Unit 4
definition
synonyms
antonyms
annul
to reduce to nothing; to declare void
to cancel, abolish, invalidate, nullify
to validate, authorize, ratify
indifferent, apathetic
enthusiastic, passionate, fervent
to reinforce, buttress, validate
to undermine, weaken, impair
to lament, bemoan, bewail
to approve, commend, extol
silly, foolish, inane, petty
serious, important, significant, relevant
to mobilize, to gather, to marshal; roster, inventory
a nobody
preoccupy
fancy, flashy, flamboyant
to disband, dismiss, disperse
a celebrity
to expel, eject
to study, to pore over, to scrutinize
to admit, welcome
to skim
leaky, permeable
airtight, impermeable
a cliff, outcrop, jetty
prostrate; liable, inclined
standing upright; unlikely, unwonted
blasé
bolster
deplore
frivolous
muster
nonentity
obsess
ornate
oust
peruse
porous
promontory
prone
qualm
recourse
residue
solicitous
staid
sustain
bored as a result of enjoying too
many things
to give support, to boost; a long
pillow or cushion
to feel or express disapproval or
regret
of little importance, not worthy of
attention, not meant seriously
to bring together for service or
battle; a list of personnel
a person or thing of no importance
to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind
elaborately decorated
to remove, drive out of a position or
place
to read thoroughly and carefully
full of tiny holes; able to be
penetrated by air or water
a high point of land extending into
water
lying face down; likely
a pang of conscience, unseasiness,
msigiving, or doubt; a feeling of
faintness or nausea
a person or thing turned to for help
or advice; the act of seeking help or
protection
a remainder, what is left over when
part of something has been used up
or removed
showing concern or care; fearful or
anxious about someone or something
serious and dignified; quiet or
subdued in character or conduct
to support, to undergo; to bear up; to
affirm the validity of
plain, stark, austere
a regret, second thought, scruple
redress, remedy
a remnant, the remains, the leavings
the whole
concerned
unconcerned, indifferent, apathetic
sedate, sober, prim
gaudy, jaunty, unconventional
to nourish, foster; to uphold
to overrule