“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

Vocabulary

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1. REPUDIATE (VERB): (नामंजूर करना): reject Synonyms: abandon, disavow Antonyms: accept, approve Example Sentence: She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders. 2. DEFAULT (NOUN): (चूक): failure Synonyms: delinquency,

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1. PLURALITY (NOUN): (अधिकता): multiplicity Synonyms: majority Antonyms: minority Example Sentence: Some languages add an extra syllable to mark plurality. 2. ADVERT (VERB): (ध्यान देना): address Synonyms: attend, consider Antonyms: disregard,

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1. ACQUITTAL (NOUN): (दोषमुक्ति): Absolution Synonyms: liberation, discharge Antonyms: conviction Example Sentence: The trial resulted in an acquittal. 2. ACRIMONIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (उग्र): angry and bitter Synonyms: bitter, caustic

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1. BEWILDERED (ADJECTIVE): (बेसुध) perplexed and confused; very puzzled.  Synonyms: baffled, confused  Antonyms: clear, aware, oriented  Example Sentence:  He saw the bewildered look on my face. 2. CLIFF (NOUN): (चट्टान) a

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1. REPINE (VERB): (शिकायत करना): complain   Synonyms: grumble, lament  Antonyms: compliment, praise Example Sentence: He always repines about his peer. 2. INURE (VERB): (तपाकर पुख़्ता करना):

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1. PLOWED (ADJECTIVE): (जोता हुआ) cultivated    Antonyms: recovered, instilled Example Sentence:  Anuj plowed into him, nearly knocking him down. 2. SLAPPED (ADJECTIVE): (अधिरोपित) hard hit/imposed 

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1. STUMBLE (VERB): bumble (गिर पड़ना)  Synonyms: fall, falter  Antonyms: straighten, fix  Example sentence:  She stumbled on the stairs for she was feeling drowsy.  2. CONTINGENT (NOUN): unforeseen (अनिश्चित) 

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1. STEM (VERB): (से उत्पन्न होना): arise from Synonyms: originate from, spring from Antonyms: cause Example Sentence: Many of the universities’ problems stem from rapid expansion.   2.

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1. DWINDLE (VERB): (क्षीण होना): diminish Synonyms: decrease, reduce Antonyms: increase Example Sentence: The majorities behind the government dwindled and grew. 2. DELIBERATE (ADJECTIVE): (सविचार): careful Synonyms: cautious, unhurried Antonyms: hasty

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1. BURNISH (VERB): (चमकाना): polish up  Synonyms: shine, brighten Antonyms: dull Example Sentence: To burnish copper, I would probably use a drill with a pad attached to the

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1. INCURSION (NOUN): (आक्रमण): attack on  Synonyms: assault on, raid on  Antonyms: retreat  Example Sentence:  Government forces were able to halt the rebel incursion.  2. BLEAK (ADJECTIVE): (निराशात्मक): unpromising 

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1. EXPEDITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (शीघ्र): speedy  Synonyms: swift, quick  Antonyms: slow    Example Sentence:  The investigation was supposed to be expeditious.  2. RATIFY (VERB): (पुष्टि करना): confirm    Synonyms: approve, sanction 

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1. STRATEGIC (ADJECTIVE): (रणनीतिक): planned  Synonyms: calculated, deliberate  Antonyms: random  Example Sentence:  Strategic planning for the organization is the responsibility of top management.  2. CONUNDRUM (NOUN): (पहेली): problem  Synonyms: difficulty,

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1. DIGNIFIED (ADJECTIVE): (प्रतिष्ठित): stately  Synonyms: noble, courtly  Antonyms: undignified  Example Sentence:  She is very famous for her dignified silence.  2. DETAIN (VERB): (हिरासत में लेना): hold  Synonyms: take into

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1. PLAUSIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (विश्वसनीय): credible  Synonyms: reasonable, believable  Antonyms: unlikely  Example Sentence:  He gave a plausible explanation of how he got into acting.  2. TRANSGRESSION (NOUN):(उल्लंघन) : offence  Synonyms: crime,

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1. VIOLENT (ADJECTIVE): (हिंसक): brutal  Synonyms: vicious, savage  Antonyms: gentle  Example Sentence:  They had to face a violent confrontation with riot police.  2. OBSCURE (ADJECTIVE): (अस्पष्ट): obscure  Synonyms: unclear, dense 

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1. OPPOSED (ADJECTIVE): (विरोधी): against Synonyms: opposition, averse Antonyms: in favour of Example Sentence: He had always been opposed to discrimination. 2. EXTENSION (NOUN): (विस्तार): prolongation Synonyms: lengthening, increase Antonyms: shortening

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1. ATTEST (VERB): (संपुष्टि करना): certify Synonyms: corroborate, confirm Antonyms: disprove Example Sentence: The witnesses must attest and sign the will in the testator’s presence. 2. VOLATILE (ADJECTIVE):

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1. DISPOSITION (NOUN): temper (प्रवृत्ति)  Synonyms: propensity, tendency  Antonyms: disinclination, hatred  Example Sentence:  Your sunny disposition has a way of rubbing off on those around you.  2.

