Question

entertain v. amuse
syn. absorb, comfort, delight, divert, engross, gladden, please
ant. aggravate, annoy, exhaust
entertain v. consider seriously
syn. cherish, contemplate, deliberate, heed, muse over, think about
ant. disregard, forget, ignore, overlook
enthrall adj. captivate
syn. absorb, charm, enchant, entrance, fascinate, grip, hypnotize, intrigue, master, spellbind, subdue
ant. bore, disgust, jade, repulse, tire

for each sentence, choose the word that best replaces the underlined word or phrase.

martina never entertained the idea of traveling.

jada entertained his son with toys and songs for hours on end.

the kids were not enthralled with morty the magicians act.

Explanation:

Analyze the first sentence

The first sentence is: "Martina never entertained the idea of traveling."
Here, the underlined word is "entertained".
Looking at the dictionary entry on the left:

• entertain [v.] amuse (Syn. absorb, comfort, delight, divert, engross, gladden, please)
• entertain [v.] consider seriously (Syn. cherish, contemplate, deliberate, heed, muse over, think about)

In the context of "the idea of traveling," "entertained" means to hold in mind or consider seriously.
Among the synonyms listed for this definition ("cherish, contemplate, deliberate, heed, muse over, think about"), "thought about" or "contemplated" fits naturally. Let's look at standard choices for this exercise. The most direct synonym from the provided entry that fits "entertained the idea" is "thought about" or "contemplated".

Analyze the second sentence

The second sentence is: "Jada entertained his son with toys and songs for hours on end."
Here, the underlined word is "entertained".
In the context of "his son with toys and songs," "entertained" means to provide amusement or enjoyment.
Looking at the dictionary entry for entertain [v.] amuse:
Synonyms include "absorb, comfort, delight, divert, engross, gladden, please".
A common synonym that fits this context is "amused" or "delighted".

Analyze the third sentence

The third sentence is: "The kids were not enthralled with Morty the Magician's act."
Here, the underlined phrase is "not enthralled".
Looking at the dictionary entry:

• enthral [adj.] captivate (Syn. absorb, charm, enchant, entrance, fascinate, grip, hypnotize, intrigue, master, spellbind, subdue)
• Antonyms: "bore, disgust, jade, repulse, tire"

In the context of a magician's act, "enthralled" means fascinated or captivated.
The phrase "not enthralled" can be replaced by "not fascinated" or "not captivated", or using the antonyms, "bored". Given the instruction "choose the word that best replaces the underlined word or phrase," and the entry enthral [adj.] captivate, the base word "enthralled" means "fascinated" or "captivated". Thus, "not enthralled" is best replaced by "not fascinated" or "not amused/captivated".

Answer:

Question 1

Martina never <blank>thought about</blank> the idea of traveling.

Question 2

Jada <blank>amused</blank> his son with toys and songs for hours on end.

Question 3

The kids were <blank>not fascinated</blank> with Morty the Magician's act.