Saturday, October 20, 2001
W O R D  P O W E R


Profound (pro-fownd) — deep and intense

Synonyms — serious, wise.

Antonyms — trivial, shallow, superficial

— I have a profound dislike for all corrupt ministers.

Agile (aj-ail) — able to move quickly and easily.

Synonyms — nimble, graceful, alert.

Antonyms — inept, awkward, clumsy.

— I have always found Angela energetic and agile and nothing seems to tire her.

Profuse (pro’-fewss) — in large amounts.

Synonyms — lavish, excessive.

Antonyms — poor, sparse, economical.

— Profuse bleeding led to her death.

 


Boorish (boor’-ish) — rough or rude manner.

Synonyms — coarse, churlish, uncivil.

Antonyms — polite, well-mannered.

— Jim’s boorish behaviour has really upset his parents.

Trivial (trivvi-al) — of little importance.

Synonyms — insignificant, negligible, trifling

Antonyms — significant, considerable, vital

— Such a trivial matter should not have been made into such an important issue.

Traduce (tra’ dewss) — to say false damaging things about somebody or something.

Synonyms — defame, malign, vilify.

Antonyms — protect, honour.

— If Jones continues to traduce Tim, the latter’s promotion could be affected.

Discover

From the jumbled words find synonyms of Profuse:

1. E X _ R _ V _ _ _ _ T

2. P L _ _ T _ _ _ L

3. A B _ _ D _ _ T

4. C _ _ I _ _ S

5. T _ _ M _ _ G

6. B O _ _ T I _ _ L

Looking back

Red letter day is a church festival indicated in the Prayer Book by red letters. It has come to be used in speech and writing to indicate any day of special significance.

Ponder

Do not allow idleness to deceive you; for while you give him to-day he steals tomorrow from you. — Crowquill.

Scorecard

extravagant, plentiful, abundant, copious, teeming, bountiful

— Illa Vij
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