Chapter 4,5,6 vocab

Question 1

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

Answer 1

annul

Question 2

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

Answer 2

blase’

Question 3

to support, give a boost to; a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post

Answer 3

bolster

Question 4

to feel or express regret or disapproval

Answer 4

deplore

Question 5

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

Answer 5

frivolous

Question 6

to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include; a list of military personnel a gathering, accumulation

Answer 6

muster

Question 7

a person or thing of no importance

Answer 7

nonenitity

Question 8

to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

Answer 8

obsess

Question 9

elaborately decorated; showily splendid

Answer 9

ornate

Question 10

to remove, drive out of a position or place

Answer 10

oust

Question 11

to read thoroughly and carefully

Answer 11

peruse

Question 12

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

Answer 12

porous

Question 13

a high point of land extending into water

Answer 13

promontory

Question 14

lying face down; inclined likely

Answer 14

prone

Question 15

a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt;a feeling of faintness or nausea

Answer 15

qualm

Question 16

a person or thing turned for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection

Answer 16

recourse

Question 17

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

Answer 17

residue

Question 18

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

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solicitous

Question 19

serious and dignified ; quiet or subdued in character or conduct

Answer 19

staid

Question 20

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

Answer 20

sustain

Question 21

a thing that is added; an appendix or addition to a book or written document

Answer 21

addendum

Question 22

filled with amazement, disgust, feat, or terror

Answer 22

aghast

Question 23

more than enough, large, spacious

Answer 23

ample

Question 24

a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance

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apparition

Question 25

to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

Answer 25

assert

Question 26

to crouch or shrink away in fear or shame

Answer 26

cower

Question 27

to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; a feeling of contempt

Answer 27

disdain

Question 28

a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

Answer 28

epitaph

Question 29

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

Answer 29

ethical

Question 30

humorous, not meant seriously

Answer 30

facetious

Question 31

not able to be heard

Answer 31

inaudible

Question 32

without restraint or control; unselective

Answer 32

indiscriminate

Question 33

crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity

Answer 33

intrigue

Question 34

an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice

Answer 34

jurisdiction

Question 35

appearing true, reasonable, or fair

Answer 35

plausible

Question 36

common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; a common person, member of the lower class

Answer 36

plebeian

Question 37

wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; one who is wasteful and self-indulgent

Answer 37

prodigal

Question 38

nearness, closeness

Answer 38

proximity

Question 39

to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)

Answer 39

pulverize

Question 40

highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state

Answer 40

volatile

Question 41

embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed

Answer 41

abashed

Question 42

withdrawn, standing apart from others by choice

Answer 42

aloof

Question 43

great mental suffering, distress, or pain; to cause deep pain or sorrow

Answer 43

anguish

Question 44

to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words;to fit together into a system; able to use language effectively expressed clearly and forcefully

Answer 44

articulate

Question 45

to be in, or expose oneself to, pleasant warmth; to take pleasure in or derive enjoyment from

Answer 45

bask

Question 46

an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; to desert a cause or organization

Answer 46

defect

Question 47

delicate skill; tact and cleverness; to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgment, or skillful evasion

Answer 47

finesse

Question 48

to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited offensive way

Answer 48

flaunt

Question 49

frank,direct, straightforward

Answer 49

forthright

Question 50

cordial,pleasantly cheerful or warm

Answer 50

genial

Question 51

to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in

Answer 51

instill

Question 52

to exclude from a group, banish, send away

Answer 52

ostracize

Question 53

forewarning or foreboding of a future event

Answer 53

premonition

Question 54

a pen name, name assumed by a writer

Answer 54

pseudonym

Question 55

to wash away impurities, clean up; the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

Answer 55

purge

Question 56

to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position

Answer 56

rehabilitate

Question 57

an effect or consequence of some action ore event , result; an echo or reverberation

Answer 57

repercussion

Question 58

bold,determined; firm

Answer 58

resolute

Question 59

able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily

Answer 59

retenetive

Question 60

a person or thing carrying the blame for others

Answer 60

scapegoat