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Vocabulary #20

TermDefinition
to feel or express regret or disapproval deplore
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 muster
to remove, drive out of a position or place oust
serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct staid
to read thoroughly or carefully peruse
indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures blase
of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously frivolous
a person or thing of no importance nonentity
full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water porous
a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea qualm
break deplore into syllables de-plore
break muster into syllables mus-ter
break oust into syllables oust
break staid into syllables staid
break peruse into syllables pe-ruse
break blase into syllables bla-se
break frivolous into syllables friv-o-lous
break nonentity into syllables non-en-ti-ty
break porous into syllables po-rous
break qualm into syllables qualm
Many guests began to ______________ his lack of good manners after he repeatedly interrupted the speaker. deplore
He had to _________ every ounce of courage to face the bully standing in his way. muster
It is time to __________ the leader from the prominent position. oust
You should have a lawyer _________ the agreement before you sign it. peruse
She dressed in ______ grays and browns. staid
Her _______ response reflected a very detached attitude towards the news. blase
The committee dismissed the trivial idea as a _______ suggestion. frivolous
He found his voice and realized he would forever refuse to be treated as a ___________. nonentity
Their memory of the test material seemed as _________ as a sponge. porous
Most of the journalists have no ________ about criticizing him in their columns. qualm
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