Unit 4 Flashcards
Blasé
Adjective
Indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures, apathetic
Antonyms - enthusiastic, passionate, fervent
Annul
Verb
To reduce to nothing, to make ineffective or inoperative to declare legally invalid or void
synonyms - cancel, abolish, invalidate, nullify
Antonyms - validate, authorize, ratify
Bolster
Verb - to support give a boost to
Synonyms - reinforce, butteriness, validate
antonyms - undermine, weaken inpaire
Noun - a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post
Deplore
Verb
To feel or express regret or disapproval
Synonyms - lament, bemoan, bewail
Antonyms - approve commend, extol
Frivolous
Adjective
of little importance, not worthy of serious attention, not meant seriously
Synonyms - silly, foolish, inane, petty
Antonyms - serious, important, significant
Muster
Verb
To bring together for service or for battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include;
Synonyms - mobilize, marshal;
Antonyms - disband, dismiss, disperse
Noun
a list of military personnel, a gathering, accumulation
Synonyms - roster, inventory
Nonentity
Noun
a person or thing of no importance
Synonyms - nobody
Antonyms - celebrity
obsess
Verb
to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind
Synonym - preoccupy
ornate
adjective
elaborate decorated; showily splendid
Synonyms - fancy, flashy, flamboyant
Antonyms - plain, stark, austere
oust
Verb
to remove, drive out of a position or place
Synonyms - expel, eject
Antonyms - admit, welcome
Peruse
Verb
to read thoroughly and carefully
Synonyms - study, pore over, scrutinize
Porous
Adjective
Full of tine holes, able to be penetrated by air or water
Synonyms - leaky, permeable
Antonyms - airtight, impermeable
Promontory
Noun
A high point of land extending to water
Synonyms - cliff, outcrop, jetty
Prone
Adjective
Lying face down; inclined, likely
Synonyms - Prostrate, liable
Antonyms - Standing upright, unlikely
Qualm
Noun
A pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness of nausea
Synonyms - Regret, second thought, scruple
Recourse
Noun
A person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection
Synonyms - redress, remedy
Residue
Noun
A remainder, that which remains when a part has been up or removed
Synonyms - remnants, remains, leavings
Solicitous
Adjective
Showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something
Synonyms - concerned
Antonyms - unconcerned, indifferent, apathetic
Staid
Adjective
Serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct
Synonyms - sedate, sober, prim
Antonyms - gaudy, jaunty, unconventional
Sustain
Verb
To support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity
Synonyms - foster, uphold
