Vocabulary Week 8

1. Vocabulary Week 8 Campagna

2. annul • The state legislators voted by an overwhelming majority to annul the out-of-date law

3. annul • V. to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void

4. Blasé • Battle hardened soldiers may tend to become a bit blasé about the dangers they face.

5. Blasé • Adj. indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apethetic

6. bolster • When you write a research paper, you should always use appropriate facts to bolster your case.

7. bolster • V. to support, give a boost to; n. a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post

8. deplore • Social critics deplore what they believe is a widespread decline in good manners.

9. deplore • V. to feel or express regret or disaproval

10. frivolous • I’ll ignore your frivolous suggestion that the Giants are going to the Super Bowl.

11. frivolous • Adj. of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously

12. muster • You will need to muster up your courage to face the bully who has been tormenting you • The sleepy new recruits assembled on the parade ground for the early morning muster.

13. muster • V. to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; n. a list of men for military service; a gathering

14. nonentity • We may not be movie stars, but we did not deserve to be treated as nonentity by the headwaiter

15. nonentity • N. a person or thing of no importance

16. obsess • If you allow fear of failure to obsess you, you will find it difficult or even impossible to achieve your goals.

17. obsess • V. to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

18. ornate • If you ask me, an ornate gilded frame distracts the viewer’s eye from a simple drawing.

19. ornate • Adj. elaborately decorated

20. oust • Military leaders ousted the duly elected president and took over the government.

21. oust • V. to remove, drive out of a position or place