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vocabulary level c
Unit 4
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| annul | to reduce to nothing, to make ineffective or inoperative |
| blase | indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathtic |
| 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 importancee, no worthy o serious attenton; 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, of fill the mind |
| ornate | elaborately decorated; showily splendi |
| oust | to remove, drive out of a position or place |
| peruse | to read thoroughly and carfully |
| porous | full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air of water |
| promontory | a high point of land extending into water |
| prone | lying face down; inclined, likely |
| qualm | a pang of conscience uneasiness, misgiving or doubt; a feelig of faintness or nausea |
| recourse | a person or thing turned to for help or 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 dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct |
| sustain | to support, nurishk keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under withstand; to affirm the validity of |
| syn: foster, maintain | sustain |
| ant: gaudyk, jaunty,unconventional | staid |
| syn: sedate, sober, prim | staid |
| ant: unconcerned, indiffere ntm apathetic | solicitous |
| syn: remnant, remains, leavings | residue |
| syn: redress, remedy, resort | recourse |
| syn: regretk second thought, scruple | qualm |
| ant: standing upright, unlikely | prone |
| syn: prostrate, liable, apt | prone |
| syn: cliff, headland | promontory |
| ant: airtaight, waterproof, impermeable | porous |
| ant: airtight, waterproff, immpermeable | porous |
| syn: study, pore over, scrutinize | peruse |
| ant: admit, welcome | oust |
| syn: expel, eject | oust |
| syn: preoccupy | obsess |
| ant: celebrity, superstar | nonentity |
| syn: lament, bemoan, bewail | deplore |
| ant: approve, commend, extol | deplore |
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Lidiak