“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 – 493

1. PROFOUND (ADJECTIVE): (गहरा, गंभीर) very great or intense.
 
Synonyms: heartfelt, radical, ardent
Antonyms: superficial, mild
Example Sentence: 
I give you my profound thanks for saving my life.
2. DIVISIVE (ADJECTIVE): (बांटने वाला) disagreement or hostility between people. 
Synonyms: discordant, isolating, schismatic
Antonyms: unifying, amalgamate 
Example Sentence:
The strike was a divisive issue in the society.
3. PERIL (NOUN): (जोखिम) serious and immediate danger.
 
Synonyms: jeopardy, risk, pitfall
Antonyms: reliable, safety, security 
Example Sentence:
You could well place us both in peril.
4. HEROISM (NOUN): (साहस) great bravery.
Synonyms: audacity, daring, moxie
Antonyms: cowardliness, fearfulness
Example Sentence: 
They fought with exemplary heroism.
5. MASSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (विशाल) large and heavy or solid
 
Synonyms: monumental, herculean, bumper
Antonyms: minuscule, tiny, paltry
Example Sentence:
In the wedding ceremony massive crowds are expected.
6. SUBVERT (VERB): (पलट देना, व्यवस्था भंग करना) destabilize, unsettle
 
Synonyms: annihilate, distort, embitter
 
Antonyms: aid, encourage 
 
Example Sentence:
 
This is an attempt to subvert democratic government.
7. BRUNT (NOUN): (चोंट) the worst part
 
Synonyms: impetus, repercussions
Antonyms: endurance, resistance
Example Sentence: 
The children bear the brunt of the emotional trauma when parents divorce.
8. PRECARIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अनिश्चित) tricky, doubtful 
Synonyms: delicate, risky, dubious
Antonyms: healthy, protected, firm
Example Sentence:
I’m in a precarious situation here.
9. MINUSCULE (ADJECTIVE): (क्षणिक, छोटा) extremely small; tiny.
Synonyms: diminutive, pygmy
Antonyms: vast, huge
Example Sentence:
 
This project was shot in minuscule amount of time.
10. WHIM (NOUN): (सनक) a sudden desire to do something unplanned 
Synonyms: impulse, notion, idea
Antonyms: actuality, truth
Example Sentence:
When asked why he decided to run, the criminal replied by saying he had done it on a whim. 

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