“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers…

An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

The Knowledge Library

UPDATE YOUR VOCABULARY – 66

1. TRUCE (NOUN): peaceful solution 
 
Synonyms: armistice, accord 
 
 Antonyms: disagreement, fight
 
Example Sentence:
The fighting has given way to an uneasy truce.
 
2. ELOQUENT (ADJECTIVE): to speak beautifully or express clearly
 
Synonyms: effective, articulate Antonyms: introverted, inarticulate
 
Example sentence: 
According to me, Mr. Jha is an eloquent spokesman who leads his team simply with his words.
 
3. QUEASY (ADJECTIVE): not feeling well
 
Synonyms: sick, ill Antonym: comfortable, healthy
 
Example Sentence: 
He didn’t want to do any work because he felt queasy.
 
4. LIVID (ADJECTIVE): upset
Synonyms: somber, gloomy Antonyms: cheerful, happy 
 
Example Sentence: 
I am absolutely livid about it.
5. SERVITUDE (NOUN): slavery
Synonyms: bondage, serfdom Antonyms: mastery, boss
Example Sentence: 
Their lives were spent in servitude.
6. WADE (VERB): plod, often through water 
 
Synonyms: paddle, dabble Antonym: freeze, stop
Example Sentence:
We had to wade the river and then climb out of the valley.
7. INCANDESCENT (ADJECTIVE): glowing
Synonyms: luminous, shining Antonyms: dark, dim
Example Sentence: 
The light of halogen lamps is slightly more whitish than incandescent lamps.
8. NOSTALGIA (NOUN): remembrance
 
Synonyms: reminiscence, longing Antonyms: despising, loathing
 
Example Sentence: 
I felt a wave of nostalgia for the life I had left behind me.
9. OBVERSE (ADJECTIVE): the reverse of a certainty or fact
Synonyms: opposite, unlike Antonym: similar, compatible
 
Example Sentence: 
True solitude is the obverse of true society.
10. MAJESTIC (ADJECTIVE): displaying impressive grandeur
Synonyms: magnificent, splendid Antonyms: shabby, lowly
 
Example Sentence:
King Ashoka was a majestic man with a charismatic persona.

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