NEW ([page 252]).
QUESTIONS.
1. What is the meaning of new? of modern? of recent? 2. How does recent compare with new? 3. What is the meaning of novel? of fresh? 4. To what do young and youthful distinctively apply?
NIMBLE ([page 253]).
QUESTIONS.
1. To what does nimble properly refer? 2. To what does swift apply? 3. How does alert compare with nimble? For what is alert more properly a synonym?
EXAMPLES.
Win her with gifts, if she respect not words;
Dumb jewels often, in their silent kind,
More —— than words, do move a woman's mind.
Profound thinkers are often helpless in society, while shallow men have —— and ready minds.