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