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1. OPACITY (NOUN): (अस्पष्टता): non-transparency Synonyms: darkness, obscurity Antonyms: brightness, cognizance Example Sentence: I could not see anything due to opacity. 2. DISCLOSURE (NOUN): (प्रकटीकरण): declaration Synonyms: acknowledgment, revelation Antonyms: concealment,

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1. BOTTLENECK (NOUN): (बाधा): jam Synonyms: barrier, hindrance Antonyms: aid, assistance Example Sentence: Animated films still face bottlenecks.  2. DEPLOY (VERB): (तैनात करना): post Synonyms: move, move Antonyms: concentrate

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1. TILT (VERB): (झुकाव) move or cause to move into a sloping position.  Synonyms: angle, slant, leaning  Antonyms: ascent, increase  Example Sentence:  Yet he can tilt or play his

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1. CHAFF (VERB): (हंसी में खिजाना) jeer Synonyms: deride, banter Antonyms: compliment, praise Example Sentence: The memories of chaffing your mates. 2. SPURT (NOUN): (उछाल) gush out

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1. FORETHOUGHT (NOUN): (पूर्वविवेक) precaution  Synonyms: wariness, prudence  Antonyms: carelessness, carefree  Example Sentence:  Kim had the forethought to book the tickets in advance.  2. OBSESS (VERB): (संलग्न

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1. BOURGEOIS (ADJECTIVE): commonplace :(मध्यमवर्गीय) Synonyms: materialistic, philistine  Antonyms: adventurous, imaginative Example Sentence: He is from a bourgeois family. 2. ABOMINABLE (ADJECTIVE): loathsome :(घृणास्पद) Synonyms: abhorrent, atrocious  Antonyms: desirous,

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1. SIEGE (VERB): (परेशान करना) annoy  Synonyms: beset, plague  Antonyms: make happy, please  Example Sentence:  Nothing can siege me like irritating drivers who text while behind the wheel. 

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1. SHED (VERB): (मुक्त करना): dismiss Synonyms: let go, discharge Antonyms: hire Example Sentence: Many firms use relocation as an opportunity to shed jobs. 2. UPBEAT (ADJECTIVE): (आशावादी): optimistic

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1. INCLINE (VERB): (तैयार होना): disposed Synonyms: minded, willing Antonyms: disinclined Example Sentence: He was inclined to accept the offer. 2. WARY (ADJECTIVE): (सावधान): cautious Synonyms: careful, circumspect Antonyms: unwary Example

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1. SEVER (VERB): (अलग करना): break off  Synonyms: discontinue suspend  Antonyms: maintain  Example Sentence:  The notice itself may be sufficient to sever the joint tenancy.  2. EPHEMERAL (ADJECTIVE):

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1. ESPOUSE (VERB): (समर्थन करना): adopt Synonyms: embrace, take up Antonyms: reject Example Sentence: She espoused the causes of justice and freedom for all. 2. AVARICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (लालची): grasping

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1. KINDLE (VERB): (प्रज्वलित करना): light Synonyms: ignite, set fire to Antonyms: douse Example Sentence: They kindle lights, he says, assuming one is in darkness. 2. HOSPITALITY (NOUN):

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1. COERCIVE (ADJECTIVE): (बलपूर्वक): persistent Synonyms: insistent, pressing Antonyms: powerless Example Sentence: The governor has a hereditary army for coercive purposes. 2. OUTLAY (NOUN): (व्यय): expenditure Synonyms: expenses, spending

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1. COMMERCIAL (ADJECTIVE): (लाभ के उदेश्यवाला): profit-oriented Synonyms: money-oriented, commercialized Antonyms: non-profit-making Example Sentence: He hasn’t opened a commercial firm. 2. PRECAUTIONARY (ADJECTIVE): (निवारक): preventative Synonyms: preventive, safety Antonyms: careless Example

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1. VETERAN (NOUN): (अनुभवी): old hand Synonyms: old-timer, old stager Antonyms: novice, apprentice Example Sentence: He is a veteran of two world wars. 2. SLANDEROUS (ADJECTIVE): (लज्जाजनक): discreditable Synonyms: disreputable,

