Red book - lesson 2

Question 1

PRANCE (The majorette came PRANCING down the street leading the parade in a high-stepping DANCE)

Answer 1

verb: to walk or act in a lively manner
syn: swagger, arrogant strut
eg: Horse was trained to PRANCE in the most regal manner

Question 2

ENROACH (roaches will ENROACH wherever there is food)

Answer 2

verb: to intrude gradually upon the rights of another; to trespass; to infringe; to invade
ant: ignore, give in
eg: With an encroaching anxiety, I made my way to where the crashed car lay on its side.

Question 3

SMITTEN (A smitten kitten)

Answer 3

adj: very much in love
syn: attracted, infatuated, bewitched
ant: indifferent
eg: The smitten young man carried a bouquet of flowers for his girlfriend

Question 4

ALLUDE (Not to be rude, the hostess only ALLUDED to her guest’s manners)

Answer 4

verb: to refer to causally or indirectly
syn: hint, suggest, imply
eg: the general often alluded to his training school days as the best time in his life

Question 5

FLEET

Answer 5

noun: a group of cars, or boats
syn: squadron, flotilla
eg: The Navy’s seventh fleet patrols water off China.

Question 6

PARALLEL (the pairs of L’s are parallel in the word parallel)

Answer 6

adj: running alongside, similar, comparable
ant: crooked, zigzag, dissimilar
eg: the lives of the Pham twins parallel each other because they are so much alike.

Question 7

HORIZONTAL (parallel to horizon)

Answer 7

adj: parallel to ground level, at right angles to vertical
syn: level, straight, even
ant: broken, disorderly, irregular
eg: People sleep in parallel position

Question 8

VERTICAL: (icicles always tend to be vertical)

Answer 8

adj: straight up and down, at right angles to horizontal
syn: steep, erect, perpendicular
ant: horizontal, level, prone
eg: a vertical cliff of sheer rocks was to be found at the top of the mountain.

Question 9

BLISS (the prince was in bliss when he gave sleeping beauty a kiss)

Answer 9

noun: great happiness, joy, euphoria
ant: depression, sadness, misery, sorry, woe
eg: The mother is in bliss when she held her newborn baby.

Question 10

DRENCH (grandma got drenched waiting on the bench)

Answer 10

verb: to wet thoroughly, to soak
syn: douse, drown, immerse
ant: dehydrate, dry
eg: The thunderstorm drenched everyone in the stadium.