• verb- to walk in a relaxed or unhurried way (I love to amble in the woods in the morning.)

• noun- a state of hopeless confusion (I got off the train at the wrong station and looked around in bewilderment.)

adjective

1. having the ability to float or rise in air or liquid (Lucy's life jacket made her buoyant.)
2. having a light and cheerful attitude or spirit (Terry's buoyant response to the problem made us all believe it could be resolved.)

• adjective- able to catch fire and burn easily (Make sure that the candle flame isn't near anything combustible.)

• verb- to begin; to start (The next game will not commence until four o'clock.)

• rubbish, litter, or waste (A big wind blew the garbage cans over, scattering debris in the alley.)

• verb- to steal money that has been left in one's care of that one has been trusted with (The store owner discovered that one of her employees planned to embezzle the profits.)

• adjective- flowing smoothly; able to speak or write easily and rapidly (Rick speaks fluent French.)

• adjective- very thin and bony in appearance, as from hunger or illness (As the grass died from lack of rain, the cattle became gaunt.)

• noun- a color or shade of a color (Maria gave the fabric a lovely hue by soaking it in tea.)

adjective

1. not active or working (There is a lot to do, so none of us can be idle.)
2. lazy; unwilling to work (Our idle neighbor won't look for a job.)

verb

1. to do no work (Tomorrow I plan just to idle away the hours.)
2. to run a motor while it is not in gear (If you let the car idle awhile, it will warm up.)

• noun- ancestors or a list of ancestors (Our puppy has sheep dogs in his pedigree.)

• to give (something) up or let go (Your plan is hopeless, and you might as well relinquish it.)

• noun- the rescue of property from destruction or the property that is saved (The flames' heat prevented the salvage of any of our belongings.)
• veb- to save something from destruction (Drivers were able to salvage some items from the wrecked ship.)

adjective

1. extremely unfortunate or unhappy; miserable (The war made their lives wretched.)
2. in very poor condition or of very poor quality; terrible (My performance at bat was truly wretched.)