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Chapter 4,5,6 vocab Flashcards

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to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void

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annul

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indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic

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blase’

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to support, give a boost to; a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post

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bolster

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to feel or express regret or disapproval

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deplore

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of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously

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frivolous

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to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include; a list of military personnel a gathering, accumulation

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muster

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a person or thing of no importance

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nonenitity

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to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

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obsess

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elaborately decorated; showily splendid

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ornate

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to remove, drive out of a position or place

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oust

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to read thoroughly and carefully

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peruse

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full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water

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porous

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a high point of land extending into water

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promontory

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lying face down; inclined likely

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prone

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a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt;a feeling of faintness or nausea

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qualm

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a person or thing turned for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection

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recourse

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a remainder, that which remains when a part of has been used up or removed

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residue

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showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something

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solicitous

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serious and dignified ; quiet or subdued in character or conduct

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staid

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to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of

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sustain

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a thing that is added; an appendix or addition to a book or written document

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addendum

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filled with amazement, disgust, feat, or terror

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aghast

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more than enough, large, spacious

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ample

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a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance

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apparition

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to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

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assert

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to crouch or shrink away in fear or shame

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cower

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to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; a feeling of contempt

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disdain

28
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a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

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epitaph

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having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase

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ethical

30
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humorous, not meant seriously

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facetious

31
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not able to be heard

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inaudible

32
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without restraint or control; unselective

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indiscriminate

33
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crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity

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intrigue

34
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an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice

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jurisdiction

35
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appearing true, reasonable, or fair

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plausible

36
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common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; a common person, member of the lower class

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plebeian

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wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; one who is wasteful and self-indulgent

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prodigal

38
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nearness, closeness

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proximity

39
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to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)

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pulverize

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highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state

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volatile

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embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed

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abashed

42
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withdrawn, standing apart from others by choice

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aloof

43
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great mental suffering, distress, or pain; to cause deep pain or sorrow

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anguish

44
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to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words;to fit together into a system; able to use language effectively expressed clearly and forcefully

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articulate

45
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to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from

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bask

46
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an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; to desert a cause or organization

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defect

47
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delicate skill; tact and cleverness; to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgment, or skillful evasion

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finesse

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to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited offensive way

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flaunt

49
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frank,direct, straightforward

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forthright

50
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cordial,pleasantly cheerful or warm

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genial

51
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to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in

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instill

52
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to exclude from a group, banish, send away

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ostracize

53
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forewarning or foreboding of a future event

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premonition

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a pen name, name assumed by a writer

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pseudonym

55
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to wash away impurities, clean up; the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

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purge

56
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to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position

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rehabilitate

57
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an effect or consequence of some action ore event , result; an echo or reverberation

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repercussion

58
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bold,determined; firm

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resolute

59
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able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily

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retenetive

60
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a person or thing carrying the blame for others

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scapegoat

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