Reader’s Digest India – August 2019

WORD POWER

1. starboardn.
   ('star-bord)
   a ship’s right side.
   b ship’s left side.
   c ship’s front.


2. transposev.
   (trans-'pohz)
   a cut straight across.
   b turn sharply.
   cmove to another place.


3. netheradj.
   ('neh-ther)
   a down low.
   b overhead.
   c spread out.


4. anterioradj.
   (an-'teer-ee-er)
   a at the midpoint.
   b behind.
   c in the front.

Feeling lost? This month’s vocabulary

words are all about giving you directions:

up or down, near or far, east or west,

on and on. To locate the answers,

navigate to the next page.

By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon

9. aweighadj.
   (uh-'way)
   a over the side.
   b off the bottom.
   c trailing behind.


10. egressn.
    ('ee-gress)
    a entrance.
    b exit.
    c shortcut.


11. recede v.
    (rih-'seed)
    a pass underneath.
    b lean to the right.
    c move back.


12. laterallyadv.
    ('lat-uh-ruh-lee)
    a sideways.
    b backwards.
    c upwards.


13. pole starn.
    ('pohl-star)
    a western route.
    b North Star.
    c southern tip.


14. adjacentadj.
    (uh-'jay-sent)
    a at the fore.
    b neighbouring.
    c pressing down.


15. abaftprep.
    (uh-'baft)
    a to the rear of.
    b on the border of.
    c downstream from.


16. juxtapose v.
    ('juhk-stuh-pohz)
    a lay on top.
    b put side by side.
    c encircle.


17. sinistral adj.
    ('sih-nih-struhl)
    a from the south.
    b underground.
    c left-handed.


18. peripheryn.
    (puh-'rih-fuh-ree)
    a great distance.
    b close range.
    c outer edges.


19. apexn.
    ('ay-peks)
    a clockwise motion.
    b uppermost point.
    c needle on a compass.

readersdigest.co.in 131

The Genius Section