Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 4

Flashcards for the key vocabulary from Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 4.

annul

To reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void.

synonyms - Cancel, abolish, invalidate, nullify

antonyms - Validate, authorize, ratify

blasé

Indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic.

antonyms - enthusiastic, passionate, fervent

bolster

To support, give a boost to; a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post.

synonyms - strengthen, reinforce, buttress, validate

antonyms - undermine, weaken, impair

deplore

To feel or express regret or disapproval.

synonyms - lament, bemoan, bewail

antonyms - approve, commend, extol

frivolous

Of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously.

synonyms -silly, foolish, inane, petty, trifling

antonyms - serious, important, signigicant

muster

To bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include.

synonyms - mobilize, marshal, roster, inventory

antonyms - disband, dismiss, disperse

nonentity

A person or thing of no importance.

synonyms - nonbody

obsess

To trouble, haunt, or fill the mind.

synonyms - preoccupy

ornate

Elaborately decorated; showily splendid.

synonyms - fancy, elaborate, flashy, flamboyant

antonyms - simple, plain, stark, austere

oust

To remove, drive out of a position or place.

synonyms - expel, eject

antonyms - admit, welcome

peruse

To read thoroughly and carefully.

synonyms - study, pore over, scrutinize

porous

Full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water.

synonyms - leaky, permeable

antonyms - airtight, waterproof, impermeable

promontory

A high point of land extending into water.

synonyms - cliff, headland

prone

Lying face down; inclined, likely.

synonyms - prostrate, liable, apt

antonyms - standing upright, unlikely

qualm

A pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea.

synonyms - regret, second thought, scruple

recourse

A person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection.

synonyms - redress, remedy, resort

residue

A remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed.

synonyms - remnant, remains, leavings

solicitous

Showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something.

synonyms - concerned

antonyms - unconcerned, indifferent, apathetic

staid

Serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct.

synonyms - sedate, sober, prim

antonyms - gaudy, jaunty, unconventional

sustain

To support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand.

synonyms - foster, maintain