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Vocab Unit 4 Level C
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop
Level C
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| annul | (v) to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void (syn) cancel, abolish, invalidate, nullify (ant) validate, authorize, ratify |
| balsé | (adj) indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures, apathetic (ant) enthusiastic, passionate, fervent |
| bolster | (v) to support, give a boost to; (n) a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post (syn) (v) strengthen, reinforce, buttress, validate (ant) (v) undermine, weaken, impair |
| deplore | (v) to feel or express regret or disapproval (syn) lament, bemoan, bewall (ant) approve, command, extol |
| frivolous | (adj) of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously (syn) silly, foolish, inane, petty, trifling (ant) serious, important, significant |
| muster | (v) to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon, to amount to , comprise, include (n) a list of men for military service; a gathering, accumulation (syn)(v) mobilize, marshal, (n)roster, inventory (ant) (v) disband, dismiss, disperse |
| nonentity | (n) a person or thing of no importance (syn) nobody, (ant) celebrity, superstar |
| obsess | (v) to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind (syn) preoccupy |
| ornate | (adj) elaborately decorated; showily splendid (syn) fancy, elaborate, flashy, flamboyant (ant) simple, plain, stark, austere |
| oust | (v) to remove, drive out of a position or place (syn) expel, eject (ant) admit, welcome |
| peruse | (v) to read thoroughly and carefully (syn) study, pore over, scrutinize |
| porous | (adj) full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water, (syn) leaky, permeable (ant) airtight, waterproof, impermeable |
| promontory | (n) a high point of hand extending into water (syn) cliff, headland |
| prone | (adj) lying face down; inclined, likely (syn) prostrate, liable, apt (ant) standing upright, unlikely |
| qualm | (n) a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea (syn) regret, second thought, scruple |
| recourse | (n) a person or thing turned to for help or advice, the act of seeking help or protection (syn) redress, remedy, resort |
| residue | (n) a remainder, that which remains when apart has been used up or removed (syn) remnant, remains, leavings |
| solicitous | (adj) showing concern or care; tearful or anxious about someone or something (syn) concerned, (ant) unconcerned, indifferent, apathetic |
| staid | (adj) serious or dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct (syn) sedate, sober, prim (ant) gaudy, jaunty, unconventional |
| sustain | (v) to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo, to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validiy of (syn) foster, maintain |
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