Red book - Lesson 1

Question 1

ABDUCT (ABDUCTED ducks)

Answer 1

verb: to kidnap or snatch or seize, carry off by force & hold for ransom
ant: release, let go
ex: The Evil Knight planned to ABDUCT the queen when she came alone to the village.

Question 2

GUERRILAS (gorilla GUERRILAS)

Answer 2

noun: irregular military force operating in a small group behind the enemy lines
syn: convict, crook, insurgent
ant: police
ex: The GUERRILAS stormed the town and stole foods, weapons and women as they have none of their own.

Question 3

BUFFOON (a BUFFOON of a baboon)

Answer 3

noun: a joker, a fool, a bumbling or ridiculous person
syn: clown, bozo, fool
ex: President Trump is a buffoon. At the party, he told inappropriate jokes and made fun of his enemies.

Question 4

FLOUNDER (floundering flounder)

Answer 4

verb: to move clumsily; to struggle
noun: a flat fish

syn: flop, stumble
ant: idle, succeed
ex: Joe Biden begins to flounder when he couldn’t remember his boss’s name.

Question 5

CULTURE (vultures with cultures)

Answer 5

noun: civilization, products of human work
ant: ignorance, inexperience, bad manner
ex: The CULTURE of ancient Egypt has been studied perhaps more than any CULTURE in mankind’s history

Question 6

ELEGANT (An ELEGANT pelican is a fine bird)

Answer 6

adj: exhibiting elegance; excellent
syn: fashionable, exquisite, polished
ant: dull, inferior, common
ex: The princess was dressed in an ELEGANT silk gown for the ball.

Question 7

INHABIT (rabbits INHABIT holes)

Answer 7

verb: to live in or dwell in
syn: occupy, populate, reside
ant: depart, leave, vacate
eg: Dinosaurs inhabited the Early millions of years ago.

Question 8

GOAD (never GOAD a big toad)

Answer 8

verb: to prick or prod or urge
syn: harass, hound, provoke
ant: leave alone, aid, please
ex: Henry’s immigrant background GOADs him into studying harder.

Question 9

FERTILE (a FERTILE turtle)

Answer 9

adj: highly productive
syn: abundant, lush, rich
ant: barren, unproductive, sparse
ex: Mabel is a fertile cow and has a calf every spring.

The village is located in a fertile valley where many farms grew vegetables.

Question 10

AQUEDUCT (an aqua duck working on an aqueduct)

Answer 10

noun: large water pipe
syn: channel, pipeline, conduit
ex: The Romans built huge aqueducts to bring water into their cities.