Reader\'s Digest Canada - 10.2019

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1. empyrean—C:con-
   cerning the sky or
   heaven; as, Greek myth
   describes Selene, the
   moon goddess, inhabit-
   ing an empyrean realm.


2. selenography—
   B: lunar mapping; as, The
   invention of the telescope
   led to great advances
   in selenography.


3. moonstruck—B: dis-
   tracted by romantic love;
   as, The moonstruck youth
   was too dreamy to study
   for exams.


4. perigee—C: closest
   point to earth in the
   moon’s orbit; as, When
   the moon’s perigee coin-
   cides with its full or new
   phases, a huge-looking
   supermoon occurs.


5. luminary—
   B: light-giving body; as,
   Sophia saw the night
   sky’s luminaries reflected
   in Adaeze’s eyes.


6. EMU—A: extravehicu-
   lar mobility unit; as, The

bedtime children’s book

Goodnight Moon for its

soporific effect.

13. gibbous—A: with
    more than a half-circle
    but not a full circle illumin-
    ated; as, To the poet’s
    mind, the gibbous moon
    was timidly hiding part
    of its face.


14. deity—B: god or god-
    dess; as, China’s lunar
    exploration program is
    named for Chang’e, a
    moon deity of legend.


15. earthshine—A: sun-
    light reflected from earth
    onto the moon; as, The
    unlit portion of a crescent
    moon can still be dimly
    seen due to earthshine.

Apollo 11 astronauts

immortalized EMU

spacesuits by wearing

them for their moonwalk.

7. gloaming—A: dusk;
   as, When the full moon
   revealed itself in the
   gloaming, the campers
   shivered at a distant howl.


8. moon cake—C: pastry
   eaten during the Chinese
   Mid-Autumn Festival; as,
   The family snacked on
   moon cakes with a thin
   crust and sweet filling.


9. waxing—C: increasing
   in size or intensity; as,
   During the moon’s wax-
   ing phase, its apparent
   shape passes from a cres-
   cent to a sphere.


10. omen—C: event
    interpreted as predicting
    good or evil; as, Ancient
    Babylonian astrologers
    believed lunar eclipses
    were omens that often
    foretold harm to the king.


11. lustre—A: gentle radi-
    ance; as, Samuel admired
    the water’s moonlit lustre.


12. soporific—
    C: sleep-inducing; as,
    Many parents prize the

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