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8th vocab unit #4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| prone | lying face down |
| sustain | to support; nourish |
| staid | serious and dignified |
| solicitous | showing concern or care |
| residue | a remainder, used up or remove |
| recourse | a person or thing turned to for help or advice |
| qualm | a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving or doubt |
| promontory | a high point of land extending into the water |
| porous | full of tiny holes |
| peruse | to read thoroughly and carefully |
| Oust | to remove, drive out of position or place |
| Ornate | elaborately decorated |
| Obsess | to troubles, haunt, or fill the mind |
| Nonentity | a person or thing of no importance |
| Muster | to bring together for service or battle, to gather |
| Frivolous | of little importance, not worthy of serious attention |
| Deplore | to feel or express regret |
| Bolster | to support, give a boost to |
| Blasé | indifferent, bored with the many pleasures of life |
| Annul | to reduce to nothing, to make ineffective |