Units 4-6
Terms
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- annul
- (v.) to reduce to nothing, to make ineffective or inoperative, to declre legally invalid or void
- blase
- (adj.) indiffernet, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures, apatheic
- bolster
- (v.) to support, give a boost, (n.) a long pillow or cousion a supporting post
- deplore
- (v.) to feel or express regret or disapproval
- frivolous
- (adj.) of little importance not worthy of serious attention not meant seriously
- muster
- (v.) t obring together for serivce or battle to gather or summon to amount to, comprise, include, (n.) a list of men for military serivce a gathering accumulation
- nonenity
- (n.) a person or thing of no importance
- obsess
- (v.) to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind
- ornate
- (adj.) elaborately decorated, showily wplendid
- oust
- (v.) to remmove, drive out of position or place
- peruse
- (v.) to read thoroughly and carefully
- porous
- (adj.) full of tiny holes, able to be penetrated by air or water
- promontory
- (n.) a high point of land extending into watert
- prone
- (adj.) lying face down inclined, likely
- qualm
- (n.) a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt, a feeling of faintness or nauesa
- recourse
- (n.) person or thing turned to for help or advice the act of seeking help or protection
- residue
- (n.) a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed
- solicitous
- (adj.) showing concern or care, fearful or anxious about someone or something
- staid
- (adj.) serious and dignified, quiet or subdued in character or conduct
- rehabilitate
- (v.) to make over in good form,to restore to good condidtion or to a former position
- sustain
- (v.) to support, nourish, keep up, to suffer, undergo, to bear up under, withstand, to affirm the validity of
- aghast
- (adj.) filled with amazement, disgust, feaer, or terror
- ample
- (adj.) more than enough, large, spacious
- apparition
- (n.) a ghost or ghostly figure, an unexplained or unusual appearance
- assert
- (v.) to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend put forward forcefully
- cower
- (v.) to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
- disdain
- (v.) to look upon with scorn, to refuse, scornfully, (n.) a feeling of contempt
- epitaph
- (n.) a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone
- ethical
- (adj.) having to d owith morals, values, right and wrong, in accordance, with standards of right conduct, requiring a prescription for purchase
- faceitous
- (adj.) humorous, not meant seriously
- inaudible
- (adj.) not able to be heard
- indiscriminate
- (adj.) without restraint or control, unselective
- intrigue
- (n.) crafty dealings, underhanded plotting, (v.) to form and carry out plots, to puzzle or excite the curiosity
- jurisdiction
- (n.) an area of authority or control, the right to administer justice
- plausible
- (adj.) appearing true, reasonable, or fair
- prodigal
- (adj.) wastefully extravagant, lavishly or generously abundant, (n.) one who is wasteful and self-indulgent
- plebeian
- (adj.) common vulgar belonging to the lower class (n.) a common person, member of lower class
- proimity
- (n.) nearness, closeness
- pulverize
- (v.) to grind or pound to a powder or dust, to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)
- sequel
- (n.) that which follows, a result, a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier
- volatile
- (adj.) highly changeable, fickle tending to become violent or explosive, changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state
- abashed
- (adj., part.) embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed
- aloof
- (adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice)
- anguish
- (n.) great mental suffering, distress, or pain (v.) to be deeply tormented pain or sorrow
- articulate
- (v.) to pronouce distinctly, to express well in words, to fit together into a system (adj.) albe to use language effectively, espressed clearly and forcefully
- bask
- (v.) to be in, or expose oneself to , pleasant warmth, to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from
- defect
- (n.) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind (v.) to desert a casue or organization
- finesse
- (n.) delicate skill, tact and cleverness, (V.) TO ACCOMPLISH something by cleverness, good judgement, or skillful evasion
- repercussion
- (n.) an effect or consquence of some action or event, result, an echo or reverberation
- resolute
- (adj.) bold, determined, firm
- retentive
- (adj.) able to hold, keep, or recall, retaining knowledge easily
- scapegoat
- (n.) a person or thing carrying the blame for others
- flaunt
- (v.) to wave or flutter showily, to display in a conceited, offensive way
- forthright
- (adj.) frank, direct, straightforward
- genial
- (adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm
- instill
- (v.) to add gradually, to introduce or cause to be taken in
- ostracize
- (v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away
- premonition
- (n.) forewrning or foreboding of a future event
- pseudonym
- (n.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer
- purge
- (v.) to wash away impurities, clean up (n.) the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively