Saturday, July 28, 2001
W O R D  P O W E R


Anarchy (annaar-ki) — chaos, confusion.

Synonyms — lawlessness, misgovernment, disorder.

Antonyms — control, peace, discipline.

— In the absence of the principal there was anarchy in the school.

Animated (annimoytid) — lively and excited.

Synonym — energetic, enthusiastic.

Antonym — apathetic, boring, dull.

— The sports club was full of animated young students.

Barbarian (baar-bair-i-un) — a person who behaves in a cruel manner or is noted culture.

Synonym — brute, savage, uncultured.

Antonym — civil, cultured, refined.

— I never expected these students to behave like barbarians.

Discord (diss-kord) — disagreement, quarrel.

Synonym — conflict, dispute, friction, incompatibility.

Antonym — accord, unison, agreement, concord.

— A note of discord has led to their separation.

Dishevelled (di-shevv’ld) — very untidy.

Synonym — bedraggled, disarray ruffled.

Antonym — spruced, tidy, neat.

— The mountaineers returned tired and dishevelled.

Grandiose (grandi-oss, grandi-oz) — more elaborate than necessary, or too ambitious.

Synonym — extravagant, ambitious, pretentious.

Antonym — humble, modest, unpretentious.

— Her grandiose plans to buy that building failed miserably.

 

Discover

From the jumbled words find more synonyms of the word animated:

CTAIVE

RDAENT

TUAYONB

CYNDAMI

TULIEBLEN

TNFREVE

AGY

PISREIDT

Looking back

The phrase a bigwig is used for a very important person. The reference is to the large wigs worn by greatly honoured and wealthy people long ago. Thus, phrases like he thinks he is a bigwig or ‘he is a bigwig’, came into use.

Ponder

The seeds of our punishment are sown at the same time we commit the sin.

Score card

active, ardent, buoyant, dynamic, ebullient, fervent, gay, spirited.

— Illa Vij

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