redress, remedy
recourse
jetty
promontory
undermine, weaken, impair
bolster
airtight, impermeable
porous
When he left, she was empty, a ___________. Others could detect the _____________ of her sorrow in the dried-up tears on her face.
nonentity, residue
reinforce, buttress, validate
bolster
roster, inventory
muster
authorize, ratify
annul
admit, welcome
oust
A person who cannot _________ their interest in the novel they are reading is _________ to return it to the library and look for something that better suits them.
sustain, prone
scrutinize
peruse
prostrate, liable
prone
commend, extol
deplore
stark, austere
ornate
Betty had no ________s about _______ing her marriage to Frederick, for she realized pretty quickly that he was not the one for her.
qualm, annul
preoccupy
obsess
lament, bemoan, bewail
deplore
disband, dismiss, disperse
muster
unconcerned, indifferent, apathetic
solicitous
After their morning __________, the boy scouts troop set upon the trail and hiked until they reached a ___________ that overlooked the lake.
muster, promontory
sedate, sober, prim
staid
inane, petty
frivolous
serious, important, significant
frivolous
gaudy, jaunty, unconventional
staid
Ebenezer Scrooge was ___________ed with wealth, and therefore __________ed the idea of wasting his hard-earned money on _________ decor for his counting office.
obsess, deplore, ornate