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20 Cards in this Set
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to reduce to nothing ;to make ineffective or inoperative; to legally declare invalid or void.
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annul
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indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures;apathetic
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blase
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to support, give a boost to, a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post
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bolster
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to feel or express regret or dissaproval
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deplore
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of little importance, not worthy of serious attention, not meant seriously
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frivolous
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to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon, to amount to, to comprise, include;a list of men for the military service;a gathering, accumulation
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muster
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a person or thing of no importance
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nonentity
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to trouble, haunt or fill the mind
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obsess
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elaborately decorated, showily splendid
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ornate
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to remove, drive out of a position or place
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oust
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to read over thoroughly and carefully
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peruse
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full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water
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porous
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a high point of land extending into water
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promontory
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lying face down; inclined, likely
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prone
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a pang of concience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea
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qualm
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a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the actt of seeking help or protection
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recourse
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a remainder, tha which remains when a part has been used up or removed
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residue
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showing care or concern; fearful or anxious about someone or something
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solicitous
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serious and dignified; quiet and subdued in character or conduct
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staid
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to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo, to bear uo uder, withstand;to affirm the validity of
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sustain
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