XXI:MONEY and WORDS

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