Brusque (broosk, brusk) — using few words in an abrupt or rude way.

Synonym — abrupt, discourteous, gruff.

Antonym — civil, courteous, polite.

— Her brusque attitude towards her father upset everyone in the family.

Assuage (as-swayj) — to make something less severe.

Synonym — alleviate, ease, mitigate.

Antonym — aggravate, increase, intensify.

Brutal (broot’l, brewt’l) — without mercy.

Synonym — barbarous, bloodthirsty.

Antonym — gentle, humane, compassionate

— The brutal murderer did not even spare the children.

Emphatic (im-fattik, em-fattik) — showing or using emphasis or stress.

Synonym — categorical, forcible, insistent.

Antonym — equivocal, hesitant, uncertain.

Impregnable (im-preg‘na-bl) — impossible to enter or capture, too strong to be overcome.

Synonym — immovable, impenetrable.

Antonym — destructible, insecure, vulnerable.

— It was impossible for the troops to enter the impregnable fortress.

From the jumbled words find the synonyms for the word ‘brutal’:

1. Leeahrtss

2. Nhuinma

3. Scimrelse

4. Essermeorls

5. Gasvae

6. Zucinvilied

7. Ovciius

8. Oifreocus

Ostracism was a method employed by the ancient Athenians for banishing citizens whose influence was considered prejudicial to the state. The right of pronouncing sentence of banishment was vested in the people, who, if there was a general desire expressed to exercise this right, deposited on a fixed day, in a sort of polling station, a small earthen tablet called an ostrakon. On this was written the name of the individual that each voter considered deserving banishment. Six thousand votes were necessary to drive a man into exile, and some of the most famous of Greek leaders underwent this punishment. No forfeiture of property or civil rights was entailed and after ten or five years the exiled persons were allowed to return.

The less we parade our misfortunes, the more sympathy we command.

heartless, inhuman, merciless, remorseless, savage, uncivilised, vicious, ferocious

— Illa Vij