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Unit 4

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annul   to reduce to nothing, to make ineffective or inoperative  
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blase   indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathtic  
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bolster   to support, give a boost to; a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post  
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deplore   to feel or express regret or disapproval  
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frivolous   of little importancee, no worthy o serious attenton; not meant seriously  
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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  
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nonentity   a person or thing of no importance  
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obsess   to trouble, haunt, of fill the mind  
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ornate   elaborately decorated; showily splendi  
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oust   to remove, drive out of a position or place  
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peruse   to read thoroughly and carfully  
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porous   full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air of water  
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promontory   a high point of land extending into water  
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prone   lying face down; inclined, likely  
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qualm   a pang of conscience uneasiness, misgiving or doubt; a feelig of faintness or nausea  
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recourse   a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection  
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residue   a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed  
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solicitous   showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something  
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staid   serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct  
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sustain   to support, nurishk keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under withstand; to affirm the validity of  
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syn: foster, maintain   sustain  
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ant: gaudyk, jaunty,unconventional   staid  
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syn: sedate, sober, prim   staid  
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ant: unconcerned, indiffere ntm apathetic   solicitous  
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syn: remnant, remains, leavings   residue  
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syn: redress, remedy, resort   recourse  
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syn: regretk second thought, scruple   qualm  
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ant: standing upright, unlikely   prone  
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syn: prostrate, liable, apt   prone  
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syn: cliff, headland   promontory  
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ant: airtaight, waterproof, impermeable   porous  
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ant: airtight, waterproff, immpermeable   porous  
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syn: study, pore over, scrutinize   peruse  
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ant: admit, welcome   oust  
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syn: expel, eject   oust  
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syn: preoccupy   obsess  
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ant: celebrity, superstar   nonentity  
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syn: lament, bemoan, bewail   deplore  
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ant: approve, commend, extol   deplore  
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