“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

Improve Your Vocabulary

1. COMBAT (VERB): (सामना करना):fight

Synonyms: tackle, attack


Antonyms: give in to

Example Sentence:

Doctors are trying to combat the spread of coronavirus.

2 . DISMISS (VERB): (पद से हटाना): throw out

Synonyms: get rid of, discharge

Antonyms: engage

Example Sentence:

The prime minister dismissed five members of his cabinet.

3. COMPREHENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यापक): inclusive

Synonyms: all-inclusive, complete

Antonyms: partial

Example Sentence:

He owns a comprehensive collection of photographs.

4. DORMANT (ADJECTIVE): (निष्क्रिय): asleep

Synonyms: sleeping, slumbering

Antonyms: awake

Example Sentence:

During the winter the seeds lie dormant in the soil.

5. MOUNT (VERB): (वृद्धि होना): increase

Synonyms: grow, rise

Antonyms: decrease

Example Sentence:

The costs mount up when one buys a new home.

6. ACCOUNTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तरदायी): responsible

Synonyms: liable, answerable

Antonyms: unanswerable

Example Sentence:

Ministers are accountable to Parliament.

7. TARDINESS (NOUN): (विलंब): lateness

Synonyms: delay, retardation

Antonyms: punctuality

Example Sentence:

Forgive my tardiness, I had some very important business to attend to.

8. WOE (NOUN): (कष्ट): misery

Synonyms: sorrow, distress

Antonyms: happiness

Example Sentence:

His woes never ended due to his nature.

  1. DESCENT (NOUN): (अवरोहण): drop

    Synonyms: fall, sinking

    Antonyms:ascent

    Example Sentence:

    The plane had gone into a steep descent.

    10. UPTURN (NOUN): (वृद्धि):increase

    Synonyms: rise, jump

    Antonyms: fall

    Example Sentence:

    Her luck seems to have taken an upturn.

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