Red book - lesson 4 Flashcards
SHODDY (Frankenstein may have been famous, but he sure had a SHODDY BODY)
adj: of poor quality or make, dishonest
syn: inferior, run-down, shabby
ant: good, respectable, superior, fine
eg: Jane thought the quality of the Chinese toys in the story were SHODDY.
TRANSPIRE (At nightfall, it TRANSPIRES that VAMPIRES wake up)
verb: to happen; to occur, to became known
syn: to arise, to come about
ant: to stop
eg: After the dance, it transpired that the bus had a flat tire.
HOAX (Some HOAXS turn out to be bad JOKES)
noun: a practical joke; something intended to deceive, a fake, counterfeit
eg: The rumor of Russian collusion in Donald Trump campaign is only a HOAX
QUALM (Even though the sandbar was CALM, the fishermen had QUALMS about their safety)
noun: a feeling of illness; a disturbing feeling
syn: anxiety, apprehension, hesitation
ant: calmness, certainty, peace
eg: I felt stomach QUALMS after eating two BigMac hamburgers.
HARSH (Life on the MARSH can be HARSH)
adj: unpleasant to the senses; unpleasant condition
syn: bitter, bleak, grim
ant: calm, cheerful, easy, peaceful
eg: it was a harsh winter, and the cold forced the animals to stay in their holes.
the HARSH words of criticism made us cringe with regret.
FAMINE (The FAMILY suffered through the worst FAMINE of the century)
noun: a drastic, wide-reaching shortage of food
syn: drought, misery, starvation, scarcity
ant: abundance, plenty, feast
eg: Many people starved to death during the FAMINES around the world.
Gordon Ramsay said he was FAMISHED and wanted to know if the dinner was ready.
ADJACENT (No one liked sitting ADJACENT to JASON)
adj: next to, near or close; adjoining. bordering, contiguous
ant: separated, apart, away
eg: My house shakes when my adjacent neighbors play his drums.
WARY (Always be WARY when you wake up and feel something HAIRY)
adj: cautious; on guard, watchful
syn: attentive, vigilant, watchful
ant: careless, negligent, inattentive
eg: it is good to be WARY of strangers coming to your door selling things or announcing that you are a winner of a lottery.
DREAD (Dre is DREADED going to BED)
verb: to be in terror of; to anticipate with distaste or reluctance.
syn: to fear, apprehend, avoid
eg: Many people in Japan live in the DREAD of earthquake.
AGHAST (The GHOST was AGHAST)
adj: very surprised, shocked; frightened; terrified; taken back
syn: amazed, awestruck, stunned
ant: unsurprised, expected
eg: After the Beirut explosion, we were AGHAST at the destruction to the neighborhood in the port.
