“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 – 94

1. STASH (NOUN): Hoard
Synonyms: cache, inventory 
 
Antonyms: debt, lack
 
Example Sentence: 
Ranvijay came back to rescue his little hoard of gold.
2. STILTED (ADJECTIVE): Artificial
Synonyms: pretentious, pompous Antonyms: genuine, honest
Example Sentence:
I hate his stilted smile.
3. SERRATED (ADJECTIVE): Jagged
Synonyms: indented, notched Antonyms: smooth, flat
 
Example Sentence:
Bread knives should have a serrated edge. 
 
4. SCURVY (ADJECTIVE): Dirty
Synonyms: abject, base Antonyms: excellent, valuable
Example Sentence:
Why do you always want to play scurvy tricks on your friends?
5. SNIDE (ADJECTIVE): Derogatory
 
Synonyms: disparaging, sneering Antonyms: gentle, kind
Example Sentence:
How dare you make snide remarks on my brother?
6. TABOO (ADJECTIVE): Banned
Synonyms: prohibited, forbidden Antonyms: acceptable, allowed
Example Sentence: 
Speaking Hindi is taboo in her college.
7. SUBDUE (VERB): conquer
 
Synonyms: overcome, overpower Antonyms: encourage, strengthen
Example Sentence: 
Ashoka subdued many states one after another.
8. SHRILL (ADJECTIVE): High pitched
Synonyms: deafening, discordant Antonyms: mild, soft
Example Sentence:
The shrill noise of horns irritates me a lot.
 
9. COMATOSE (ADJECTIVE): unconsciousness
Synonyms: senseless, dopey Antonyms: conscious, alert
Example Sentence:
The left side of my brain had been so severely bruised that I was comatose for a month. 
 
10. CRYPTIC (ADJECTIVE): Ambiguous
 
Synonyms: arcane, enigmatic Antonyms: certain, definite
Example Sentence:
I don’t understand the cryptic tone of a narrator.

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