Unit 4-6 Review

Question 1

Annul

Answer 1

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

Synonyms: cancel, abolish, invalidate, nullify
Antonyms: validate, authorize, ratify

Question 2

Bolster

Answer 2

(v) to support, give a boost to
(n) a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post

Synonyms: (v) reinforce, buttress, validate
Antonyms: (v) undermine, weaken, impair

Question 3

Deplore

Answer 3

(v) to feel or express regret or disapproval

Synonyms: lament, bemoan, bewail
Antonyms: approve, commend, extol

Question 4

Muster

Answer 4

(v) to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include
(n) a list of military personnel; a gathering, accumulation

Synonyms: (v) mobilize, marshal (n) roster, inventory
Antonyms: (v) disband, dismiss, dispense

Question 5

Volatile

Answer 5

(adj) highly changable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state

Synonyms: unstable, erratic
Antonyms: stable, steady, static, inert, dormant

Question 6

Purge

Answer 6

(v) to wash away impurities, clean up
(n) the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

Synonyms: (v) cleanse, purify
Antonyms: (v) pollute, contaminate, defile

Question 7

scapegoat

Answer 7

(n) a person or thing carrying the blame for others

Synonym: whipping boy

Question 8

proximity

Answer 8

(n) nearness, closeness

Antonyms: distance, remoteness

Question 9

jurisdiction

Answer 9

(n) an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice

Synonyms: purview, supervision

Question 10

premonition

Answer 10

(n) forewarning or foreboding of a future event

Synonym: presentiment

Question 11

blase

Answer 11

(adj) indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic

Antonyms: enthusiastic, passionate, fervent

Question 12

ornate

Answer 12

(adj) elaborately decorated; showily splendid

Synonyms: fancy, flashy, flamboyant
Antonyms: plain, stark, austere

Question 13

retentive

Answer 13

(adj) able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily

Antonyms: porous, forgetful

Question 14

frivolous

Answer 14

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

Synonyms: silly, foolish, inane, petty
Antonyms: serious, important, significant

Question 15

obsess

Answer 15

(v) to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

Synonym: preoccupy

Question 16

resolute

Answer 16

(adj) bold, determined; firm

Synonyms: steadfast, unflinching
Antonyms: weak, spineless

Question 17

genial

Answer 17

(adj) cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm

Synonyms: friendly, amiable
Antonyms: cold, unfriendly, unsociable

Question 18

defect

Answer 18

(n) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind

(v) to desert a cause or organization

Question 19

forthright

Answer 19

(adj) frank, direct, staightforward

Synonyms: candid, blunt
Antonyms: indirect, evasive, deceitful, two-faced

Question 20

prodigal

Answer 20

(adj) wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant
(n) one who is wasteful and self-indulgent

Synonyms: (adj) improvident (n) spendthrift, wastrel
Antonyms: (adj) frugal, economical, stingy, miserly

Question 21

oust

Answer 21

(v) to remove, drive out of a position or place

Synonyms: expel, eject
Antonyms: admit, welcome

Question 22

plausible

Answer 22

(adj) appearing true, reasonable, or fair

Synonyms: believable, probable
Antonyms: improbable, unbelievable, unlikely

Question 23

inaudible

Answer 23

(adj) not able to be heard

Synonyms: faint, indistinct
Antonyms: audible, perceptible

Question 24

cower

Answer 24

(v) to crouch or shrink away in fear or shame

Synonyms: wince, flinch
Antonym: stand up to

Question 25

rehabilitate

Answer 25

(v) to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position Synonyms: reclaim, rebuild, reform

Question 26

anguish

Answer 26

(n) great mental suffering, distress, or pain (v) to cause deep pain or sorrow Synonyms: (n) misery, woe, torment Antonyms: (n) joy, delight, peace of mind

Question 27

peruse

Answer 27

(v) to read thoroughly and carefully Synonyms: study, pore over, scutinize

Question 28

residue

Answer 28

(n) a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed Synonyms: remnant, remains, leavings

Question 29

sustain

Answer 29

(v) to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of Synonyms: foster, uphold

Question 30

recourse

Answer 30

(n) a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection Synonyms: redress, remedy