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Unit 4 Vocabulary Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 7hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
(v) to support, give a boost to; (n) a long pillow or cushion, a supporting post
a)
obsess
b)
bolster
c)
sustain
d)
peruse
2.
(v) to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void
a)
muster
b)
deplore
c)
annul
d)
sustain
3.
(n) a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea
a)
promontory
b)
nonentity
c)
recourse
d)
qualm
4.
(v) to support, give a boost to; (n) a long pillow or cushion, a supporting post
a)
obsess
b)
bolster
c)
sustain
d)
peruse
5.
(v) to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, to withstand
a)
sustain
b)
oust
c)
deplore
d)
annul
6.
(n) a person or thing of no importance
a)
nonentity
b)
promontory
c)
residue
d)
muster
7.
(adj) lying face down; inclined, likely
a)
ornate
b)
staid
c)
prone
d)
frivolous
8.
(v) to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; (n) a list of men for military service
a)
obsess
b)
qualm
c)
deplore
d)
muster
9.

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

a)

staid

b)

ornate

c)

porous

d)

blasé

10.

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

a)

blasé

b)

frivolous

c)

staid

d)

porous

11.
(v) to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind
a)
obsess
b)
peruse
c)
sustain
d)
recourse
12.
(n) a high point of land extending into water
a)
promontory
b)
nonentity
c)
bolster
d)
muster
13.

(adj) elaborately decorated; showily splendid

a)

ornate

b)

solicitous

c)

blasé

d)

prone

14.
(adj) showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something
a)
prone
b)
frivolous
c)
solicitous
d)
staid
15.
(v) to feel or express regret or disapproval
a)
deplore
b)
annul
c)
oust
d)
peruse
16.
(v) to remove, drive out of a position or place
a)
deplore
b)
muster
c)
peruse
d)
oust
17.
(n) a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection
a)
recourse
b)
residue
c)
qualm
d)
nonentity
18.
(n) a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed
a)
bolster
b)
qualm
c)
promontory
d)
residue
19.
(v) to read carefully and thoroughly
a)
obsess
b)
peruse
c)
sustain
d)
oust
20.
(adj) full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water
a)
porous
b)
solicitous
c)
staid
d)
frivolous
21.

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

a)

blasé

b)

solicitous

c)

frivolous

d)

ornate

22.

Find a SYNONYM for the underlined word:

remnant, remains, leavings

a)

residue

b)

porous

c)

staid

d)

muster

23.

Find a SYNONYM for the underlined word:

fancy, flashy

a)

qualms

b)

oust

c)

recourse

d)

ornate

24.

Find a SYNONYM for the underlined word:

foster, uphold

a)

sustain

b)

deplore

c)

oust

d)

peruse

25.

Find a SYNONYM for the underlined word:

lament, bemoan, bewail

a)

obsessed

b)

deplore

c)

ornate

d)

promontory

26.

Find a SYNONYM for the underlined word:

silly, foolish

a)

annul

b)

deplore

c)

solicitous

d)

frivolous

27.

Find the ANTONYM for the underlined word:

airtight, impermeable

a)

deplore

b)

prone

c)

porous

d)

sustain

28.

Find the ANTONYM for the underlined word:

validate, authorize

a)

annul

b)

staid

c)

solicitous

d)

muster

29.

Find the ANTONYM for the underlined word:

enthusiasti, passionate

a)

obsessed

b)

oust

c)

blasé

d)

annul

30.

Find the ANTONYM for the underlined word:

disband, dismiss, disperse

a)

qualms

b)

muster

c)

bolster

d)

frivolous

31.

Find the ANTONYM for the underlined word:

gaudy, jaunty

a)

residue

b)

promontory

c)

porous

d)

staid

32.

Mud that remains on your boots after you have rinsed them off could be called ______________.

a)

recourse

b)

qualms

c)

nonentity

d)

residue

33.

At the Dentist's office they decided to _____ the magazines while they waited for their appointment.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

BOLSTER

b)

ORNATE

c)

SUSTAIN

d)

OUST

e)

PERUSE

34.

He had no _____ about using his brother's toothbrush even though it was unsanitary.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

FRIVOLOUS

b)

SOLICITOUS

c)

BOLSTER

d)

BLASÉ

e)

QUALM

35.

Rather than dressing in a _____ manner for the funeral, she wore a bright red dress that expressed her bold personality.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

QUALM

b)

STAID

c)

POROUS

d)

PERUSE

e)

FRIVOLOUS

36.

Her grandmothers furniture was _____ with lots of wood carvings so we couldn't sell it at a garage sale.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

OBSESS

b)

NONENTITY

c)

MUSTER

d)

OUST

e)

ORNATE

37.

He tried to _____ enough courage to ask her for her hand in marriage but he wimped out in the end.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

OBSESS

b)

BOLSTER

c)

PROMONTORY

d)

BLASÉ

e)

MUSTER

38.

You will find several _____ when you visit Niagara Falls but be careful not to fall in the water.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

DEPLORES

b)

PROMONTORIES

c)

SOLICITOUS

d)

BOLSTERS

e)

OUSTS

39.

They had no _____ but to sue their neighbor for destroying their fence with his car.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

NONENTITY

b)

RECOURSE

c)

SOLICITOUS

d)

BLASÉ

e)

PRONE

40.

The celebrity became a _____ when he dropped out of sight.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

RESIDUE

b)

DEPLORE

c)

BOLSTER

d)

STAID

e)

NONENTITY

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