1561-1620

annul

(v.) to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void

peruse

(v:) to read thoroughly and carefully

porous

(adj.) full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water

promontory

(n.) a high point of land extending into water

prone

(adj.) lying face down; inclined, likely

qualm

(n.) a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea

recourse

(n.) a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection

residue

(n.) a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed

solicitous

(adj.) showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something

staid

(adj.) serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct

sustain

( v.) to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of

aghast

(adj.) filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

ample

(adj.) more than enough, large, spacious

apparition

(n.) a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance

assert

( v:) to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

cower

(v.) to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame

disdain

(v.) to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; (n.) a feeling of contempt

epitaph

(n.) a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

ethical

(adj.) having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase

facetious

(adj.) humorous, not meant seriously

inaudible

(adj.) not able to be heard

indiscriminate

(adj.) without restraint or control; unselective

intrigue

(n.) crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; ( v.) to form and carry

out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity

jurisdiction

(n.) an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice

plausible

(adj.) appearing true, reasonable, or fair

plebeian

(adj.) common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; (n.) a

common person, member of the lower class

prodigal

(adj.) wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant;

(n.) one who is wasteful and self-indulgent

proximity

(n.) nearness, closeness

pulverize

(v.) to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or

overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)

sequel

(n.) that which follows, a result; a literary work or film continuing

the story of one written or made earlier

volatile

(adj.) highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or

explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state

abashed

(adj., part.) embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed

aloof

(adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others (usually as a

matter of choice)

anguish

(n.) great mental suffering, distress, or pain; (v:) to be deeply

tormented by pain or sorrow

articulate

(v:) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit

together into a system; (adj.) able to use language effectively;

expressed clearly and forcefully

bask

(v:) to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take

pleasure in or derive enjoyment from

defect

(n.) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; (v.) to desert a

cause or organization

finesse

(n.) delicate skill; tact and cleverness; (v.) to accomplish

something by cleverness, good judgment, or skillful evasion

flaunt

(v.) to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way

forthright

(adj.) frank, direct, straightforward

genial

(adj.) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

instill

(v.) to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in

ostracize

(v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away

premonition

(n.) forewarning or foreboding of a future event

pseudonym

(n.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer

purge

(v.) to wash away impurities, clean up; (n.) the process of

getting rid of something or someone decisively

rehabilitate

(v.) to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or

to a former position

repercussion

(n.) an effect or consequence of some action or event, result;

an echo or reverberation

resolute

(adj.) bold, determined; firm

retentive

(adj.) able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily

blase

(adj.) indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic

bolster

(v.) to support, give a boost to; (n.) a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post

deplore

( v.) to feel or express regret or disapproval

frivolous

(adj.) of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously

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

nonentity

(n.) a person or thing of no importance

obsess

( v:) to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

ornate

(adj.) elaborately decorated; showily splendid

oust

(v:) to remove, drive out of a position or place

scapegoat

(n.) a person or thing carrying the blame for others

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