“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 – 421

1. SKIRMISH (NOUN): (झड़प): fight

Synonyms: clash, conflict

Antonyms: accord, harmony

Example Sentence:

The unit was caught in several skirmishes and the commanding officer was killed.

2. PROTRACT (VERB): (दीर्घ): prolong

Synonyms: extend, lengthen

Antonyms: curtail, shorten

Example Sentence:
He had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process.


3. PUTATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (ख्यात):
 supposed


Synonyms: 
assumed, presumed


Antonyms:
 real, authenticated


Example Sentence:

The putative author of the book is no more.

4. AFFIRMATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (सकारात्मक): positive

Synonyms: assenting, consenting

Antonyms: dissenting negative

Example Sentence:

When I asked about the results, he gave an affirmative answer

5. CONTENTION (NOUN): (विवाद): dispute

Synonyms: disagreement, discord

Antonyms: accord, concurrence

Example Sentence:The captured territory was the main area of contention between the two countries.

6. PERCEPTIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रत्याक्ष): perceivable

Synonyms: detectable, discernible

Antonyms: imperceptible, inconspicuous

Example Sentence:

There is a perceptible decline in public confidence.

7. IMPERATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (अनिवार्य): vital

Synonyms:
 all-important, crucial

Antonyms: unimportant, optional

Example Sentence:

Immediate action was imperative at that point of time.

8. BI-LATERAL (ADJECTIVE): (द्विपक्षीय): mutual

Synonyms: reciprocal, respective

Antonyms: multilateral, unilateral

Example Sentence:

The bilateral agreements with Japan have come to an end.

9. DISSECT (VERB): (काटना): cut up

Synonyms: cut/lay open, dismember

Antonyms: combine, connect

Example Sentence:

An animal’s eye can be easily dissected.

10. TACIT (ADJECTIVE): (निहित): implied

Synonyms: implicit, understood

Antonyms: explicit, stated

Example Sentence:

Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.

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