“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 – 343

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 
Synonyms: unfavourable, unpropitious 
Antonyms: promising 
Example Sentence: 
He paints a bleak picture of a company that has lost its way. 
3. SLACKEN (VERB): (मंद करना): slow 
Synonyms: slow down, decelerate 
Antonyms: speed up 
Example Sentence: 
The pace of trade never slackens. 
4. BENEVOLENT (ADJECTIVE): (दयालू): kind 
Synonyms: kindly, kind-hearted 
Antonyms: unkind 
Example Sentence: 
He was something of a benevolent despot. 
 
5. TACIT (ADJECTIVE): (अंतर्निहित): implicit 
 
Synonyms: understood, implied 
 
Antonyms: explicit 
Example Sentence: 
Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement. 
6. ERECT (VERB): (निर्माण करना): build 
Synonyms: construct, put up 
Antonyms: demolish 
Example Sentence: 
The guest house was erected in the eighteenth century. 
7. PERIL (NOUN): (विपत्ति): danger 
 
Synonyms: jeopardy, risk 
Antonyms: safety 
Example Sentence: 
The hour of peril for the Latin kingdom had now at last struck. 
8. AMASS (VERB): (एकत्र करना): gather 
Synonyms: collect, assemble 
Antonyms: dissipate 
Example Sentence: 
He amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds. 
9. BRINK (NOUN): (कगार): edge 
 
Synonyms: verge, margin 
Antonyms: middle 
Example Sentence: 
This woman could bring me to the brink of insanity. 
10. SPUR (NOUN): (प्रेरणा): stimulus 
Synonyms: incentive, encouragement 
Antonyms: disincentive 
Example Sentence: 
Wars act as a spur to practical invention. 

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