Red book - lesson 3

Question 1

SHUN (At the beach, I always SHUN the SUN)

Answer 1

verb: avoid, ignore, to keep away from
syn: snub, reject
ant: accept, approve, allow, cherish
eg: In large cities, it is wise to SHUN dark streets at night.

Question 2

RESIDENT (President Trump and his family are RESIDENTS of the White House)

Answer 2

verb: one who lives in a place
syn: citizen, dweller, inhabitant
ant: foreigner, alien, immigrant

Question 3

RUTHLESS (Toothless Captain Gums was a RUTHLESS pirate)

Answer 3

adj: having no compassion or pity; cruel; merciless, inhumane, cold-blooded
ant: calm, civilized, compassionate, forgiving, friendly
eg: The ruthless behavior of Captain Gums caused a mutiny aboard his ship

Question 4

OBSOLETE (The Norwegian Viking fleet is obsolete)

Answer 4

adj: out of date; no longer in use or in fashion, outmoded, antiquated, archaic
ant: current, modern, contemporary, in vogue, up-to-date
eg: Smart phones have made flip phones OBSOLETE

Question 5

MAGNATE (A MAGNATE attracts money like a MAGNET)

Answer 5

adj: a rich, powerful or successful business person
syn: capitalist, financier, mogul, tycoon
ant: nobody, nonentity, lowly
eg: Donald Trump became a powerful and wealthy real estate MAGNATE in New York.

Question 6

DESPITE (Sammy the snake learned how to WRITE DESPITE having no hands)

Answer 6

preposition: in spite of, regardless of
syn: even though, although, in defiance of
eg: We had a great time in Zion National Park despite the heat and the height.

Question 7

CONCEAL (A CON Concealing his pet SEAL)

Answer 7

verb: to keep from being seen; put out of sight; hidden
syn: bury, camouflage, cover up, cloak
ant: reveal, uncover, unwrap
eg: Nancy Pelosi found it difficult to CONCEAL her hatred for President Trump during the State of Union,

Question 8

CLIMATE (As a climber CLIMBS a mountain, the CLIMATE gets colder)

Answer 8

noun: weather of a region
syn: weather condition, humidity, temperature
eg: Costa Rica has a tropical CLIMATE consisting of sunshine, heat and humidity.

Question 9

SWELTER (SWELTERING in a SWEATER is not the coolest way to diet)

Answer 9

verb: oppressed by heat
syn: broil, sweat, wilt
ant: freeze, chill, refrigerate
eg: Our air conditioner broke and we began to SWELTER in our rooms.

The heat is SWELTERING in the Amazon.

Question 10

WEAN (how to WEAN a TEEN away from the family telephone)

Answer 10

verb: to withdraw from any type fo habit.
syn: discourage, remove, halt
ant: encroach
eg: Homer WEANED himself off cigarettes by biting his finger every time he wanted a smoke.