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Flashcards by Cassidy Long, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Cassidy Long
about 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| annul | (v.) to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void antonym(s): invalidate or cancel |
| blase | (adj.) indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures, apathetic antonym(s): enthusiastic |
| bolster | (v.) to support, give a boost to; (n.) a long pillow or cushion ; a supporting post antonym(s): weaken or impair |
| deplore | (v.) to feel or express regret or disapproval antonym(s): approve |
| frivolous | (adj.) of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously silly, foolish, or petty antonym(s): serious, important, significant |
| muster | (v.) to bring together for service or battle;, to gather or summon; to amount to, compromise, include (n.) a list of military personnel, a gathering, accumulation antonym(s): disband, disperse, dismiss |
| nonentity | (n.) a person or thing of little or no importance antonym(s): celebrity |
| obsess | (v.) to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind synonym: preoccupy |
| ornate | (adj.) elaborately decorated, showily splendid antonym(s): plain |
| oust | (v.) to remove, drive out of a position or place antonym(s): admit, welcome |
| peruse | (v.) to read thoroughly and carefully antonym(s): study, pore over, scrutinize |
| porous | (adj.) full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water antonym(s): airtight |
| promontory | (n.) a high point in land extending into water synonyms: cliff, jetty |
| prone | (adj.) lying face down; inclined, likely |
| qualm | (n.) a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea synonyms: regret, second thought |
| recourse | (n.) a person or thing turned to for help or advice, the act of seeking help or protection synonyms: remedy |
| residue | (n.) a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed synonyms: remnant, remains |
| solicitous | (adj.) showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something antonym(s): unconcerned, indifferent |
| staid | (adj.) serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct antonym(s): daring, informal |
| sustain | (v.) to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, under go; to bear up under, withstand, to affirm the validity of synonym: uphold |
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