Unit 4 Flashcards
To reduce to nothing
Annul
Indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures
Blasé
To support, give a boost to
Bolster
To feel or express regret or disapproval
Deplore
Of little importance, not worthy of serious attention
Frivolous
To bring together for service or battle
Muster
A person or thing of no importance
Nonentity
To trouble, haunt, or fill the mind
Obsess
Elaborately decorated
Ornate
To remove, drive out of a position or place
Oust
To read thoroughly and carefully
Peruse
Full of tiny holes
Porous
A high point of land extending into water
Promontory
Lying face down
Prone
To gather or summon
Muster
A pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt
Qualm
A person or thing turned to for help or advice
Recourse
A remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed
Residue
Showing concern or care
Solicitous
Serious and dignified
Staid
To support, nourish, keep up
Sustain
To amount to, compromise, include
Muster
To make ineffective or inoperative
Annul
Apathetic
Blasé
A long pillow or cushion
Bolster
Not meant seriously
Frivolous
A list of military personnel
Muster
Showily splendid
Ornate
Able to be penetrated by air or water
Porous
Inclined, likely
Prone
A feeling of faintness or nausea
Qualm
The act of seeking help or protection
Recourse
Fearful of anxious about someone or something
Solicitous
Quiet or subdued in character or conduct
Staid
To suffer, undergo
Sustain
A gathering, accumulation
Muster
To declare legally invalid or void
Anull
A supporting post
Bolster
To bear up under
Sustain
A feeling of faintness or nausea
Qualm
To affirm the validity of
Sustain
