Quizlet UNIT 4 VOCABULARY

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  1. annul: to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void *SYN* cancel, abolish, invalidate, nullify *ANT* validate, authorize, ratify
  2. blasé: indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic *SYN* enthusiastic, passionate, fervent
  3. bolster: (v.) to support, give a boost to; (n.) a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post *SYN* strengthhen, reinforce, buttress, validate *ANT* undermine, weaken, impair
  4. deplore: to feel or express regret or disapproval *SYN* lament, bemoan, bewail *ANT* approve, commend, extol
  5. frivolous: of lttle importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously *SYN* silly, foolish,inane, petty, trifiling *ANT* serious,important, significant
  6. muster: (v.) to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include; (n.) al ist of men for military service; a gathering, accumulation *SYN* (v.) mobilize, marshal (n.) roster, inventory *ANT* (v.) disband, dismiss, disperse
  7. nonentity: (n.) person or thing of no importance *SYN* nobody *ANT* celebrity, superstar
  8. obsess: to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind *SYN* preoccupy
  9. ornate: elaborately decorated; showily splendid *SYN* fancy, elaborate, flashy flamboyant *ANT* simple, plain, stark, austere
  10. oust: to remove, drive out of a position or place *SYN* expel, eject *ANT* admit, welcome
  11. peruse: to read thoroughly and carefully *SYN* study, pore over, scrutinize
  12. porous: full of tine holes; able to be penetrated by air or water *SYN* leaky, permeable *ANT* airtight, waterproof, impermeable
  13. promontory: high point of land extending into water *SYN* cliff, headland
  14. prone: lying face down; inclinded, likely *SYN* prostrate, liable, apt *ANT* standing upright, unlikely
  15. qualm: pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea *SYN* regret, second thought, scruple
  16. recourse: person or thing turned to for help or advice; act of seeking help or protection *SYN* redress, remedy, resort
  17. residue: remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed *SYN* remnant, remains, leavings
  18. solicitous: showing concern or care; fearful or anxious in character or conduct *SYN* concerned *ANT* unconcerned, indifferent, apathetic
  19. staid: serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct *SYN* sedate, sober, prim *ANT* gaudy, jaunty, unconventional
  20. sustain: support, noursih, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of *SYN* foster, maintain