Severe ( page 329 ).
Questions.
1. What is severe? rigid? strict? 2. How does rigorous compare with rigid? 3. What does austere signify? What element is always found in an austere character?
Examples.
In mathematics we arrive at certitude by —— demonstration.
He who the sword of heaven will bear
Should be as holy as ——.
—— law is often —— injustice.
By —— adherence to truth in official dealing with the natives, the English have come to be always believed in India.