EXAMPLES.
He was so —— with these perplexities as to be completely —— of his surroundings.
The busy student may be excused if ——; in the merely —— or —— it is intolerable.
The power to —— one idea from all its associations and view it alone is the —— mark of a philosophical mind.
Numerous interruptions in the midst of —— occupations had made him almost ——.
[C] Note. See these words under [DISCERN] as referred to at the end of the paragraph on [ABSTRACT] in Part I. The pupil should be instructed, in all cases, to look up and read over the synonyms referred to by the words in small capitals at the end of the paragraph in Part I.
ABSURD ([page 11]).
QUESTIONS.
1. What is the difference between absurd and paradoxical? 2. What are the distinctions between irrational, foolish, and silly? 3. What is the especial implication in unreasonable? 4. How do monstrous and preposterous compare with absurd? 5. What is the especial element common to the ludicrous, the ridiculous, and the nonsensical? 6. What are some chief antonyms of absurd?