Alacrity (a’lak’riti): eagerness or enthusiasm

Synonyms — briskness, cheerfulness, zeal.

Antonyms — apathy, dullness, lethargy

Befitting (be-fitting): suitable for something

Synonyms — appropriate, seemly, proper

Antonyms — improper, inappropriate, unbecoming

— His speech was hardly befitting this occasion.

Demure (de-mewr): serious and modest

Synonyms — quiet, modest.

Antonyms — brash, brazen, immodest.

— Mrs Raina is a demure lady.

Depraved (de-prayv’d): morally bad, evil.

Synonyms — corrupt, debased, immoral

Antonyms — chaste, ethical, virtuous

Jaundiced (jawn-disd): affected by envy, prejudice or spite.

Synonyms — prejudiced, biased.

Antonym — unbiased

Phoney (foni): something false.

Synonyms — fake, forged

Antonyms — authentic, genuine

Match the words in column A with the names of gods in column B:

A                                   B

1. Flock and herds            a. Alpheus

2. Rivers                         b. Helius

3. Sleep                          c. Apollo

4. Sun                            d. Mars

5. Shepherds and hunters  e. Somus

6. War                            f. Pan

Maravedi was the smallest copper coin of Spain, less than a farthing. It was used in the dynasty of Almoravides. (1086-1147 A.D)

Ponder

Pain is the outcome of sin.

1c, 2a, 3e, 4b, 5f, 6d.

— Illa Vij