“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 – 332

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 part at hand-strokes as merrily as ever.
2. NUANCES (NOUN): (अति सूक्ष्म अंतर ) a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound. 
Synonyms: distinction, nicety, hint 
Antonyms: brightness, information 
Example Sentence: 
He was a stickler for the nuances of behaviour, especially in women. 
3. TRUNCATE (VERB): (छांट कर छोटा करना) shorten (something) by cutting off the top or the end. 
Synonyms: abbreviate, abridge 
Antonyms: enlarge, expand 
Example Sentence: 
Truncate command is used in Database. 
4. EXPLOSION (NOUN): (विस्फोट) a violent shattering or blowing apart of something 
Synonyms: detonation, eruption, bang 
Antonyms: outburst, flare up 
Example Sentence: 
“Three explosions damaged buildings at the barracks.” 
5. IDOLATRY (NOUN): (आदरणीय मानना) the worship of idols. 
Synonyms: fetishism, idolizing 
Antonyms: vilification, criticism 
Example Sentence: 
We must not allow our idolatry of art to obscure issues of political significance. 
6. BRINK (NOUN): (कगार) the extreme edge of land before a steep slope or a body or water. 
Synonyms: fringe, verge 
Antonyms: center, middle 
Example Sentence: 
The country was on the brink of a constitutional crisis.
7. CONTOUR (NOUN): (रुपरेखा) an outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something. 
Synonyms: outline, shape 
Antonyms: dullness, crookedness 
Example Sentence: 
She traced the contours of his face with her finger. 
8. TRIUMVIRATE (NOUN): (तिकड़ी) TRIO 
Synonyms: threesome, triplets 
Antonyms: single, lonelyness 
Example Sentence: 
Rome the triumvirate decided to defend the republic to the last.
9. TROOP (NOUN): (समूह, फ़ौज) (of a group of people) come or go together or in large numbers. 
Synonyms: crew, gang 
 
Antonyms: individual, one 
Example Sentence: 
The girls trooped in for dinner. 
10 TANGIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (वास्तविक) perceptible by touch. 
Synonyms: palpable, tactile, real 
Antonyms: conceptual, unreal 
Example Sentence: 
The atmosphere of neglect and abandonment was almost tangible.

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