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Unit Four Flashcards

1
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To make ineffective or inoperative

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Annul

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2
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To declare legally invalid or void

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Annul

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3
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indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures;

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Bláse

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Apathetic

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Blasé

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5
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To support, give a boost to

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Bolster

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A long pillow or cushion

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Bolster

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A supporting post

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Bolster

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8
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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

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Frivolous

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Not meant seriously

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Frivolous

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11
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to bring together for service or battle

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Muster

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12
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to gather or summon

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Muster

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13
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to amount to, comprise, include

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Muster

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14
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a list of men for military service

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Muster

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15
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a gathering, accumulation

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Muster

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16
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A person or thing of no importance

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Nonentity

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17
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to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind preoccupy

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Obsess

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18
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Elaborately decorated, showily splendid

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Ornate

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19
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to remove, drive out of a position or place

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Oust

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20
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To read thoroughly and carefully

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Peruse

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21
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Full of tiny holes

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Porous

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22
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Able to be penetrated by air or water

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Porous

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23
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a high point of land extending into water

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Promontory

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24
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Lying face down

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Prone

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25
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Inclined, likely

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Prone

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26
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a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt

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Qualm

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27
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a feeling of faintness or nausea

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Qualm

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A person or thing turned to for help or advice

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Recourse

29
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The act of seeking help or protection

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Recourse

30
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a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed

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Residue

31
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Showing concern or care

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Solicitous

32
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Fearful or anxious about someone or something

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Solicitous

33
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Serious and dignified

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Staid

34
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Quiet or sustained in character or conduct

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Staid

35
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To support, nourish, keep up

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Sustain

36
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To suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand

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Sustain

37
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To affirm the validity of

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Sustain

38
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To reduce to nothing

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Annul

39
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S for annul

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Cancel, abolish, nullify, invalidate

40
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S for bolster

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Strengthen, reinforce, buttress, validate

41
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S for deplore

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Lament, bemoan, bewail

42
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S for frivolous

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Silly, foolish, petty, inane, trifling

43
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S for muster

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Mobilize, marshal, roster, inventory

44
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S for nonentity

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Nobody

45
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S for obsess

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Preoccupy

46
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S for ornate

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Fancy, flashy, flamboyant, elaborate

47
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S for oust

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Expel, eject

48
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S for peruse

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Study, pore over, scrutinize

49
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S for porous

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Leaky, permeable

50
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S for promontory

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Cliff, headland

51
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S for prone

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Liable, prostrate, apt

52
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S for qualm

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Regret, second thought, scruple

53
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S for recourse

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Redress, remedy, resort

54
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S for residue

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Remnant, remains, leavings

55
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S for solicitous

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Concerned

56
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S for staid

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Sedate, sober, prim

57
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S for sustain

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Foster, maintain

58
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A for annul

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Validate, authorize, ratify

59
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A For blasé

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Enthusiastic, passionate, fervent

60
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A for bolster

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Undermine, Weaken impair

61
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a for deplore

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approve, commend, extol

62
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a for frivolous

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serious, important, significant

63
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a for muster

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disband, dismiss, disperse

64
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a for nonentity

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celebrity, superstar

65
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a for ornate

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simple, plain, stark, austere

66
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a for oust

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admit, welcome

67
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a for prone

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standing upright, unlikely

68
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a for solicitous

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unconcerned, indifferent, apathetic

69
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a for staid

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gaudy, jaunty, unconventional

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