Reader’s Digest India – July 2019

1. jejuneadj.
   (jih-'joon)
   A in flower.
   B immature.
   C dark-haired.


2. doubloonn.
   (duh-'bloon)
   A cannon.
   B two-run homer.
   C gold coin.


3. importune v.
   (im-per-'toon)
   A shrink down.
   B vocalize.
   C urge.


4. dragoonn.
   (druh-'goon)
   A hunting rifle.
   B soldier on horseback.
   C westerly wind.


5. festoon v.
   (feh-'stoon)

The monsoon is high season for poets and
songwriters, given all those perfect rhymes: moon,
tune, croon, etc. For the answers, turn to the next page.

WORD POWER

C Juneberry shrub [a

North American plant].

10. tribune n.
    ('trih-byoon)
    A Roman official.
    B bugle call.
    C reporter.


11. harpoon n.
    (har-'poon)
    A ceremonial dance.
    B barbed spear.
    C ship’s mast.


12. opportuneadj.
    (aw-per-'toon)
    A musical.
    B on the left side.
    C timely.


13. galloon n.
    (guh-'loon)
    A clumsy oaf.
    B lace trim.
    C two bushels.


14. runen.
    (roon)
    A clever insult.
    B cold fog.
    C mystical writing.


15. maroonv.
    (muh-'roon)
    A paint red.
    B leave stranded.
    C tie to a buoy.

A decorate.

B take shelter.

C go bad.

6. picayuneadj.
   (pih-kee-'yoon)
   A trivial.
   B bristly.
   C pinkish.


7. boon n.
   (boon)
   A small knife.
   B blessing.
   C ghost.


8. clair de lune n.
   (klair duh 'loon)
   A blue porcelain glaze.
   B fit of madness.
   C French cookie.


9. saskatoonn.
   (sass-kuh-'toon)
   A frozen lake.
   B goose.

Reader’s Digest

By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon