Unit 4 Vocab.

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solicitous

Back 1

adj.
showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something

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nonentity

Back 2

n.
a person or thing of no importance

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annul

Back 3

v.
to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void

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recourse

Back 4

n.
a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection

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bolster

Back 5

v.
to support, give a boost to
n.
a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post

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blase

Back 6

adj.
indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures

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staid

Back 7

adj.
serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct

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prone

Back 8

adj.
lying face down; inclined, likely

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peruse

Back 9

v.
to read thoroughly and carefully

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muster

Back 10

v.
to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon, include
n.
a list of men for military service; a gathering, accumulation

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residue

Back 11

n.
a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed

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promontory

Back 12

n.
a high point of land extending into water

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qualm

Back 13

n.
a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea

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obsess

Back 14

v.
to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

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porous

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adj.
full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water

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oust

Back 16

v.
to remove, drive out of a position or place

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frivolous

Back 17

adj.
of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously

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ornate

Back 18

adj.
elaborately decorated; showily splendid

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deplore

Back 19

v.
to feel or express regret or disapproval

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sustain

Back 20

v.
to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of