Unit 4 Flashcards

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Annul

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To reduce to nothing to make ineffective

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Blasé

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Indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed to any pleasures, apathetic

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Bolster(v)

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To support

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Bolster(n)

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A long pillow or cushion, a support post

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5
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Deplore

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To feel or express regret or disapproval

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Frivolous

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Of little importance, not worthy of serious attention

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Muster(v)

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To bring together for service or battle

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Muster(n)

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A list of military personal, a gathering, accumulation

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Nonentity

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A person or thing of no importance

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Obsess

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To trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

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Ornate

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Elaborately decorated

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Oust

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To remove , drive out of position or place

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Peruse

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To read thoroughly and carefully

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14
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Porous

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Full of tiny holes, able to be filled with air or water

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Promontory

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A high point of land extending into water

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Prone

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Lying face down, inclined; likely

17
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Qualm

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A pang of conscience, doubt, uneasiness; feeling of faintness or nausea

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Recourse

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A person or thing to for help or advice: the act of seeking help

19
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Residue

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A remainder

20
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Solicitous

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Showing concern or care

21
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Staid

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Serious; quiet subdue in character or conduct

22
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Sustain

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Support, suffer, to affirm