- jejuneadj.
(jih-'joon)
A in flower.
B immature.
C dark-haired. - doubloonn.
(duh-'bloon)
A cannon.
B two-run homer.
C gold coin. - importune v.
(im-per-'toon)
A shrink down.
B vocalize.
C urge. - dragoonn.
(druh-'goon)
A hunting rifle.
B soldier on horseback.
C westerly wind. - 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].
- tribune n.
('trih-byoon)
A Roman official.
B bugle call.
C reporter. - harpoon n.
(har-'poon)
A ceremonial dance.
B barbed spear.
C ship’s mast. - opportuneadj.
(aw-per-'toon)
A musical.
B on the left side.
C timely. - galloon n.
(guh-'loon)
A clumsy oaf.
B lace trim.
C two bushels. - runen.
(roon)
A clever insult.
B cold fog.
C mystical writing. - maroonv.
(muh-'roon)
A paint red.
B leave stranded.
C tie to a buoy.
A decorate.
B take shelter.
C go bad.
- picayuneadj.
(pih-kee-'yoon)
A trivial.
B bristly.
C pinkish. - boon n.
(boon)
A small knife.
B blessing.
C ghost. - clair de lune n.
(klair duh 'loon)
A blue porcelain glaze.
B fit of madness.
C French cookie. - saskatoonn.
(sass-kuh-'toon)
A frozen lake.
B goose.
Reader’s Digest
By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon