Units 4-6

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annul

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(v.) to reduce to nothing, to make ineffective or inoperative, to declre legally invalid or void

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cancel abolish invalidate nullify

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blase

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(adj.) indiffernet, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures, apatheic

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antienthusiastic antipassonate

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bolster

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(v.) to support, give a boost, (n.) a long pillow or cousion a supporting post

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strengthen reinforce buttress validate

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deplore

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(v.) to feel or express regret or disapproval

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lament bemoan bewail

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frivolous

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(adj.) of little importance not worthy of serious attention not meant seriously

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silly foolish inane petty trifling

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muster

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(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

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(v.) moblize marshal (n.) roster, inventory

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nonenity

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(n.) a person or thing of no importance

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nobody

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obsess

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(v.) to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

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preoccupy

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ornate

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(adj.) elaborately decorated, showily wplendid

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fancy elaborate flashy flamboyant

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oust

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(v.) to remmove, drive out of position or place

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expel eject

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peruse

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(v.) to read thoroughly and carefully

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study pore over scrutinize

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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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leaky permeable

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promontory

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(n.) a high point of land extending into watert

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cliff headland

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prone

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(adj.) lying face down inclined, likely

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prostrate liable apt

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qualm

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(n.) a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt, a feeling of faintness or nauesa

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regret, second thought, scruple

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recourse

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(n.) person or thing turned to for help or advice the act of seeking help or protection

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redress remedy resort

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residue

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

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remnant, remains, leavings

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solicitous

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(adj.) showing concern or care, fearful or anxious about someone or something

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concerned

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staid

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(adj.) serious and dignified, quiet or subdued in character or conduct

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sedate, sober, prim

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rehabilitate

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(v.) to make over in good form,to restore to good condidtion or to a former position

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reclaim, rebuild, reform

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sustain

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

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foster, maintain

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aghast

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(adj.) filled with amazement, disgust, feaer, or terror

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shocked, horrified, stupefied

delighted overjoyed unmoved

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ample

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(adj.) more than enough, large, spacious

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sufficient, adequate, considerable

insufficient inadequate

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apparition

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(n.) a ghost or ghostly figure, an unexplained or unusual appearance

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phantom, specter

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assert

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(v.) to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend put forward forcefully

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affirm, avow

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cower

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(v.) to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame

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cringe flinch

stand up to

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disdain

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(v.) to look upon with scorn, to refuse, scornfully, (n.) a feeling of contempt

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spurn, reject

revere, venerate, esteem, respect

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epitaph

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(n.) a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

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tombstone inscription

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ethical

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(adj.) having to d owith morals, values, right and wrong, in accordance, with standards of right conduct, requiring a prescription for purchase

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uprighth, virtuous, honorable

immoral, unscrupulous, dishonest

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faceitous

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(adj.) humorous, not meant seriously

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comical, witty, tongue-in-cheek

serious, humorless

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inaudible

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(adj.) not able to be heard

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faint, indistinct

audible, easily heard

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indiscriminate

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(adj.) without restraint or control, unselective

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haphazard, random, uncritical

selective, discriminating, judicious

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intrigue

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(n.) crafty dealings, underhanded plotting, (v.) to form and carry out plots, to puzzle or excite the curiosity

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(n.) scheme, plot, conspiracy

fair play

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jurisdiction

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(n.) an area of authority or control, the right to administer justice

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purview

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plausible

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(adj.) appearing true, reasonable, or fair

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believeable, probable

improbable, far-fetched

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prodigal

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(adj.) wastefully extravagant, lavishly or generously abundant, (n.) one who is wasteful and self-indulgent

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(adj.) improvident (n.) spendthift, wastrel adj.-frugal, economical, stingy, miserly

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plebeian

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(adj.) common vulgar belonging to the lower class (n.) a common person, member of lower class

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(adj.) lowborn, proletarian, coarse, unrefined

aristocratic, refined, cultivate

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proimity

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(n.) nearness, closeness

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distance remoteness

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pulverize

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(v.) to grind or pound to a powder or dust, to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)

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crush demolish

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sequel

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(n.) that which follows, a result, a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier

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follow-up continuation

preclude, overture curtain-raiser

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volatile

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(adj.) highly changeable, fickle tending to become violent or explosive, changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state

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unstable, erratic

stable, steady, static, inert, dormant

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abashed

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(adj., part.) embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed

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unembarrassed, unashamed

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aloof

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(adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a matter of choice)

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distant, cold, standoffish

involved, sociable

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anguish

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(n.) great mental suffering, distress, or pain (v.) to be deeply tormented pain or sorrow

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(n.) misery, woe, torment

(n.) joy, delight, peace of mind

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articulate

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(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

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(v.) enunciate, expound (adj.) glib, eloquent

adj. tongue-tied mumbled, incoherent

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bask

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(v.) to be in, or expose oneself to , pleasant warmth, to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from

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wallow revel

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defect

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(n.) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind (v.) to desert a casue or organization

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finesse

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(n.) delicate skill, tact and cleverness, (V.) TO ACCOMPLISH something by cleverness, good judgement, or skillful evasion

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(n.) delicacy, subtlety

clumsiness, awkwardness

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repercussion

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(n.) an effect or consquence of some action or event, result, an echo or reverberation

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cause, source

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resolute

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(adj.) bold, determined, firm

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steadfast, unflinching

weak, spineless, indecisive

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retentive

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(adj.) able to hold, keep, or recall, retaining knowledge easily

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porous, forgetful

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scapegoat

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(n.) a person or thing carrying the blame for others

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fall guy, whipping boy

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flaunt

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(v.) to wave or flutter showily, to display in a conceited, offensive way

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show off

hide downplay

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forthright

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(adj.) frank, direct, straightforward

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candid, blunt

indirect, evasive, decietful, two-faced

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genial

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(adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

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friendly, amiable

cold, unfriendly, unsociable

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instill

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(v.) to add gradually, to introduce or cause to be taken in

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implant, infuse, inculcate

root out, eradicate, extirpate

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ostracize

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(v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away

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cast out , expel, blackball, snub

fraternize with, associate with

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premonition

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(n.) forewrning or foreboding of a future event

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presentiment

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pseudonym

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(n.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer

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nom de plume

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purge

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(v.) to wash away impurities, clean up (n.) the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

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(v.) cleanse, purify

pollute, contaminate, defile