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| annul
Brittany Spears annulled her first marriage. |
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| to reduce to nothing; ineffective; void |
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| blase
When the teacher talked about the book we were going to read everyone was very blase. |
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| indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures |
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| bolster
My friend tryed to bolster my confindence with a joke. |
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| bold, to support, give boost to |
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| deplore
The parents let the child know that they deplored his actions. |
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| to feel or express regret or disapproval |
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| frivolous
The elderly women's ideas on economy were very frivolous. |
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| of little importance, not worthy of serious attention. |
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| muster
The general mustered all the troops to battle that he could find. |
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| to bring together for service or battle |
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| nonentity
The orphan was a nonentity. |
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| a person or thing of no importance |
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| obsess
The memory of his dead wife obsessed the man for the rest of his life. |
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| to trouble haunt or fill the mind |
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| ornate
The elderly women's living room was very ornate. |
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| oust
The farmer tried to oust the mice out of his barn. |
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| peruse
The man had his lawyer peruse the will before signing it. |
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| to read thoroughly and carefully |
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| porous
The sponge is so very porous. |
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| promontory
We wanted to get a great picture of the sea, so we went out on a promonory. |
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| a high point of land extending into water. |
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| prone
The young boy was really prone to falling over. |
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| qualm
After disobeying her parents the girl had a qualm. |
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| recourse
When the feud got out of hand everyone knew that they needed a recourse of a teacher. |
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| a person or thing turned to for help or advice |
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| residue
After cleaning up the spilled juice there was still some sticky residue. |
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| a remainder, that which reamians when a part has been used up or removed |
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| sollcitous
After the big storm my mother was very sollcitous to me. |
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| staid
Everyone at the big party was very staid. |
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