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8th Grade
10/23/2012
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annul
 Definition
to reduce to nothing
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annul
 Definition
to make ineffective or inoperative
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annul
 Definition
to declare legally invalid or void
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blase
 Definition
indifferent
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blase
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bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures
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blase
 Definition
apathetic
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bolster
 Definition
to give a boost to
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bolster
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a long pillow or cushion
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bolster
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a supporting post
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deplore
 Definition
to feel or express regret or disapproval
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frivolous
 Definition
of little importance
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frivolous
 Definition
not worthy of serious attention
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frivolous
 Definition
not meant seriously
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muster
 Definition
to bring together for service or battle
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muster
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to gather or summon
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muster
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to amount to, comprise, include
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muster
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a list of men for military service
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muster
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a gathering, accumulation
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nonentity
 Definition
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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ornate
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elaborately decorated
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ornate
 Definition
showily splendid
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oust
 Definition
to remove
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oust
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to drive out of position or place
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peruse
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to read thoroughly and carefully
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porous
 Definition
full of tiny holes
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porous
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able to be penetrated by air or water
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promontory
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a high point of land extending into water
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prone
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lying face down
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prone
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inclined
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prone
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likely
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qualm
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a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving or doubt
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qualm
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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
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recourse
 Definition
the act of seeking help or protection
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residue
 Definition
a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed
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solicitous
 Definition
showing concern or care
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solicitous
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fearful or anxious about someone or something
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staid
 Definition
serious and dignified
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staid
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quiet or subdued in character or conduct
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sustain
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nourish
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sustain
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keep up
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sustain
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to suffer, undergo
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sustain
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to bear up under
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sustain
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to withstand
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sustain
 Definition
to affirm the validity of
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