The students fidgeted __________ as the test was passed out".

solicitously

lying face down; inclined, likely

prone

to read thoroughly and carefully

peruse

showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something

solicitous

a high point of land extending into water

promontory

to support, give a boost to; a long pillow or cushion, a supporting post

bolster

a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea

qualm

"This gentleman here is so ________ that he does not think that he has to participate in class".

blaze'

to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo, to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of

sustain

to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

obsess

a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection

recourse

elaborately decorated; showily splendid

ornate

full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water

porous

To reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void

annul