vocab 4c

Question 1

bolster

Answer 1

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

Question 2

deplore

Answer 2

V)to feel or express regret or disapproval

Question 3

frivolous

Answer 3

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

Question 4

obsess

Answer 4

V)to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

Question 5

oust

Answer 5

V)to remove, drive out of a position or place

Question 6

porous

Answer 6

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

Question 7

prone

Answer 7

Adj)lying face down; inclined, likely

Question 8

qualm

Answer 8

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

Question 9

residue

Answer 9

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

Question 10

staid

Answer 10

Adj)serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct

Question 11

annul

Answer 11

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

Question 12

blasé

Answer 12

Adj)indifferent, bored as an result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic

Question 13

muster

Answer 13

V)to bring together for service or battle
N)a list of men for military service; a gathering, accumulation

Question 14

nonentity

Answer 14

N)a person or thing of little to no importance

Question 15

ornate

Answer 15

Adj)elaborately decorated; showily splendid

Question 16

peruse

Answer 16

V)to read thoroughly and carefully

Question 17

promontory

Answer 17

N)a high point of land extending into the water

Question 18

recourse

Answer 18

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

Question 19

solicitous

Answer 19

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

Question 20

sustain

Answer 20

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