Vocab 4 Flashcards

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Qualm

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

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Prone

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Lying face down ; likely too

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Recourse

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A person or thing turned to for help or advice ; the act of seeking help or protection .

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Solicitous

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Showing concern or care ; fearful or anxious about something or someone .

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Staid

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Serious and dignified ;

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Sustained

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To support; nourish ; keep up ; to suffer ; undergo

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Annual

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To reduce to nothing ; make ineffective or inappropriate ; to declare legally invalid or void

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Blasé

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Bored as a result of having enjoyed pleasures ;apathetic

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Bolster

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To support ; give a boost to ; a long pillow or cushion ; support cast

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Deplore

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To feel or express guilt or disapproval

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Frivolous

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Of little importance , not worthy of serous attention ;

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Muster

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To bring together for service or battle

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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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Elaborate , decorated , showily splendid

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Oust

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To remove , drive out of a position.