Better is it that thou shouldest not ——, than that thou shouldest —— and not pay.
Then how can any man be said
To break an —— he never made?
OBSCURE ([page 255]).
QUESTIONS.
1. What is obscure? 2. How does obscure compare with complicated? with complex? with abstruse? with profound?
OBSOLETE ([page 256]).
QUESTIONS.
1. When is a word obsolete? When is a word archaic? 2. Is an old or ancient word necessarily obsolete? 3. What is meant by saying that a word is rare? 4. Is a rare word necessarily obsolete or an obsolete word necessarily rare?