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Synonyms: garrulous, smooth-tongued. Antonyms: halting, tongue-tied, hesitant. — He was persuaded by the glib salesman to buy the gadget he could not afford. Surfeit (sur-feet, sur-fit) — excess of something especially food and drink. Synonyms: overindulgence, abundance. Antonyms: dearth, deficiency, lack, scarcity. — A surfeit of rich
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Synonyms: counterfeit, deceitful, deceptive. Antonyms: genuine, honourable, honest. — The manager has made some fraudulent insurance claims. Tepid (tep’pid) — lukewarm, showing little enthusiasm. Synonyms: apathetic, half hearted. Antonyms: animated, eager, enthusiastic, keen. — The campaigners received a tepid response from the public. Lax (lax) — not sufficiently strict. Synonyms: careless, casual, slack. Antonyms: conscientious, heedful — The lax attitude of the hospital staff led to her death. Cloistered (klois’terd) — Keeping away from the outside world. Synonyms: confined, hermitic, reclusive. Antonyms: extrovert, gregarious, sociable public. — Ever since her son died, she has led a cloistered life. Discover From the jumbled words find names of different kinds of vessels (ships and boats) 1. Eclippr 2. Ancoe 3. Kyaak 4. Arft 5. Asrumbine 6. Ywal 7. Rwahle 8. Rcuirse 9. Ognodla 10. Atgubot Looking back Narcissus in Greek mythology was a handsome youth who was deeply loved by a nymph called Echo. Since her love was not reciprocated she died of grief. To punish him, Goddess Nemesis caused him to fall in love with his own image reflected in a fountain, whereupon he gradually pined away and changed into a flower that bears his name. Thus narcissism means excessive love or admiration of oneself. Ponder A teacher can never truly teach unless he is still learning himself. A lamp can never light another lamp unless it continues to burn its own flame. Score card Clipper, canoe, kayak, raft, submarine, yawl, whaler, cruiser, gondola, tugboat.
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