Red book - lesson 10

Question 1

ADAGE (as we ADD AGE, we learn there is truth in ADAGES)

Answer 1

noun: a short traditional saying; a proverb
syn: aphorism , dictum, axiom, precept, maxim, motto
eg: The old professor had an amusing ADAGE for every occasion.

Question 2

CALAMITY (in the CLAM CITY)

Answer 2

noun: a diaster
syn: hardship, adversity, misfortune, mishap, catastrophe
ant: advantage, benefit, blessing, boon, good fortune, good luck
eg: Every trail has its end, and every calamity brings its lesson.

Question 3

SURVIVE (to SURVIVE is to STAY ALIVE)

Answer 3

verb: to remain alive; continue to live
syn: endure, get through, remain, ride out, withstand
ant: die, discontinue, give up, quit
eg: Cinderella is a children’s story that will SURVIVE for centuries to come

Question 4

DISMANTLE

Answer 4

verb: to take apart, disassemble
syn: break up, demolish, destroy
ant: build, construct, repair
eg: It’s necessary to dismantle the engine to repair it.

Question 5

SLEAZY (a SLEAZY dog with SLEAZY FLEAS)

Answer 5

adj: of cheap quality, of poor character
syn: disreputable, trashy, tacky, sordid
ant: reputable, nice, good, fine, respectable
eg: James bought a SLEAZY Chinese-made raincoat that leaked when it rained.

Question 6

FALTER (the groom FALTERED at the ALTAR)

Answer 6

verb: to become weaker, to be unsteady
syn: flounder, wobble, waver
ant: calm stabilize, steady
eg: it is no easy task that he set for himself, but he did not falter by the wayside.

Question 7

ENCUMBER (an ENCUMBERED CUCUMBER)

Answer 7

verb: to weigh down unnecessarily, to bother, to burden, to impede action
syn: overburden
ant: aid, allow, assist, benefit, boost
eg: Favored to win the marathon race, Eliot came in second because he was ENCUMBERED by an ingrown toenail.

Question 8

EMBED (you can get EMBEDDED in BED when you jump on it)

Answer 8

verb: sink, implant
syn: bury, enclose, fix, ingrain, insert
ant: ascend, rise, dig up
eg: EMBEDDING steel rods in the concrete will make concrete stronger

Question 9

OBTAIN (the clumsy waiter helped me OBTAIN a STAIN)

Answer 9

verb: to gain possession of; to acquire
syn: achieve, attain, collect, earn, gain, gather, procure
ant: disperse, distribute, forfeit
eg: The twins OBTAINED my permission to go swimming with their friends.

Question 10

INTUITION

Answer 10

noun: a feeling or knowledge gained without reasoning or proof
syn: hunch, instinct, gut feeling
ant: knowledge, reasoning
eg: My INTUITION tells me that second wave of covid will be worse than the first.