Red book - lesson 17

Question 1

MENTOR

Answer 1

noun: a trusted advisor
eg: Joyce has many music teacher, but she considered Mrs. Laura her only MENTOR
syn: advisor, coach, guide, teacher, trainer, tutor
ant: student, pupil

Question 2

GORGE (GEORGE GORGED himself at every opportunity)

Answer 2

verb: to stuff oneself with food; noun: a steep narrow passage with steep sides
eg: a smalls stream ran through GORGE below the cliffs
syn: canyon, chasm, crevasse, ravine, fissure
ant: closing, closure

Question 3

TIMID

Answer 3

adj: shy, fearful, hesitant
eg: TIM HID at his own birthday party because he was TIMID
syn: ambivalent, bashful, nervous, frightened
ant: bold, brave, confident, calm

Question 4

IDEAL

Answer 4

adj: model, perfect
eg: it is an IDEAL day to go swimming in the ocean.
syn: excellent, fitting, optimal
ant: flawed, imperfect, uncharacteristic, problematic

Question 5

FRET (Zachary’s mom began to FRET when his PET grew to ful-size)

Answer 5

verb: to worry
eg: Nervous Nancy FRETTED over every little thing.
ant: be happy, delight, make happy, please

Question 6

DAZE (after the car accident, Richard was in a DAZE in DAYS)

Answer 6

noun: a stunned and confused condition
eg: The roar of the waterfall DAZED and deafened the tourists
syn: befuddlement, bewilderment, haze, shock
ant: expectation, understanding

Question 7

BEHOOVE (I believe it BEHOOVES us to MOVE)

Answer 7

verb: to be necessary/required, to proper for
eg: it BEHOOVES students to do their homework promptly and on time
syn: to befit, to suit

Question 8

RATIFY (THE RAT and FLY ratified their agreement and shook hands on it)

Answer 8

verb: to approve formally, to confirm
eg: the US Congress RATIFIED the nuclear arm treaty with Soviet Union.
syn: to approve, to confirm, to endorse
ant: to disapprove, to invalidate, to veto, to oppose

Question 9

VAST

Answer 9

adj: very large in intensity, size or degree
eg: A VAST amount of gold bullions was stolen from FORT KNOX
syn: big, enormous, colossal, ample, immense
ant: insignificant, minute, little, limited, finite

Question 10

BELITTLE

Answer 10

verb: to speak of or think of as unimportant; to put someone down
eg: it is not fair to BELITTLE another person’s opinion when you aren’t sure of all the facts
syn: to criticize, to discredit, to downplay, to disparage, to underestimate

ant; to approve, to compliment, to praise, to laud