Vocabulary Units 4-6

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

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annul

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(adj) indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic

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blasè

Front 3

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

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bolster

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(v) to feel or express regret or disapproval

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deplore

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

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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

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muster

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(n) a person or thing of no importance

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nonentity

Front 8

(v) to trouble, haunt, or fill 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, drive out of position or place

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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; able to be penetrated by air of water

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porous

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(n) a high point of land extending into water

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promontory

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(adj) lying face down; inclined, likely

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prone

Front 15

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

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qualm

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

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recourse

Front 17

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

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residue

Front 18

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

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solicitous

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

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staid

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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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sustain

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(adj) filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

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aghast

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(adj) more than enough, large, spacious

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ample

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

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apparition

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(v) to declare ar state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefuly

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assert

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

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disdain

Front 26

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

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epitaph

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

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ethical

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(adj) humorous, not meant seriously

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facetious

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(adj) not able to be heard

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inaudible

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(adj) without restraint or control; unselective

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indiscriminate

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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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intrigue

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

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jurisdiction

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(adj) appearing true, reasonable, or fair

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plausible

Front 34

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

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plebeian

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(adj) wastefully extravagent; lavishly or generously abundant
(n) one who is wasteful and self-indulgent

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prodigal

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(n) nearness, closeness

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proximity

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

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pulverize

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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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sequel

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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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volatile

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

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cower

Front 41

(adj, part) embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed

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abashed

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

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aloof

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

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anguish

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(v) to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position

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rehabilitate

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(n) an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; and echo or reverberation

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repercussion

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(adj) bold, determined; firm

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resolute

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

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retentive

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

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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

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articulate

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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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bask

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

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defect

Front 52

(n) delicate skill; tact and cleverness
(v) to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgement, or skillful evasion

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finesse

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

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flaunt

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(adj) frank, direct, straightforward

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forthright

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(adj) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

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genial

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

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instill

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

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ostracize

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(n) forewarning or foreboding of a future event

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premonition

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

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pseudonym

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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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purge