annul

(v.) to reduce to thing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void

s:  cancel, abolish, invalidate, nullify

a:  validate, authorize, ratify

blase`

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

a:  entusiastic, passionate, fervent

bolster

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

s:  (v) strengthen, reinforce, buttress, validate

a:  (v) undermine, weaken, impair

deplore

(v) to feel or express regret or disapproval

s:  lament, bemoan, bewail

a:  approve, commend, extol

frivolous

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

s:  silly, foolish, inane, petty, trifling

a:  serious, important, significant

muster

(v) to bring together for service or battle, to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include; (n) a lit of men for military service, a gathering, accumulation

s:  (v) mobilize, marshal; (n) roster, inventory

a:  (v) disband, dismiss, disperse

nonentity

(N) a person or thing of no importance

s:  nobody

a:  celebrity, superstar

obsess

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

s:  preoccupy

ornate

(adj) elaborately decorated; showily splendid

s:  fancy, elaborate, flashy, flamboyant

a:  simple, plain, stark, austere

oust

(v) to remove, drive out of a position or place

s:  expel, eject

a:  admit, welcome

peruse

(v) to read thoroughly and carefully

s:  study, pore over, scrutinize

porous

(adj) full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water

s:  leaky, permeable

a:  airtight, waterproof, impermeable

promontory

(n) a high point of land extending into water

s:  cliff, headland

prone

(adj) lying face down; inclined, likely

s:  prostrate, liable, apt

a:  standing upright, unlikely

qualm

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

s:  regret, second thought, scruple

recourse

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

s:  redress, remedy, resort

residue

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

s:  remnant, remains, leavings

solicitous

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

s:  concerned

a:  unconcerned, indifferent, apathetic

staid

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

s:  sedate, sober, prim

a:  gaudy, jaunty, unconventional

sustain

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

s:  foster, maintain