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Vocab units 4-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Blase | indifferent bored as have enjoyed many pleasures |
| Deplore | To feel or express regret or disapproval |
| Oust | to remove, drive out of position or place |
| Peruse | to read thoroughly and carefully |
| Promontory | a high point of land extending into water |
| Recourse | a person or thing turned to for help or advice |
| Solicitous | showing concern or care |
| Staid | serious and dignified |
| Addendum | a thing that is added |
| Aghast | filed with amazement, disgust, fear or terror |
| Prodigal | wastefully extravagant |
| Volatile | highly changeable |
| Aloof | withdrawn |
| Instill | to add gradually |
| Ostracize | to exclude from a group |