| Question | Answer |
| annul | (v.) to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare invalid
SYN: to cancel, abolish, invalidate, nullify
ANT: to validate, authorize, ratify |
| blasé | (adj.) indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures
SYN: bored, indifferent, apathetic
ANT: enthusiastic, passionate, fervent |
| bolster | (v.) to support, give a boost to; (n.) a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post
SYN: to strengthen, reinforce, buttress; to validate
ANT: to undermine, weaken, impair |
| deplore | (v.) to feel or express regret or disapproval
SYN: to lament, bemoan, bewail
ANT: to approve; to commend, extol |
| frivolous | (adj.) of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously
SYN: silly, foolish, insane; petty, trifling
ANT: serious; important, significant |
| muster | (v.) to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; (n.) a list of men for military
SYN: to assemble, mobilize, marshal; roster, inventory
service; a gathering, accumulation
ANT: to disband, dismiss, disperse |
| nonentity | (n.) a person or thing of no importance
SYN: a nobody
ANT: a celebrity, superstar |
| obsess | (v.) to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind
SYN: to preoccupy, monopolize one's mind
ANT: unconcerned, indifferent, apathetic |
| ornate | (adj.) elaborately decorated; showily splendid
SYN: fancy, elaborate, flashy, flamboyant
ANT: simple, plain, stark, austere |
| oust | (v.) to remove, drive out of a position or place
SYN: to expel; eject
ANT: to admit, welcome |
| peruse | (v.)to read thoroughly and carefully
SYN: to study, pore over, scrutinize
ANT: to glance quickly at, scan |
| porous | (adj.) full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water
SYN: leaky, permeable |
| promontory | (n.) a high point of land extending into water
SYN: a cliff, headland |
| prone | (adj.) lying face down; inclined, likely
SYN: lying face down, prostrate;
liable, apt
ANT: standing upright; unlikely |
| qualm | (n.) a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea
SYN: to regret, second thought, scruple |
| recourse | (n.) a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection
SYN: something a person can turn to for help |
| residue | (n.) a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed
SYN: to remnant; the remains, leavings |
| solicitous | (adj.) showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something
SYN: concerned, anxious |
| staid | (adj.) serious and dignified, quiet or subdued in character or conduct
SYN: sedate, sober, prim
ANT: gaudy, jaunty; unconventional |
| sustain | (v.) to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of
SYN: to nourish, foster; to maintain; to undergo |
