Vocabulary Unit 4 8th Grade

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

• obsess
• bolster
• sustain
• peruse

Choose the word that means the SAME as the CAPITALIZED word/phrase:

regarded me as a complete NONENTITY

• nobody

• coward

• fool

• liar

Choose the word that means the SAME as the CAPITALIZED word/phrase:

PRONE to cause trouble

• eager

• liable

• unable

• unwilling

Choose the word that means the SAME as the CAPITALIZED word/phrase:

MUSTERED UP all their energies

• wasted

• needed

• displayed

• mobilized

(adj) serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct

• staid
• ornate
• porous
• blase

I was completely blasé when one of my teammates invited me to come along and watch a synchronized swimming competition.

Which of the following words could be used to replace "blasé"?

• fervent

• passionate

• apathetic

• fascinated

Choose the correct spelling of the word below:

• obsess

• obbsess

• obssess

• obsees

Which of the following might be another word for "cliff"?

• promontory

• recourse

• bolster

• muster

Choose the item that is the OPPOSITE of the CAPITALIZED word/phrase:

an overly ORNATE writing style

• elaborate

• clumsy

• polished

• stark

(adj) showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something

• prone
• frivolous
• solicitous
• staid