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Vocabulary 4
Term | Definition |
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bolster | (v) to support, give a boost to |
bolster | (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 face down; inclined, likely |
qualm | (N) a pang of conscious, 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; quit or subdued in character or conduct |
annul | (v) to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void. |
blase | (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 |
muster | (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 |
recourse | (N) a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection |
solicitous | (adj) showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something |
sustain | (v) to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of |