Vocabulary Unit 4
annul
To declare legally invalid
blasé
apathetic
bolster
To support or “give a boost”
deplore
To feel or express
disapproval
frivolous
Of little importance
muster
To gather or summon
To bring together for battle
nonentity
• A person or thing of little importance
obsess
• To fill the mind with
ornate
• decorated
oust
• To drive out of a place
peruse
• To read carefully
porous
• Full of tiny holes
promontory
• High point of land extending over water
prone
Lying face down
qualm
• Feeling of doubt
recourse
• To seek help
residue
• remainder
solicitous
• Showing concern or care
staid
Very serious
sustain
• To support
• To nourish