Chapter 4- Vocab

Question 0

blasé

Answer 0

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

Question 1

annul

Answer 1

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

Question 2

bolster

Answer 2

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

Question 3

deplore

Answer 3

to feel or express regret or disapproval

Question 4

frivolous

Answer 4

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

Question 5

muster

Answer 5

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

Question 6

nonentity

Answer 6

a person or thing of no importance

Question 7

obsess

Answer 7

to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

Question 8

ornate

Answer 8

elaborately decorated; showily splendid

Question 9

oust

Answer 9

to remove, drive out of a position or place

Question 10

peruse

Answer 10

to read thoroughly and carefully

Question 11

porous

Answer 11

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

Question 12

promontory

Answer 12

a high point of land extending into water

Question 13

prone

Answer 13

lying face down; inclined, likely

Question 14

qualm

Answer 14

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

Question 15

recourse

Answer 15

A person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking to help

Question 16

residue

Answer 16

A remainder, that which remains when a part has been ripped up, or removed.