Vocabulary unit 4 Flashcards
Porous
Full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by water and air.
Synonym: spongy
Antonym: impermeable
Peruse
To read thoroughly and carfully
Synonym: scan, study
Antonym: overlook
Promontory
A high point of land extending into water
Synonym: bluff and point
Prone
Lying face down, inclined
Synonym: face down, flat, level
Qualm
A pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt, a feeling of faintness or nauseu.
Synonym: anxiety, shy, resist
Recourse
A person or thing turning to for help or advice
Synonym: aid, choice, appeal
Residue
N. a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed.
Synonym: garbage, junk, leftovers
Solicitous
Adj. showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something.
Synonym: anxious, apprehensive
Straid
Adj. serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct
Synonym: serious
Sustain
V. To support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under , withstand; to affirm the validity of
Synonym: support
Annul
To reduce to nothing; ineffective or inoperative , to declare legally valid or void
Blase
Indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures: apathetic
Bolster
V.- to support; give a boost too
N.- a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post.
Deplore
To feel or express regret or disaproval
Frivolous
Of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously
