Dissension (di’sen’shn): opposition, disagreement.

Synonym — conflict, discord.

Antonym — accord, agreement.

Unpretentious (un’pre’tenshas): without airs

Synonym — humble, unassuming.

Antonym — conceited, pretentious.

Perspicacious (puspi-kayshus): quick to judge or understand.

Synonym — insightful, astute, sharp.

Antonym — dull, dense, obtuse.

— Samantha was perspicacious enough to understand the intentions of her business partner.

Impervious (im-puvias): not move or influenced by criticism, requests,etc.

Synonym — unreceptive, inflexible, rigid.

Antonym — amenable, accessible, receptive.

Artful (aat’ful): clever and crafty.

Synonym — cunning, shrewd.

Antonym — ingenuous, artless.

Commemorate (k-mema—rayt): to keep a great event or person in peoplee’s memories.

Synonym — honour, celebrate, solemnise.

Antonym — disregard, overlook, ignore.

Match the columns

A

1. Clairaudient

2. Exorcist

3. Hex

4. Mage

5. Necromancer

B

a. One who expels evil spirits by prayer or other ceremonies.

b. A witch.

c. One who performs black magic.

d. A magician.

e. One with an ability to hear things outside one’s normal range of perception.

To blaze a trail is to initiate preparatory work in a movement, cause etc. The word blaze originally meant a white mark on a horse’s or a cow’s face, or made on a tree by chipping the bark to show a route. The expression was an American one for showing a track through a freshly explored area. Later, it came to be used for exploratory and pioneering work in the country.

A restless mind, like a rolling stone, gathers nothing but dirt and mire. Little or no good will cleave to it; and it is sure to leave peace and quietness behind it. — Balguy.

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

— Illa Vij