“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 – 219

1. TENACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (दृढ़): firm

Synonyms: tight, strong

Antonyms: loose

Example Sentence:

He had a tenacious grip on the rope so as to win.


2. THREATEN (VERB): (धमकाना): 
menace

Synonyms: intimidate, browbeat

Antonyms:
 assist


Example Sentence:

To threaten someone is something that should be avoided.

3. OFFENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (अपमानजनक): insulting

Synonyms: rude, derogatory

Antonyms: complimentary

Example Sentence:

The allegations made are deeply offensive to us.

4. CUMULATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (संचयी): increasing

Synonyms: accumulative, growing

Antonyms: subtractive

Example Sentence:

The cumulative effect of two years of drought.

5. PRESUMPTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रकल्पित): conjectural

Synonyms:
 speculative, tentative

Antonyms: definitive

Example Sentence:

His was a presumptive diagnosis.


6. PRESUMPTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अभिमानी):
 brazen


Synonyms
: overconfident, arrogant

Antonyms: timid

Example Sentence:
If I offer some advice, I hope I won’t be considered presumptuous.

7. VETERAN (NOUN): (अनुभवी): old-hand

Synonyms: old-timer, old stager

Antonyms:
 novice


Example Sentence:

He is a veteran sitar player.

8. STOKE (VERB): (ईधन झोंकना): fuel

Synonyms: mend, add fuel to

Antonyms: dimnish

Example Sentence:
He stoked up the barbecue.

9. INTROSPECTION (NOUN): (आत्मनिरीक्षण): brooding

Synonyms: self-analysis, soul-searching

Antonyms: extrospection

Example Sentence:
Quiet introspection can be very valuable.

10. ERECT (VERB): (निर्माण करना): build

Synonyms: construct, put up

Antonyms: spoil

Example Sentence:

The guest house was erected in the eighteenth century.

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