 | Term | Definition |
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Annul |
to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void |
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Blase |
indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic |
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Bolster |
to suppost, give a boost |
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Deplore |
to feel or express regret or disapproval |
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Frivolous |
of little importance, not worthy or serious attention; not meant seriously |
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Muster |
to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include |
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Nonentity |
a person or thing of no importance |
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Obsess |
to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind |
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Ornate |
elaborately decorated; showily splendid |
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Oust |
To remove, drive out of a position or place |
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Peruse |
To read thoroughly and carefully |
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Porous |
Full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water |
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Promontory |
a high point of land extending into water |
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Prone |
lying face down; inclined, likely |
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Qualm |
a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea |
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Recourse |
a person of thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help of protection |
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Residue |
a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed |
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Solicitous |
showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something |
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Staid |
serious and disnified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct |
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Sustain |
to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of |
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