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v-to support or nourish
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sustain
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adj-serious or dignified
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staid
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v-to declare void
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annul
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v-to support ;give boost to
n-a long pillow or cushion |
bolster
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v-to feel or express disapproval
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deplore
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adj-showing concern or care
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solicitous
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n-a remainder or what is left behind
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residue
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adj-not worthy of serious attention
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frivolous
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v-to bring together or gather
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muster
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n-a person or thing of no importance
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nonentity
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n-a person or thing to turn to for help; the act of seeking help
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recourse
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n-a feeling of doubt or uneasiness
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qualm
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adj-lying face down;likely
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prone
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n-a high point of land extending over water
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promontory
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v-to trouble, fill or haunt the mind
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obsess
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adj-elaborately decorated;showily splendid
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ornate
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v-to remove or drive out
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oust
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v-to read thoroughly and carefully
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peruse
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adj-full of tiny holes
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porous
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adj-indifferent or bored
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blase'
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