Sadlier Unit 4

Question 1

annul (v.)

Answer 1

to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative

Question 2

blase (adj.)

Answer 2

indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures

Question 3

bolster (v.)

Answer 3

to support; to give a boost to

Question 4

bolster (n.)

Answer 4

a long pillow or cushion

Question 5

deplore (v.)

Answer 5

to feel or express regret or disapproval

Question 6

frivolous (adj.)

Answer 6

of little importance; not worthy of serious attention

Question 7

muster (v.)

Answer 7

to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon

Question 8

muster (n.)

Answer 8

a gathering, accumulation; a list of military personnel

Question 9

nonentity (n.)

Answer 9

a person or thing of no importance

Question 10

obsess (v.)

Answer 10

to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

Question 11

ornate (adj.)

Answer 11

elaborately decorated

Question 12

oust (v.)

Answer 12

to remove, drive out of place or position

Question 13

peruse (v.)

Answer 13

to read thoroughly and carefully

Question 14

porous (adj.)

Answer 14

full of tiny holes; can be penetrated by air or water

Question 15

promontory (n.)

Answer 15

a high point of land extending into water

Question 16

prone (adj.)

Answer 16

lying face down; inclined, likely

Question 17

qualm (n.)

Answer 17

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

Question 18

recourse (n.)

Answer 18

a person or thing turned to for help or advice

Question 19

residue (n.)

Answer 19

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

Question 20

solicitous (adj.)

Answer 20

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

Question 21

staid (adj.)

Answer 21

serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct

Question 22

sustain (v.)

Answer 22

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