VOCABULARY, INTENSIVE READING(Yenda M Mejia)
Dire
adjective
Causing or involving great fear or suffering
indicating trouble disaster or urgent
SYNONYMS: Urgent, terrible,awfu, unfortunate...
ANTONYMS: Calm, placid, peaceful, optimistic...
Example: He was in dire need of help
Crashing down
Verb and adjective
Break or fall to pieces with noise/ to move force or drive with violence and noise/ To collapse or fail suddenly.
SYNONYMS: Fall, collapse, precipitate, break down...
ANTONYMS:Calm down, defend...
EXAMPLE: The glass crashed down to the floor=Verb
TRAP
Noun and verb
A trick for catching a person by surprise /An unpleasant situation which it's difficult to scape/ A contrivance used for catching game or other animals as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
SYNONYMS: Trick, stragem, device, catch...
ANTONYMS: Free and liberate
EXAMPLE: I suspect Mary may be walking into a trap considering retaliation.(Noun)
Straits
Noun and adjective
Ofen a position of difficulty, distress or need
A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water / A placer of limited spatial capacity, narrow or cramped
SYNONYMS: Narrows, channel, difficulty ...
ANTONYMS: Wide, large,well being ...
EXAMPLE: Redundancy left him in severe financial straits’(noun)
Smash
Verb, adjective and noun
Move so as to hit or collide with something with great force and impact/ Relating to a great sucess/ crash in several damage.
SYNONYMS: Fracture, break, destroy, crack....
ANTONYMS: Make up, put up together, repair...
EXAMPLE: Their plan smashed into a mountain side(Verb)