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Unit 4
Marshall
20
General Vocab
8th Grade
11/01/2007

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annul
Definition
v. to reduce to nothing; abolish; nullify

ant: validate; authorize
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blase
Definition
adj. indifferent; apathetic

ant: enthusiastic, passionate
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bolster
Definition
v. to support; give a boost to; strengthen; validate
n. a long pillow or cushion, a supporting post

ant: undermine; impair
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deplore
Definition

 v. to feel or express regret; disapprove; 
lament; bewail

ant. approve; commend 

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frivolous
Definition
adj. of little importance, not worthy of serious attention, not meant seriously, silly, foolish

ant. serious, important
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muster
Definition
v. to bring together, to gather or summon; mobilize, marshal
n. a list of men for military service; a gathering; accumulation; roster, inventory

ant. (v)disband, dismiss, disperse
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nonentity
Definition
n. a person or thing of no importance

ant. celebrity
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obsess
Definition
v. to trouble, haunt, fill the mind, preoccupy
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ornate
Definition
adj. elabaorately decorated; showy flashy, flamboyant

ant: simple, stark, austere
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oust
Definition
v. to remove, drive out, expel, eject
ant: admit, welcome
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peruse
Definition
v. to read thoroughly, study, pore over, scrutinize
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porous
Definition
adj. full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water, leaky, permeable

ant: impermeable, waterproof, airtight
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promontory
Definition
n. a high point of land extending into water; cliff, headland
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prone
Definition
adj. lying face down; inclined; likely; prostrate; liable; apt

ant: standing upright; unlikely
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qualm
Definition
n. a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving or doubt; regret, second thought, scruple; a feeling of faintness or nausea
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recourse
Definition
n. the act of seeking help or protection; a person or thing turned to for help; redress, remedy, resort
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residue
Definition

a remainder; what remains when a part has been used; remnant, leavings

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

ant: unconcerned; indifferent; apathetic
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staid
Definition
adj. serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character; sedate, sober, prim

ant: gaudy, jaunty, unconventional
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sustain
Definition
v. to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer/undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the valididty of; foster, maintain
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