VW 4 Flashcards
bolster
to support, give a boost to
S: reinforce, buttress, validate
A: undermine, weaken, impair
a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post
deplore
to feel or express regret or disapproval
S: lament, bemoan, bewail
A: approve, commend, extol
frivolous
of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously
S: silly, foolish, inane, petty
A: serious, important, significant
obsess
to trouble, haunt or fill the mind
S: preoccupy
oust
to remove, drive out of a position or place
S: expel, eject
A: admit, welcome
porous
full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water
S: leaky, permeable
A: airtight, impermeable
prone
lying face down; inclined, likely
S: prostrate, liable
A: standing upright, unlikely
qualm
a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling or faintness or nausea
S: regret, second thought, scruple
residue
a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed
S: remnant, remains, leavings
staid
serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct
S: sedate, sober, prim
A: gaudy, jaunty, unconventional
annul
to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally or void
S: cancel, abolish, invalidate, nullify
A: validate, authorize, ratify
blasé
in different, board as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures apathetic
A: enthusiastic, passionate, fervent
muster
to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount, comprise, include a list of military personnel
S: mobilize, marshal
A: disband, dismiss, disperse
nonentity
a person or thing of no importance
S: nobody
A: celebrity
ornate
elaborately decorated; showily suspended
