| Term | Definition |
|---|
| annul | to reduce to nothing to make ineffective to declare legally invalid or void |
| blase | indifferent bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures apathetic |
| bolster | to support give a boost to a long pillow or cushion a supporting post |
| deplore | to feel or express regret or disapproval |
| frivolous | of little importance not worthy of serious attention not meant seriously |
| muster | to bring together for service or battle to gather or summon to amount to comprise include a list of men military service a gathering accumulation |
| nonentity | a person or thing of no importance |
| obsess | trouble haunt or fill the mind |
| ornate | elaborately decorated showily splendid |
| oust | to remove drive out of a position or place |
| peruse | to read carefully through |
| porous | full of tiny holes able to be penetrated by air or water |
| promontory | a high point of land extending to water |
| prone | lying face down inclined likely |
| qualm | a pang of conscience uneasiness misgiving or doubt a feeling of faintness |
| recourse | a person or thing turned to for help or advice the act of seeking help or protection |
| residue | a remainder that which remains when a part has been used 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 to suffer undergo to bear up under withstand to affirm the validity of |
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