Unit 4 Flashcards

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1
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To reduce to nothing

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Annul

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2
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Indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures

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Blasé

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3
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To support, give a boost to

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Bolster

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4
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To feel or express regret or disapproval

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Deplore

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5
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Of little importance, not worthy of serious attention

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Frivolous

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6
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To bring together for service or battle

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Muster

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7
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A person or thing of no importance

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Nonentity

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8
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To trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

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Obsess

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9
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Elaborately decorated

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Ornate

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10
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To remove, drive out of a position or place

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Oust

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11
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To read thoroughly and carefully

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Peruse

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12
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Full of tiny holes

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Porous

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13
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A high point of land extending into water

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Promontory

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14
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Lying face down

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Prone

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15
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To gather or summon

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Muster

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16
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A pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt

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Qualm

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17
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A person or thing turned to for help or advice

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Recourse

18
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A remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed

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Residue

19
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Showing concern or care

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Solicitous

20
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Serious and dignified

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Staid

21
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To support, nourish, keep up

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Sustain

22
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To amount to, compromise, include

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Muster

23
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To make ineffective or inoperative

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Annul

24
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Apathetic

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Blasé

25
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A long pillow or cushion

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Bolster

26
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Not meant seriously

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Frivolous

27
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A list of military personnel

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Muster

28
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Showily splendid

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Ornate

29
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Able to be penetrated by air or water

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Porous

30
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Inclined, likely

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Prone

31
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A feeling of faintness or nausea

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Qualm

32
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The act of seeking help or protection

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Recourse

33
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Fearful of anxious about someone or something

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Solicitous

34
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Quiet or subdued in character or conduct

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Staid

35
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To suffer, undergo

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Sustain

36
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A gathering, accumulation

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Muster

37
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To declare legally invalid or void

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Anull

38
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A supporting post

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Bolster

39
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To bear up under

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Sustain

40
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A feeling of faintness or nausea

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Qualm

41
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To affirm the validity of

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Sustain