When we TALK TOO MUCH we’re LOQUACIOUS. When we talk very little we’re RESERVED. Reserved people we also call RETICENT. We as well call them TACITURN. Taciturn comes from TACIT which means UNSPOKEN, SILENT.
TACIT is without words just as UNANIMOUS is without disagreements.
TACIT: WORDS
UNANIMOUS: DISAGREEMENTS
TACITURN or RETICENT people are very MISERLY with words, just as MISERLY people are too economical with money. Hence we can say,
RETICENT: WORDS
PARSIMONIOUS (miserly): MONEY
RETICENT or TACITURN people are very BRIEF in their speech. Here are a few SYNONYMS of BRIEF:
LACONIC
CONCISE
SUCCINCT
TERSE
COMPENDIOUS
PITHY
EPIGRAMMATIC
ABBREVIATED
ABRIDGED
Of these words, PITHY comes from PITH, the central edible part of any fruit. PITH means the ESSENCE, GIST, CORE, CRUX, KERNEL, or the CENTER. Any significant part can be called the PITH. It’s the HEART of the matter. Hence they gave earlier the following ANTONYMS:
PITH x SUPERFICIAL PART
PITH x INSIGNIFICANT PART
PITH x INSUBSTANTIAL ELEMENT
PITH is the central edible part of a fruit just as KERNEL is the central part of a nut, or just as EYE is the center of a storm. So,
CYCLONE: EYE
NUT: KERNEL
FRUIT: PITH
PITH is the opposite of PEEL, the outer protective cover of a fruit. The protective cover of an animal or a thing is a common ANALOGY type, as we can see from the following pairs:
ORANGE: PEEL
APPLE: SKIN
MELON: RIND
FLESH: SKIN
MAMMAL: EPIDERMIS
CONIFER (TREE): BARK
TURTLE: CARAPACE
SEED: HULL
PORCUPINE: QUILLS
FISH: SCALES
BIRDS: FEATHERS
Some times we get other protective devices too. For instance,
HANDS: MITTENS (GLOVES)
FEET: GALOSHES (SHOES)
HEAD: HELMET
FINGERS: THIMBLES
CLOTHES: APRON
NECK: MUFFLER
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