Sadlier Oxford Level C Unit 4

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Solicitous

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(adj) showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something.

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Peruse

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(v) to read carefully and thoroughly.

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Qualm

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(n) a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea.

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Porous

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(adj) full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water.

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Obsess

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(v) to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind.

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Prone

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(adj) likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable.

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Frivolous

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(adj) not having any serious purpose or value; carefree and not serious.

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Staid

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(adj) sedate, respectable, and unadventurous; serious and dignified.

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Nonentity

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(n) a person or thing with no special or interesting qualities; an unimportant person or thing.

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Recourse

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(n) a source of help in a difficult situation; a way to get help or assistance.