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Annul
To reduce to nothing
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Deplore
To feel or express regret
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Frivolous
Of little importance
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Muster
To bring together for service or battle
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Nonentity
A person or thing of no importance
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Ornate
Elaborately decorated
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Porous
Full of tiny holes
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Premontory
A high point of land extending into water
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Qualm
A pang of conscience
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Recourse
A person of thing turned to for help
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Solicitous
Showing concern or care
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Staid
Serious and dignified
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Aghast
Filled with amazement
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Apparition
A ghost or ghostly figure
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Assert
to declare or state as truth
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Cower
To crouch or shrink away from in fear
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Disdain
To look upon with scorn
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Epitaph
A brief statement written on a tomb
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Ethical
Having to do with morals
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Inaudible
Not able to be heard
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Indiscriminate
Without restraint or control
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Intrigue
Crafty dealing, underhanded plotting
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Jurisdiction
An area of authority or control
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Plausible
Appearing true, reasonable, or fair
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Prodigal
Wastefully extravagant
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Proximity
Nearness, closeness
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Pulrverize
To grind or pound a powder or dust
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Sequel
That which follows, a result
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Volatile
Highly changeable, fickle
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Aloof
Withdrawn, standing apart from others
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Anguish
Great mental suffering, distress, or pain
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Articulate
to pronounce distinctly
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Bask
to be in, or expose oneself to
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Defect
An imperfection, flaw or blemish
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Flaunt
To wave or flutter showily
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Forthright
frank, direct, straightforward
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Ostracize
To exclude from a group, banish
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Premonition
Forewarning, foreboding of a future event
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Purge
To wash away impurities
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Rehabilitate
To make over in good form
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Repercussion
An effect or consequence of some action or event
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Resolute
Bold, determined
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Retentive
Able to hold, keep or recall
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Scapegoat
A person or thing carrying blame for others
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