Red book - lesson 13

Question 1

NOURISH (a NURSE’s job is to NOURISH the sick)

Answer 1

verb: to feed or to care for
eg: we NOURISHED hope that the mountain climbers would make it back down the mountain safely.
syn: to cultivate, to cherish, to sustain
ant: to abandon, to neglect, to ignore, to deprive

Question 2

SHACKLE (SHACKLES prevented the prison break when the guard TACKLED the last prisoner)

Answer 2

verb: to restrain or confine someone or something; noun: a restraint
eg: the SHACKLES of ignorance prevent many people from reaching their true potential.
syn: to handcuff, to tie up, to bind, to confine
ant: to free, to release, to let go

Question 3

FUTILE (playing the FLUTE underwater is FUTILE)

Answer 3

adj: hopeless, pointless
eg: It is FUTILE to argue that the moon is made of blue cheese.
syn: fruitless, useless, unsuccessful, worthless
ant: effective, fruitful, helpful, successful, productive, profitable

Question 4

EXPLORE (toddlers like to EXPLORE on the FLOOR)

Answer 4

verb: to search for, to travel for the purpose of discovery
eg: Forty niners came to California to EXPLORE for gold.
syn: to research, to scrutinize, to examine, to analyze
ant: to neglect, to ignore, to overlook

Question 5

CRAM (jimmy CRAMMED too much for his EXAM)

Answer 5

verb: to fill completely, or with more than normal amount
eg: we tried to CRAM our clothes into a small bag, but it split open on the way to the airport
syn: to overload, to overcrowd, to overstuff
ant: to let go, to nibble, to decompress, to release, to surrender

Question 6

WRENCH (a wrenching wrench)

Answer 6

verb: to pull or turn suddenly; to twist; a tool used for holding or turning an object
eg: Prince Harry WRENCHED his ankle playing basketball.
syn: to bend, to distort, to sprain, to dislocate, to tweak, to yank
ant: to straighten, to untwist, to leave alone

Question 7

TURNCOAT (Benedict Arnold was a TURNCOAT in the American Revolution (who turned his COAT in favor of the British)

Answer 7

noun: a person who goes over to the other side; a renegade; a traitor
eg: when the going gets rough, the TURNCOATS show their true colors.
syn: defector, betrayer, deserter, Judas
ant: adherent

Question 8

RECITE

Answer 8

verb: to tell in detail before an audience
eg: it took an hour for Jada Smith to RECITE all of her marital problems to the therapist
syn: to recount, to explain, to reply, to repeat
ant: to be quiet, to conceal, to hide

Question 9

COMPILE

Answer 9

verb: to assemble, to gather together facts from different sources into a report or a book
eg: the authors COMPILED the transcripts of all the talks and published them in a book.
syn: to gather, to edit, to organize
ant: to destroy, to disperse, to distribute, to scatter, to spread

Question 10

DETAIN (the bandit DETAINED THE TRAIN)

Answer 10

verb: to keep in custody, confine
eg: the tanker ship was DETAINED for 4 hours in the Strait of Hormuz.
syn: to apprehend, to jail, to confine
ant: to free, to liberate, to let go