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ANNUL/VERB

THE GOVERNMENT ANNULED OUR RIGHTS

BLASE/ADJECTIVE

HE HAD DONE THE TASK SO MANY TIMES, HE HAD BECOME BLASÉ.

BOLSTER/VERB\NOUN

THE PILLOWS BOLSTERED MY BACK SUPPORT

DEPLORE/VERB

  • He deplored the fact that he had sent
  • the shark into outer space, where it would surely
  • die from a lack of oxygen.

FRIVOLOUS/ADJECTIVE

THEY ARGUED OVER THE FRIVOLOUS MATTER FOR HOURS.

MUSTER\VERB/NOUN

THE TACTICIAN MUSTERED ALL THE TROOPS TO LAUNCH A FATAL ATTACK.

NONENTITY

THE MAN AT THE PARTY WAS SUCH A NONENTITY, NO ONE NOTICED HIM.

OBSSES/VERB

THE GROUP OBSESSED ABOUT THE ISSUE FOR HOURS.

ORNATE/ADJECTIVE

THE HOUSE HAD SUCH ORNATE FURNATURE, IT LOOKED LIKE IT CAME FROM THE 1800'S

OUST/VERB

KIM JONG UN OUSTED THE SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT OUT.

PERUSE/VERB

I PERUSED THE INFORMATION, AND READ THROUGH EVERY BOOK TO FIND IT.

POROUS/ADJECTIVE

THE SPONGE WAS POROUS AND SO ALL THE WATER DRIPPED OUT.
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PROMONTORY/NOUN

AS I LOOKED OUT FROM THE PROMONTORY, I SAW THE SPARKLING OCEAN.
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PRONE/ADJECTIVE

THE MAN DIVED SO HE WAS PRONE THEN CONTINUED TO CRAWL AROUND.
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QUALM/NOUN

I HAVE NO QUALMS ABOUT CUTTING DOWN MY ENIMIES TO FURTHER MY GOALLS

RECOURSE/NOUN

THE RED CROSS IS A RECOURCE WE OFTEN TURN TO.
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RESIDUE

THE RESIDUE SETTLED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE AND POLLUTED IT.

STAID/ADJECTIVE

THE CAT WAS STAID ABOUT DECIDING WHAT TO EAT.