(n.) A list of things to be considered or done.

(adj.) Close or near; sharing a border, wall of point.

(v.) To lessen the strength of something by mixing it with something else.

(n.) Talk or stories about someone that may not be true (rumors).

When office workers catch up on the latest ________________ around the water cooler, they are continuing a long-standing tradition that probably also occurred on the sailing ships of yore.

If the soup is too thick, add a little milk to ________________ it.

The noisy guests in an ________________ hotel room kept us awake.

The first item on the Student Senate's ________________ is the class party, then they will discuss other business.

With over a billion hits each day, Google is the ________________ of search engines.