Unit 4

Question 0

Blasé

Answer 0

(Adj) Indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic

Question 1

Annul

Answer 1

(V) To reduce to nothing; to make infective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void

Question 2

Bolster

Answer 2

(V) To support, give a boost to

Question 3

Deplore

Answer 3

(V) To feel or express regret or disapproval

Question 4

Frivolous

Answer 4

(Adj) Of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously

Question 5

Muster

Answer 5

(V) To bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include

Question 6

Nonentity

Answer 6

(N) A person or thing of no importance

Question 7

Obsess

Answer 7

(V) To trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

Question 8

Ornate

Answer 8

(Adj) Elaborately decorated; showily splendid

Question 9

Oust

Answer 9

(V) To remove, drive out of position or place

Question 10

Peruse

Answer 10

(V) To read thoroughly and carefully

Question 11

Porous

Answer 11

(Adj) Full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water

Question 12

Promontory

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(N) A high point of land extending into water

Question 13

Prone

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(Adj) Lying face down; inclined, likely

Question 14

Qualm

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

Question 15

Recourse

Answer 15

(N) A person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection

Question 16

Residue

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(N) A remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed

Question 17

Solicitous

Answer 17

(Adj) Showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something

Question 18

Staid

Answer 18

(Adj) Serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct

Question 19

Sustain

Answer 19

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