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Vocab Unit 4 Barrow
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Annul | to reduce to nothing. make ineffective |
| Blase | indifferent. bored as a result of having to many pleasures. |
| Bolster | to support, give a boost to. |
| deplore | to feel or express regret or disapproval |
| frivolous | of little importance, not worthy of serious attention |
| muster | to bring together for service or battle. to gather or summon |
| nonentity | a person or thing of no importance |
| obsess | to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind |
| ornate | elaborately decorated. showily splendid |
| oust | to remove, drive out of a position or place |
| peruse | to read thoroughly and carefully |
| porous | full of tiny holes. able to be penetrated by air or water |
| promontory | a high point of land extending into water |
| prone | lying face down |
| qualm | a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt. a feeling of faintness or nausea |
| recourse | a person or thing turned to for help or advice. the act of seeking for help or protection |
| residue | a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed |
| solicitous | showing concern or care. fearful or anxious about someone or something |
| staid | serious and dignified. quiet or subdued in character or conduct |
| sustain | to support, nourish, keep up. |