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Vocab Unit 4
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7th Grade
10/29/2008

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annul
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to reduce to nothing; to make ineefective or inoperative; to declare legaally invalid or void
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blase
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indifferent boerd as a result of having enjoed man pleasures;apathetic
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bolster
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to support; give aboost to;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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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 sumon; to amount to comprise, include;a list of men for military service a gathering , accumulation
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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 troublehaunt or fill the mind
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ornate
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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 thoroughly and carefully
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porous
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full of tiny holes able to be penetrated by air or water
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promontory
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a high point of landextending 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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a 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 thingturned 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 aboutsomeone 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 upunder, withstand; to affirm the validity of
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