IDLE ( page 208 ).
Questions.
1. From what language is idle derived, and what is its original meaning? 2. What does idle in present use properly denote? Does it necessarily denote the absence of all action? 3. What does lazy signify? How does it differ from idle? 4. What does inert signify? sluggish? 5. In what realm does slothful belong, and what does it denote? 6. How does indolent compare with slothful?
Examples.
The —— stream was covered with a green scum.
Never —— a moment, but thrifty and thoughtful of others.
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the —— turn upon his bed.