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1. TREPIDATION (NOUN): (घबराहट): apprehension Synonyms: anxiety, worry Antonyms: assurance, composure Example Sentence: She had some kind of trepidation in her mind. 2. SPITEFUL (ADJECTIVE): (द्वेषपूर्ण): hurtful Synonyms: barbed, hateful

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1. PROSPECT (NOUN): (संभावना): hope  Synonyms: likelihood, expectation  Antonyms: viewlessness, dimness  Example Sentence:  There was no prospect of a better day.  2. UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE): (अभूतपूर्व): unexpected 

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1. UPSURGE (NOUN): (चढाव) an upward surge in the strength or quantity of something; an increase. Synonyms: boom, upturn, improvement  Antonyms: downturn, decline  Example Sentence:  This is an upsurge

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1. DISPOSITION (NOUN): temper (प्रवृत्ति)  Synonyms: propensity, tendency  Antonyms: disinclination, hatred  Example Sentence:  Your sunny disposition has a way of rubbing off on those around you.  2.

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1. DOWNHILL (ADJECTIVE): (अधोगामी) descending  Synonyms: dropping, declining  Antonyms: ascending, rising  Example Sentence:  This car has a downhill cost in the market. 2. DIRGEFUL (ADJECTIVE): (निराशाजनक) depressing

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1. IMMACULATE (ADJECTIVE): very clean :(निर्मल) Synonyms: neat, spotless Antonyms: filthy, tainted Example Sentence: She has an immaculate white saree. 2. INVEIGLING (ADJECTIVE): alluring :(ललचाने वाली) Synonyms: attracting, captivating 

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STEAMROLLER (VERB): (दबाव डालना):force someone into doing something, compel Synonyms: forcibly pass (a rule), impose Antonyms: aid, help  Example Sentence: The government’s trying to steamroller a law through. DISCRETION (NOUN): (निर्णय):judgement

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RUMPUS (NOUN): (उपद्रव):clamor Synonyms: discord, fracas Antonyms: harmony, peace Example Sentence: Aniruddh caused a rumpus with his flair for troublemaking. CONCEDE (VERB): (स्वीकार करना):admit Synonyms: cede, grant Antonyms: reject, deny Example Sentence: I

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1. CONCEDE (VERB): (स्वीकार करना): admit Synonyms: acknowledge accept Antonyms: deny Example Sentence: I had to concede that I’d overreacted. 2. HYPOTHETICAL (ADJECTIVE): (प्राक्कल्पनात्मक): theoretical Synonyms: speculative, conjectured Antonyms: real Example

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1 ASSUAGE (VERB): (राहत देना): relieve Synonyms: ease, alleviate Antonyms: aggravate   Example Sentence: The letter assuaged the fears of most members. 2. VINDICTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रतिशोधी): vengeful Synonyms: revengeful, avenging

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1. DENOUEMENT (NOUN): (उपसंहार): outcome Synonyms: upshot, consequence Antonyms: origin Example Sentence: I waited by the eighteenth green to see the denouement. 2. GRIM (ADJECTIVE): (अरूचिकर): stern Synonyms: forbidding, uninviting

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Synonyms: frightful, horrible  Antonyms: pleasant    Example Sentence:  It was one of the most ghastly crimes ever committed.  3. SCARCELY (ADVERB): (कठिनता से): rarely  Synonyms: seldom, infrequently  Antonyms: often  Example

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1. PERTURBED (ADJECTIVE): (व्याकुल): anxious Synonyms: worried, concerned Antonyms: unworried Example Sentence: He nodded, obviously perturbed about something. 2. ENORMOUSLY (ADVERB): (अत्यंत): very Synonyms: extremely, exceedingly Antonyms: moderately Example Sentence: Quality

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1. DIFFUSE (ADJECTIVE): (तितर-बितर) : verbose  Synonyms: wordy, prolix  Antonyms: succinct  Example Sentence:  The second argument between us was more diffuse.  2. DISSENT (NOUN): (मतभेद): disagreement  Synonyms: difference of opinion,

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1. MYSTICAL (ADJECTIVE): (रहस्यमय): spiritual  Synonyms: religious, transcendental  Antonyms: exoteric  Example Sentence:  The mystical theology of Richard Rolle is very popular.  2. REMOTE (ADJECTIVE): (दूरवर्ती): faraway  Synonyms: distant, far  Antonyms: close 

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1. UNWAVERING (ADJECTIVE): (स्थिर): steady  Synonyms: fixed, resolute  Antonyms: wavering  Example Sentence:  She fixed him with an unwavering stare.  2. INDEFINITELY (ADVERB): (अनिश्चित काल के लिए): sine die  Synonyms: forever,

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