EB Academics Vocabulary Set A

a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt

• residue

• deplore

• qualm

• staid

serious and dignified

• frivolous

• staid

• residue

• prone

inclined, likely

• solicitous
• ornate
• blase
• prone

a remnant

• qualm

• bolster

• residue

• porous

full of tiny holes

• staid

• oust

• frivolous

• porous

obsess

• write timidly

• think about constantly

• talk casually

• qualm

oust

• study
• net
• chase
• remove

The wildfires raced north as high winds scattered a __________ of fine ash over scorched homes and burned-out acres.

• qualm

• deplore

• residue

• staid

If you are caught in an open field in a bad thunderstorm, lie ______ since the lightning bolts tend to be attracted to solitary, upright objects.

• frivolous
• porous
• prone
• solicitous

It's hard not to _________ about the radon gas in the basement because it's so worrisome.

• oust

• deplore

• residue

• obsess