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Vocabulary Unit 4 - Definitions (20 Words)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

annul

b)

obsess

c)

porous

d)

residue

2.

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

a)

ornate

b)

annul

c)

blase

d)

muster

3.

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

a)

bolster

b)

frivolous

c)

ornate

d)

annul

4.

to feel or express regret or disapproval

a)

muster

b)

bolster

c)

oust

d)

deplore

5.

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

a)

blase

b)

nonentity

c)

frivolous

d)

ornate

6.

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

a)

muster

b)

nonentity

c)

annul

d)

deplore

7.

a person or thing of no importance

a)

muster

b)

annul

c)

ornate

d)

nonentity

8.

to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

a)

obsess

b)

annul

c)

deplore

d)

oust

9.

elaborately decorated; showily splendid

a)

deplore

b)

ornate

c)

bolster

d)

blase

10.

to remove, drive out of a position or place

a)

annul

b)

bolster

c)

deplore

d)

oust

11.

to read thoroughly and carefully

a)

peruse

b)

solicitous

c)

recourse

d)

muster

12.

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

a)

promontory

b)

residue

c)

staid

d)

porous

13.

a high point of land extending into water

a)

frivolous

b)

deplore

c)

promontory

d)

solicitous

14.

lying face down; inclined, likely

a)

sustain

b)

deplore

c)

qualm

d)

prone

15.

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

a)

qualm

b)

solicitous

c)

nonentity

d)

obsess

16.

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

a)

staid

b)

recourse

c)

annul

d)

peruse

17.

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

a)

residue

b)

nonentity

c)

qualm

d)

sustain

18.

showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something

a)

prone

b)

bolster

c)

obsess

d)

solicitous

19.

serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct

a)

staid

b)

ornate

c)

frivolous

d)

solicitous

20.

to support, nourish keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of

a)

annul

b)

oust

c)

sustain

d)

promontory