Red book - lesson 12 Flashcards
INERT (worms are INERT IN DIRT during the winter)
adj: not moving, lifeless, inactive, sluggish
eg: After Thanksgiving dinner, the family sat around and remained INERT the rest of the day
syn: dormant, immobile, inactive, listless, motionless, paralyzed
ant: active, lively, animated, moving
RAZE (the alien RAYS RAZED the city)
verb: to level to the ground, to tear down, or to demolish
eg: The demolition team RAZED the building so that a new one could be constructed.
syn: to bulldoze, to demolish, to destroy, to topple, to smash, to erase, to extinguish
ant: to build, to construct, to repair, to fix, to restore
CREVICE (a small CREVICE sometimes grows into a large CREVASSE)
noun: a crack forming an opening
eg: The coin fell into a CREVICE between two rocks and was never seen again.
syn: split, fissure, abyss, chink
ant: closing, closure
NOVELTY (the first NOVEL was a NOVELTY)
noun: newness
eg: the nieces rode their bikes all day until the NOVELTY wore off.
syn: freshness, innovation, uniqueness, oddity
ant: stagnation, habit
PALTRY (PALTRY POULTRY)
adj: poor, worthless
eg: Elon Musk left the waitress a PALTRY tip because her service was poor.
syn: insignificant, meager, pitiful, puny
ant: big, significant, consequential, large, plentiful
DELECTABLE (granny’s pudding was so DELECTABLE, the family LICKED THE BOWL)
adj: delicious, enjoyable
eg: The frozen dinners look DELECTABLE in the grocery store, but sometimes the food is not as good as it looks.
syn: appetizing, delightful, satisfying, savory, tasty, yummy
ant: distasteful, unappetizing, tasteless, unsavory
PERIL (the PERIL of PEARL diving)
noun: something dangerous or risky; condition of being in danger
eg: because he skipped school, Hector was in PERIL of being punished by a detention.
syn: hazard, vulnerability, uncertainty
ant: certainty, safety, security
LULL (the movie was DULL, it LULLED us to sleep)
noun: temporary period of pause, calm; verb: to calm, to ease off, to cause to sleep
syn: breather, time-out, calmness
ant: continuation, loudness, noise
DOUSE (firemen DOUSE the burning HOUSE)
verb: to drench, to immerse in liquid
eg: the fire started in the kitchen, but Dad had the good sense to DOUSE the flames before they spread.
syn: to drown, to soak, to submerge, to quench, to wet
ant: to dehydrate, to dry
DERELICT (DEER LICKING DERELICTS)
adj: deserted, abandoned, neglected
eg: Our coach was DERELICT in her duties and often missed team practices.
syn: delinquent, slack, undependable
ant: careful
