“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 – 382

1. SUBDUED (ADJECTIVE): (विषादपूर्ण): sombre
Synonyms: low-spirited, downcast
Antonyms: lively
Example Sentence:
I felt strangely subdued as I drove home.
2. COMPETITIVE (ADJECTIVE): (वाजिब): reasonable
Synonyms: moderate, economical
Antonyms: exorbitant
Example Sentence:
We offer prompt service at competitive rates.
3. CONCILIATION (NOUN): (शांति): appeasement
Synonyms: peacemaking, peacebuilding
Antonyms: provocation
Example Sentence:
He held his hands up in a gesture of conciliation.
4. ALARMING (ADJECTIVE): (डरावना): worrying
Synonyms: disturbing, frightening
Antonyms: reassuring
 
Example Sentence:
Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate.
5. DEFIANCE (NOUN): (प्रतिरोध): resistance
Synonyms: opposition, confrontation
Antonyms: submission
Example Sentence:
There was challenge and defiance in her gaze.
6. MISLAY (VERB): (गंवाना): lose
Synonyms: misplace, lose track of
Antonyms: find
Example Sentence:
I seem to have mislaid my car keys.
 
7. WHIP (VERB): (भागना): dash
Synonyms: rush, race
Antonyms: dawdle
Example Sentence:
He whipped round to face them.
8. STALL (VERB): (बाधा डालना): obstruct
Synonyms: impede, hinder
Antonyms: facilitate
Example Sentence:
His career had stalled, hers taken off.
9. SHUN (VERB): (बचना): avoid
Synonyms: evade, eschew
Antonyms: accept
Example Sentence:
He shunned fashionable society.
10. (DEFER (VERB): (झुक जाना): yield
Synonyms: submit, give way
Antonyms: stand up to, disobey
Example Sentence:
He deferred to Tim’s superior knowledge.

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