“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 – 417

1. PONTIFICATE (VERB): sermonize :(धार्मिक शिक्षा देना) 
Synonyms: preach, dogmatize 
Antonyms: praise, applaud 
Example Sentence: 
He loves to hear himself talk and will often pontificate on even the most trivial issues. 
2. FALLACY (NOUN): illusion :(भ्रम) 
Synonyms: deception, falsehood 
Antonyms: honesty, reality 
Example Sentence: 
The notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy. 
3. DISTEMPER (NOUN): disorder :(विकार) 
Synonyms: affliction, ailment 
Antonyms: health, healer 
Example Sentence: 
Excessive distemper should not be practiced. 
4. TINTINNABULATION (NOUN): loud ringing :(घंटे की खनखनाहट) 
Synonyms: chime, jingle 
Antonyms: silence, peace 
Example Sentence: 
The tintinnabulation that could be heard throughout the village was from the church on the common announcing morning services. 
5. SEPTENTRIONAL (ADVERB): polar :(ध्रुव के समीप का) 
Synonyms: northward, arctic 
Antonyms: southward, Antarctic 
Example Sentence: 
When he tired of the long, septentrional winters of New England, Grandfather retired to 
Florida. 
6. PANGLOSSIAN (ADJECTIVE): optimistic :(आशावादी) 
Synonyms: assured, confident 
Antonyms: pessimistic, uncertain 
Example Sentence: 
This is simply a Panglossian idea. 
7. ANABASIS (NOUN): forward movement :(प्रगति) 
Synonyms: advance, progress 
Antonyms: hinder, backward 
Example Sentence: 
Reluctantly, the general ordered a hasty anabasis in the face of overwhelming opposing forces. 
8. CAITIFF (NOUN): coward :(कायर) 
Synonyms: scoundrel, louse 
Antonyms: brave, bold 
Example Sentence: 
A woman was killed by a caitiff. 
9. CRENEL (NOUN): scrape :(परिमार्जन) 
Synonyms: indentation, incision 
Antonyms: increase, bulge 
Example Sentence: 
Leaning into a crenel between two square merlons, he took a deep breath of relief. 
10. FLAPDOODLE (ADJECTIVE): a ridiculous situation or behaviour :(वाहियात) 
Synonyms: craziness, foolishness 
Antonyms: intelligence, judgement 
 
Example Sentence: 
You’re the last man I ever expected to hear that kind of flapdoodle from.a

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