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CHS Vocab definitons
Vocab packet
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| annul | to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void. |
| Blase | indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic. |
| bolster | to support, give a boost to; a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post. |
| deplore | to feel or express regret or disapproval. |
| frivolous | of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously. |
| muster | to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include; a list of men for military service; a gathering, accumulation. |
| nonentity | a person or thing of no importance |
| obsess | to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind. |
| ornate | elaborately decorated; showily splendid. |
| oust | to remove, drive out of a postion or place. |
| peruse | to read thoroughly and carefully. |
| porous | full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water. |
| promontory | a high point of land extending into water. |
| prone | lying face down; inclined likely. |
| qualm | a pand of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea. |
| recourse | a person or thing turned to for help advice; the act of seeking help or protection. |
| residue | a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed. |
| solicitous | showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something. |
| staid | serious and degnified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct. |
| sustain | to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo, to bear up under, withstand; to affrim the validity of. |