was babbling, After a while, I had no idea what Karen ___ on about. (= to keep talking in a confused way), prune, After the rosebush has flowered, you should ___ some of the stems back. (= to cut off some of the branches of a tree or bush), sequent, As a ___ of the storm, several houses were badly damaged. (= a consequence; a result), deprived, Despite coming from a ___ and impoverished area, Mary went on to become a successful academic. (= suffering from a lack of basic needs), exacerbate, Dust and other pollutants are known to ___ the symptoms of asthma. (= to make a bad situation worse), tenacity, He showed great ___ to finish the marathon with his knee injury. (= perseverance; determination), glancing, I knew James was impatient to leave because he kept ___ at his watch. (= to quickly look at sb/sth), frowned upon, In some countries, using your cell phone in public is ___ and actively discouraged. (= to publicly disapprove of sth), drained, Jane felt ___ after a long week at work, and looked forward to recharging her batteries over the weekend. (= tired from over exertion), staggering, Janet got a massive shock when she saw the ___ cost of her phone bill. (= very shocking), deficient, Jessica’s doctor told her that she needs to eat more red meat because she’s ___ in iron. (= lacking in sth), trusting, People are too when they use their credit cards online without checking the website’s authenticity. (= credulous; believing that all people are honest), congeniality, The ___ of the guests made the dinner party even more memorable. (= friendliness and pleasantness), impetus, The discovery of the new breakthrough gave a new ___ to the medical researchers to continue their work. (= the energy that makes sth happen or progress more quickly), dwellings, The ___ were built by the company to house the families of the workers employed in their factories. (= a place where sb lives), devoid, The film was ___ of excitement; I found it incredibly boring. (= lacking in sth necessary), gawked, The hungry boy ___ at the cake through the bakery window. (= to stare at sth with an open mouth), quibbling, The two siblings wouldn’t stop ___ with each other, so their parents had to separate them. (= to argue over trivial things), forsake, The vegetarian vowed never to ___ her principles by eating meat. (= to relinquish sth valued or pleasant), lingered, We ___ at dinner and missed the beginning of the opera. (= to stay somewhere longer than necessary).

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