Unit 4 Vocab

Question 1

annul (verb)

Answer 1

reduce to nothing, to make inefficient or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void

Question 2

blaśe (adj)

Answer 2

to support; give boost

Question 3

bolster (noun)

Answer 3

a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post

Question 4

deplore (verb)

Answer 4

to feel or express regret or disapproval

Question 5

frivolous (adj)

Answer 5

little importance; not worthy of serious attention

Question 6

muster (verb)

Answer 6

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

Question 7

muster (noun)

Answer 7

a list of military personnel; a gathering, accumulation

Question 8

nonentity (noun)

Answer 8

a person or thing of no importance

Question 9

obsess (verb)

Answer 9

to trouble, haunt , or fill the mind

Question 10

ornate (adj)

Answer 10

elaborately decorated, showily splendid

Question 11

oust (verb)

Answer 11

remove; drive out of place

Question 12

peruse (verb)

Answer 12

read carefully

Question 13

porous (adj)

Answer 13

full of tiny holes; able to penetrate by air or water

Question 14

promontory (noun)

Answer 14

a high point of land extending into water

Question 15

prone (adj)

Answer 15

lying my face down; inclined, likely

Question 16

qualm (noun)

Answer 16

a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt

Question 17

recourse (noun)

Answer 17

a person or thing turned to for help or advice

Question 18

residue (noun)

Answer 18

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

Question 19

solicitous (adj)

Answer 19

showing concern or care

Question 20

staid (adj)

Answer 20

serious and dignified; quiet or subdued

Question 21

sustain (verb)

Answer 21

to support, nourish, keep up