Saturday, April 13, 2002
W O R D  P O W E R


Impel
(im-pel): to force someone to do something

Synonym — compel, goad, constrain

Antonym — restrain, dissuade, check

— The police was impelled to close the case.

Impeccable (im-peckab’l): perfect, without faults

Synonym — flawless, unerring

Antonym — faulty, flawed

— His manners are impeccable.

Jaded (jaydid): tired and lacking interest or pleasure usually after excess of something.

Synonym — weary, dulled, fatigued

 


Antonym — enthusiastic, refreshed

— She’s feeling jaded with the job of an airhostess.

Malign (ma’la’in): to say things about somebody that are unpleasant or untrue

Synonym — defame, derogate

Antonym — commend, compliment, praise

— He has no right to malign Sarah and damage her career.

Partisan (parti’zan): a keen supporter of a cause, group or person

Synonym — follower, upholder, adherent

Antonym — adversary, detractor, opponent

If you are a true partisan of our party, you will have to support our policies.

Reproof (ree-proof): blame or disapproval

Synonym — objection, condemnation, censure

Antonym — praise, commendation

— Seeing his father’s look of reproof, he changed his mind about partying out till late.

Discover

From the jumbled words find the young ones of the following animals.

Goat D K I

Hawk B W O E T

Whale C L A F

Hare L V E E R E T

Trout R F Y

Swan E C G Y N T

Looking back

Sacrament is a Latin word which originally denoted the oath taken by a Roman soldier on entering the army. It was adopted by the early Christians as the name for the most sacred rites of the church.

Ponder

The borrower runs in his own debts.

— Emerson

Score Card

KID, BOWET, CALF, LEVERET, FRY, CYGNET.

— Illa Vij

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