• verb- to completely destory (A hurricane could annihilate this town.)

• verb- to scold harshly or sharply (It isn't fair to berate me for an accident that wasn't my fault.)

• noun- the edge of something (A crow was perched on the brink of the roof.)

• verb- to work out or create something by thinking; to invent (Two prisoners worked together to devise an escape plan.)

• adjective- sleeping or as if sleeping; not active (Rosebushes are dormant in the winter, but they start to grow again in the spring.)

1. verb- to make a steady, low, humming or buzzing sound (Listen to the airplane engine drone.)
2. verb- to speak in dull, tiresome manner (If a speaker drones on, I get really bored.)
3. noun- a stead, low humming or buzzing sound (The drone of the dishwasher wasn't loud, but it still annoyed me.) 

1. verb- to set or fis firmly in [something] (It was necessary to embed the fence posts in cement so that they wouldn't wobble.)

• noun- very great excitement; a wild outburst of feeling or action (Five ambulances arrived at once, and the emergency room burst into a frenzy of noise and activity.)

• verb- to move swiftly and with great force (We watched the train hurtle past.)

• adjective- not likely to happen or be true; unlikely (My brother hopes to get a car for his birthday, but I think that's improbable.)

• noun- great risk or danger of loss, injury, or death (The troops at the front lines faced the greatest jeopardy.)

adjective

1. not careful or watchful enough; careless (Don't be lax about capitalizing proper nouns.)
2. allowing too much freedom; not strict (The coach was lax about whether we showed up for practice; so our team was pretty bad.)
3. not tense, tight, or firm; loose (A lax clothesline will droop.)

• adjective- barely enough or not enough in amount or quantity (The tiny store on the corner has only a meager supply of canned goods.)

• noun- anything that is an obstacle; someone or something that interrupts or gets in the way (A fallen tree created an obstruction in the road.)

• adjective- that cannot be denied; unquestionable; certain (Lily's talent is undeniable, but I wonder about her willingness to participate.)