Vocabulary Quiz

“In that barren wasteland,” the explorer said, “we had great difficulty finding enough good to _______ life.”

• sustain

• annul

• obsess

• oust

• destroy

Her public statements became so embarrassing that club members tried to _______ her from the presidency.

• bolster

• annul

• oust

• peruse

• support

When we heard about our teacher’s illness, we visited him daily in the hospital to _______ his low morale.

• peruse

• bolster

• diminish

• annul

• obsess

I will not allow a single act of carelessness to _______ the results of years of hard work.

• bolster

• annul

• peruse

• sustain

• enhance

Because they failed to deliver the goods on time, we felt justified in _______ the entire contract.

• bolstering

• perusing

• obsessing

• annulling

• reviewing

I believed at the time that I was justified in refusing to hear them, but later I felt some _______ about it.

• regrets

• bolsters

• ousts

• residues

• qualms

Only a person who is _______ with a desire to create beautiful music can become a great musician.

• Obsessed

• Bolstered

• Annul

• Peruse

The way the witness stuttered when questioned _______ my suspicions that he was not telling the truth.

• Bolstered

• Ousted

• Residue

• Annul

If you want to learn to play chess, I suggest that you begin by _______ a summary of the rules.

• Perusing

• Sustaining

• Oust

• Bolster

Resisted efforts to eject the captain.

• Oust

• Annul

• Bolster

• Sustain