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Unit 4 Vocab

TermDefinition
annul D: to reduce to nothing/ to make ineffective or inoperative/ to declare legally invalid or void. S: cancel/ abolish/ invalidate/ nullify. A: authorize/ validate/ ratify.
blase D: indifferent/ bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures/ apathetic. A: enthusiastic/ passionate/ fervent.
bolster D: to give support or a boost to. S: reinforce/ validate/ strengthen. A: undermine/ weaken/ impair.
deplore D: to feel or express regret or disapproval. S: lament/ bemoon/ bewait. A: approve/ commend/ extol.
frivolous D: of little importance/ not worthy of serious attention. S: silly/ foolish/ inane/ petty. A: serious/ important/ significant.
muster D: to bring together for service or battle/ to gather or summon/ to amount to, compromise, include. S: mobilize/ summon/ gather. A: disband/ dismiss/ disperse.
nonentity D: person or thing of no importance. S: nobody. A: celebrity.
obsess D: to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind of. S: preoccupy. A: aloof.
ornate D: elaborately decorated/ showily splendid. S: fancy/ flashy/ embellished. A: plain/ stark/ austere.
oust D: to remove, to drive out of a position or place. S: expel/ eject. A: admit/ welcome.
peruse D: To (to) read through thoroughly and carefully. S: study/ pore over/ scrutinize.
porous D: full of tiny holes/ air or water is able to pass through. S: leaky/permeable. A: airtight/ impermeable.
promontory D: a high point of land extending into water. S: cliff/ jetty/ outcrop.
prone D: lying face down/ inclined/ likely. S: liable/ susceptible/ predisposed. A: unlikely/ standing/ upright.
qualm D: a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt/ A (a) feeling of faintness or nausea. S: regret/ second thought/ reservation.
recourse D: a person or thing turned to for help or advice/ the act of seeking help or protection. S: redress/ remedy/ resource/ option. A: blockage/ obstruction/ stop.
residue D: a remainder, which remains when a part has been used up or removed. S: remnant/ remains/ leavings.
solicitous D: showing concern or care/ Fearful (fearful) or anxious about someone or something. S: concerned/ mindful/ attentive. A: unconcerned/ indifferent/ apathetic.
staid D: serious or dignified/ quiet or subdued in character or conduct. S: grave/ solemn/ sober/ prim. A: unconventional/ giddy/ playful.
sustain D: to support, nourish, keep off, to suffer, undergo, to bear up under, withstand. S: foster/ uphold. A: discontinue/ stop/ hinder.
Created by: Creamcheese123
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