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Vocabulary Units 4

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Define Annul (v.) to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void
Define Blase (adj.) indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic
Define Bolster (v.) to support, give a boost to; (n.) a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post
Define Deplore (v.) to feel or express regret or disapproval
Define Frivolous (adj.) of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously
Define Muster (v.) to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include; (n.) a list of military personnel; a gathering, accumulation
Define Nonentity (n.) a person or thing of no importance
Define Obsess (v.) to trouble, haunt, or fill the head
Define ornate (adj.) elaborately decorated; showily splendid
Define oust (v.) to remove, drive out of a position or place
Define peruse (v.) to read thoroughly and carefully
Define porous (adj.) full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or by water
Define promontory (n.) a high point of land extending into water
Define prone (adj.) lying face down; inclined, likely
Define qualm (n.) a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea
Define recourse (n.) a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection
Define residue (n.) a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed
Define solicitous (adj.) showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something
Define staid (adj.) serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct
Define sustain (v.) to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear under, withstand; to affirm the validity of
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