Question

Give the meaning of the following words and use them in sentences of your own:

Heritage, evoke, microcosm, macrocosm, juxtapose, harness, cyclic, benign, concentric, cosmos , rescue, abduct, couplet, polytheistic, treasure, worship, dominant, encyclopedia, chronology

Answer 1

Word	Meaning	Usage
Heritage	inheritance	This grand building is a part of our national heritage.
evoke	to call	The music can evoke memories of our youth.
Microcosm	a thing that has all the features and qualities of something much larger	The family is a microcosm of society.
Macrocosm	any large complete structure that contains smaller structures	The body of man was the microcosm representing the macrocosm
Juxtapose	to put things/people togethe	In the exhibition, abstracted paintings are juxtaposed with shocking photographs.
Harness	to equip with armour	The brave knights have harnessed their horses well.
Cyclic	recurring in cycle	The Whole universe follows a cyclic pattern.
Benign	kind and gentle	His benign behavior made him very popular .
Concentric	having the same centre	Children are drawing many concentric circles in their note books.
Cosmos	The universe	There are many planets in the cosmos.
Rescue	to set free	You rescued me from an embarrassing situation
Abduct	Kidnap	The child was abducted in the Manohar Park.
Couplets	Two lines of poetry of equal length one after the other	Tulsidas wrote many couplets in Ramcharit Manas.
Polytheistic	Believer in many gods	The religion of Hindu is polytheistic.
Treasure	collection of valuable things	The ring gifted by kind is a valuable treasure to me
Worship	The practice of showing respect for God	We generally worship in temple.
Dominant	More powerful than other thing	The firm has achieved a dominant position in the whole market.
Encyclopedia	a book having information in alphabetical order	A student can easily get every sort of information in encyclopedia.
Chronology	The main events of history are provided in a chronological order.	The main events of history are provided in a chronological order.