Red book - lesson 16 Flashcards
HOSPITABLE
adj: receiving guests warmly, having an opening mind
eg: Dad has always been HOSPITABLE to new ideas.
syn: courteous, friendly, congenial
ant: cold, incompatible, unfriendly, unsociable
UNWIELDY
adj: hard to handle or manage; clumsy
eg: The moving men has a heck of a time getting our UNWIELDY piano out the front door.
syn: cumbersome, inconvenient, burdensome, clumsy
ant: agile, coordinated, graceful
GRAPH
noun: a drawing that demonstrates the relationship between changing things.
eg: The twins kept a graph to show how much they have grown each year.
syn: chart
EXTREMITY
noun: the outermost part or edge
eg: in the coldest weather, a person’s EXTREMITIES, his feet, hands and face, suffer the most
INCOME
noun: money received from work or from investments
eg: Grandpa was retired and received a steady retirement from social security.
syn: compensation, earning, livelihood
ant: debt, expense, loss, bill
TIRADE
noun: a long, angry, or scolding speech
eg: When the team lost the game by a fumble, the coach began an angry TIRADE that lasted for an hour.
syn: denunciation, diatribe, harangue, ranting
ant: compliment, praise, applause, appreciation
PROBE
noun: an exploratory action; an expedition
eg: the doctor carefully PROBED the injured area with his metal PROBES.
syn: examination, inquire, research, scrutiny
COLLAPSE
verb: to fall down; the complete loss of strength
eg: the runner COLLAPSED at the finish line.
syn: crash, destruction, catastrophe, debacle
ant: miracle, wonder, success, good fortune
COMPATIBLE
adj: suitable, compatible of living or existing together in agreement and harmony
eg: the fishing rod is COMPATIBLE with the fishing reel.
syn: adaptable, suitable, consistent, appropriate
ant: improper, unsuitable, antagonistic
GALL (PAUL GALLED everyone at the funeral)
verb: to irritate
eg: Discourtesy GALLS most people as much as dishonesty.
syn: annoy, bedevil, disturb, exasperate
ant: to calm, to comfort, to delight, to aid
