Vocab Unit 4 Flashcards
What is indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic
Blasé
What is to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void
Annul
What is to support, give a boost to; (n.) a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post
Bolster
What is to feel or express regret or disapproval
Deplore
What is of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously
Frivolous
What is to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include; (n.) a list of men for military service; a gathering, accumulation
Muster
What is a person or thing of no importance
Nonentity
What is to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind
Obsess
What is elaborately decorated; showily splendid
Ornate
What is to remove, drive out of a position or place
Oust
What is to read thoroughly and carefully
Peruse
What is full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water
Porous
What is a high point of land extending into water
Promontory
What is lying face down; inclined, likely
Prone
What is a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nause
Qualm
