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Vocabulary Unit 4
Vocabulary unit 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bolster | (v.) To support, give a boost to. (n.) A long pillow or cushion; a supporting post. |
| Deplore | (v.) To feel or express regret or disapproval. |
| Frivolous | (adj.) Of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously. |
| Obsess | (v.) To trouble, haunt, or fill the mind. |
| Oust | (v.) To remove, drive out of a position or place. |
| Porous | (adj.) Full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water. |
| Prone | (adj.) Lying facedown; inclined, likely. |
| Qualm | (n.) A pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea. |
| Residue | (n.) A remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed. |
| Staid | (adj.) Serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct. |
| Annul | (v.) To reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void. |
| Blasé | (adj.) Indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic. |
| Muster | (v.) To bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include. (n.) A list of military personnel; a gathering, accumulation. |
| Nonentity | (n.) A person or thing of no importance. |
| Ornate | (adj.) Elaborately decorated; showily splendid. |
| Peruse | (v.) To read thoroughly and carefully. |
| Promontory | (n.) A high point of land extending into water. |