Reader’s Digest India – July 2019

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  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].


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

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

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

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

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

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


A decorate.
B take shelter.
C go bad.


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

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

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

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


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