Saturday, October 19, 2002
W O R D  P O W E R


Circumscribed (sakam-skrib’d): restricted within limits

Synonyms — bound, confined

Antonyms — boundless, unrestricted

— The movement of prisoners were strictly monitored and circumscribed.

Disparate (diss’-pa’reit): at variance

Synonyms — discordant, contrary, contrasting

Antonyms — harmonious, parallel

— He made an attempt to bring together their disparate views on the issue.

Contrived (kon’ traiv’d): planned in advance, not genuine

Synonyms — artificial, unnatural

Antonyms — genuine, spontaneous

— The incident had been contrived by their rivals in order to defame their party.

 


Denigrate
(denni-grayt): to criticise, somebody or something

Synonyms — disparage, belittle

Antonyms — acclaim, laud, praise

— She has no right to denigrate my achievements.

Imperceptible (im’peseptib’l): cannot be noticed or felt because of being-small or gradual.

Synonyms — indiscernible, undetectable

Antonyms — palpable, apparent

— The development in this area has been almost imperceptible.

Implausible (im-plawzib’l): unlikely to be true

Synonyms — improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing

Antonyms — credible, likely, possible

— His implausible excuses will not be tolerated anymore

Discover

From the jumbled words discover some types of meals:

1. EBTNUAQ

2. APTAS

3. UARBBECE

4. FBFUET

5. SSMROGABORD

6. SEELVENES

Looking back

"As merry as a cricket" is to be extremely cheerful. The cricket has been selected as a symbol of cheerfulness because of the note it makes with what is often called its musical box. The sound is produced by a bow on its body, with a hook attached to it and a vibrating membrane formed by a wing-case.

Ponder

Politeness, put it in practice and all will be charmed. — Mrs Sigourney

Score card

banquet, tapas, barbecue, buffet, smorgasbord, elevenses

— Illa Vij

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