Perpetuate (Per-pechoo-ayt): to make something continue

Synonym — continue, propagate, maintain

Antonym — abolish, destroy, end

— Under such circumstances, the ill feelings between the two groups are bound to perpetuate.

Ruddy (rudi): healthy red colour

Synonym — flushed, radiant

Antonym — anaemic, pale, wan

— Most people living in the hills have ruddy cheeks.

Rueful (roo-f’l): showing grief

Synonym — contrite, penitent, regretful

Antonym — unabashed, unremorseful, unrepentant

— The rueful look assured me that she was sorry for what she had done.

Grisly (grizli): causing horror

Synonym — abominable, appalling, ghastly

Antonym — agreeable, pleasant

— I broke down after hearing the grisly account of the massacre.

Amenable (a’meen’able, a’men’able): willing to be influenced or controlled by something or somebody

Synonym — agreeable, willing, persuadable, tractable

Antonym — inflexible, intractable

— She is quite amenable and flexible in taking decisions.

Fill in the blanks to find a single suitable word for the following:

1. A name taken by a person but which is not his real name. A _ _ A_

2. A hollow space in the wall to hold or place something. N _ _H _

3. A joyful gathering of youths. J _ _ B _ R _ _

4. A chairman’s hammer. G _ V _ _

5. Bad spelling C_ C_ G _ _ P H Y

6. Correct Spelling O R _ _ _ G _ _ _ H Y

To spin a yarn means to tell a long tail which is incredible. The origin of the phrase is related to marine life. In earlier days, in their free time, sailors were made to spin yarn from old ropes. These yarns were not very strong and could not be used as ropes but only for caulking seams. Thus to spin a yarn, is to tell a tale that is not reliable.

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul. — Thoreau

1- alias, 2- niche, 3- jamboree, 4-gavel, 5- cacography, 6-orthography.

— Illa Vij