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| annul | to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void |
| annul | syn. cancel, abolish, invalidate, nullify |
| annul | ant. validate, authorize, ratify |
| blase | indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic |
| nonentity | a person or thing of no importance |
| blase | ant. enthusiastic, passionate, fervent |
| bolster | to support, give a boost to; a long pillow or cushion, a supporting post |
| bolster | syn. strengthen, reinforce, buttress, validate |
| bolster | ant. undermine, weaken, impair |
| deplore | to feel or express regret or disapproval |
| deplore | syn. lament, bemoan, bewail |
| deplore | ant. approve, commend, extol |
| frivolous | of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously |
| frivolous | syn. silly, foolish, inane, petty, trifling |
| frivolous | ant. serious important, significant |
| muster | to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include; a list of men for military service; a gathering, accumulation |
| muster | syn. mobilize, marsha; roster, inventory |
| muster | ant. disband, dismiss, disperse |
| nonentity | syn. nobody |
| nonentity | ant. celebrity, superstar |
| obsess | to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind |
| obsess | syn. preoccupy |
| ornate | elaborately decorated; showily spendid |
| ornate | syn. fancy, elaborate, flashy, blamboyant |
| ornate | ant. simple, plain, start, austere |
| oust | to remove, drive out of a position or place |
| oust | syn. expel, eject |
| oust | ant. admit, welcome |
| peruse | to read thoroughly and carefully |
| peruse | syn. study, pore over, scrutinize |
| porous | full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water |
| porous | syn. leaky, permeable |
| porous | ant. airtight, waterproof, impermeable |
| promontory | a high point of land extending into water |
| promontory | syn. cliff, headland |
| prone | lying face down, inclined, likely |
| prone | syn. prostrate, liable, apt |
| prone | ant. standing, upright, unlikely |
| qualm | a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea |
| qualm | syn. regret, second thought, scruple |
| recourse | a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection |
| recourse | syn. redress, remedy, resort |
| staid | serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct |
| residue | a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed |
| residue | syn. remnant, remains, leavings |
| solicitous | showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something |
| solicitous | syn. concerned |
| solicitous | ant. unconcerned, indifferent, apathetic |
| staid | syn. sedate, sober, prim |
| staid | ant. guady, jaunty, unconventional |
| sustain | to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of |
| sustain | syn. foster, maintain |
