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What is indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic

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Blasé

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What is to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void

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Annul

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

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Bolster

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What is to feel or express regret or disapproval

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Deplore

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What is of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously

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Frivolous

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What is 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

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Muster

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What is a person or thing of no importance

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Nonentity

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What is to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

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Obsess

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What is elaborately decorated; showily splendid

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Ornate

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What is to remove, drive out of a position or place

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Oust

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What is to read thoroughly and carefully

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Peruse

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What is full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water

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Porous

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What is a high point of land extending into water

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Promontory

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What is lying face down; inclined, likely

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Prone

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What is a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nause

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Qualm

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What is a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protect

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Recourse

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What is a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed

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Residue

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What is showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something

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Solicitous

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What is serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct

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Staid

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What is to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of

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Sustain