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unit 4 vocab
sadlier oxford vocabulary workshop
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English
8th Grade
02/03/2010

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