PART 1 OF THE COMPILATION OF FREQUENTLY ASKED VOCABS IN BANK (IBPS, SBI, RBI ) EXAMS
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Example- I love the old adage ,'A picture is worth thousand words".
Example - My friend Ananya is from an affluent family, so studying abroad is not a big deal for her.
Example- Shahrukh Khan visited the acid attack survivor and condemned the incident as unfortunate and appalling.
Example - The Ganges or Ganga is highly contaminated because of rapid industrialization.
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Example- Haunted is a daunting movie.
Example- MP Azam Khan is a demagogue.
Example- The blatant journalist made a denunciation of Tara Sutaria.
Example - "Even though I grew up in a destitute condition, it did not stop me from dreaming big",Ronaldo.
Example- Capital punishment may act as a deterrent to rapists.
49) Distorted: changed, specially in a way that makes something worse than it was before
Example- Kangna blamed Hrithik of distorting the facts.
Example- "I don't dwell on what went wrong",Virat Kohli.
Example- Muniba Mazari has been working for the emancipation disabled people(differently abled people).
Example- Kareena and her husband Saif Ali Khan embarked on their another vacation to Maldives.
Example- Many girls on tik tok try to emulate Kareena's attitude and style.
Example- Don't entrench yourself too much in the work.
Example- I envisage becoming DM of my district one day.
Example- Social evils must be eradicated from the society.
Example- Sadhguru aka Jaggi Vasudeva is an erudite who is born in Mysuru,Karnataka.
Example- We will have to evacuate this place asap.
Example- Tara Sutaria walked the ramp without faltering.
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1. Abdicate : to give up a position or power/ to renounce a throne, high office, dignity
Syn: Relinquish, Resign
Example - “Pakistan PM Imran Khan will have to abdicate his chair sooner or later”, Bilawal Bhutto.
2. Abjure : Formally reject a formerly held belief.
Syn : Recant, Forswear
Example : In a sober ceremony, Sia abjured her old religion and embraced Christianity.
3. Abrupt: Sudden and unexpected/ Rude/ Extremely sharp
Syn: Precipitous, Discourteous,
Example: US-North Korea nuclear talks came to an abrupt end.
4. Abscond: to depart secretly and hide oneself
Syn : Flee, Escape
Example: WikiLeak’s founder Julian Assange has been sent to 50 weeks jail for absconding while on bail.
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5. Abstruse: Difficult to comprehend
Syn: Recondite, Esoteric
Example: "In the beginning the script seemed abstruse but later I liked it a lot" ,Bhumi Pednekar.
6. Accede: to give consent/ to attain or assume office
Syn: Assent
Example : Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel urged that Guruji went to Kashmir to get Maharaja Hari Singh to accede his state.
7. Accolade: Praise & approval/ Ceremonial embrace
Syn: Citation, Salutation
Example : Cristiano Ronaldo has been known for his bold statements regarding individual accolades.
8. Accusation: a charge of wrong doing; imputation of guilt or blame
Syn: Complaint, Indictment
Example: Another #Metoo accusation on Anu Malik. Singer Neha Bhasin accused him of being a sexual predator.
9. Adage: a wise saying
Syn: Proverb, Byword
Example- I love the old adage ,'A picture is worth thousand words".
10. Admonish: to express warning & disapproval/ to give friendly earnest advice to
Syn: Rebuke, Reproach
Ex: "I was admonished by my producer for being straightforward" , Kangna Ranaut.
11. Affluent(adj): having an abundant supply of money or possession of goods/ flowing freely/ in abundance
Affluent (n): branch flowing into main stream
Syn: wealthy, tributarty
Example - My friend Ananya is from an affluent family, so studying abroad is not a big deal for her.
12. Agonised: expressing pain or agony
Syn: Anguished,
Example: PM recalled the Pulwama terror attack and said that the nation is “agonised and angry” at the loss of brave sons of the soil.
13. Apathetic: not interested or concerned
Syn: Complacent, Nonchalant
Example: "Khushi is the most apathetic/ nonchalant of all of us" , Jahnvi Kapoor in Koffee with Karan.
14. Appalling: causing dismay, shock or disgust
Syn: abhorrent
Example- Shahrukh Khan visited the acid attack survivor and condemned the incident as unfortunate and appalling.
15. Assiduity: great and constant diligence and attention
Syn : Industriousness, attentiveness
Ex: India was initially cautious as openers Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid chose assiduity over assertion.
16. Assuage: to make(unpleasant feeling) less severe/ to satisfy
Syn: Alleviate, lessen
Example: “One CM, two deputies” BJP’s new formula to assuage Shivsena.
17. Baffling: Extremely confusion and and difficult to understand
Syn: perplexing, Bewildering
Example: Dia Mirza baffled at BCCI for hosting T20I in New Delhi.
18. Bolster: to support or strengthen
Syn : Reinforce, Sustain
Example: IPL 2019: Bolstered by David Warner’s return.
19. Breach: act of breaking a law, agreement & code of conduct/ gap in wall, barrier or defence
Syn: Violation, Rupture
Example: FB Data Breach Case: Facebook revealed that many app developers may have accessed facebook user’s data for months.
20. Cajole: persuade (someone) to do something by flattery/ deceive someone by soothing words
Syn : Coax, Wheedle
Example: Ivanka Trump and her team Cry, Cajole, and carp to get her out of the bad press.
21. Calamity: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
Syn: Catastrophe, disaster
Example: Captain Amrinder Singh declared natural calamity in Punjab.
22. Candid: openly straightforward without secretiveness/ informal or natural specially caught off guard and unprepared
Syn: Ingenuous, Outspoken
Example: PM Modi and Angela Markel talks candid and straight.
23. Capricious: determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity or reason/ changeable
Syn: Impulsive, Freakish
Example: Who will stop Trump’s capricious immigration policy ?
25.Compelling: Drivingly Forceful/ demanding attention/ convincing
Syn: Fascinating, coercive
Example: WWE: Roman Reigns is now the most compelling star
26. Contaminated: made dirty, polluted or poisonous by the addition of chemical, waste or infection
Syn: corrupt, harm
Example - The Ganges or Ganga is highly contaminated because of rapid industrialization.
27.Contend: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others / to assert or maintain/ come to terms with
Syn: Postulate, deal
Example: Rohit Sharma is contended with sporadic captaincy responsibility.
28.Counterfeit : made an imitation of something else with intent to deceive
Syn: Fake, Forged
Example: AAFA said that Amazon is not doing its part to eliminate counterfeit from its store.
29. Cripple: a person who is partially or totally unable to use his one or more limbs
Syn: Injure, immobilize
Example- Permanently crippled by her wounds,Muniba Mazari devoted herself to the welfare of the people.
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30. Dampen: to make slightly wet/ make less strong or intense
Syn: moisten, diminish
Example: Diwali celebrations dampened due to rains in Benguluru.
31. Dangle: hang freely
Syn: swing, suspend
Example: Khushi and Jahnvi were sitting on the edge of the pool,dangling their feet in the water.
32. Daunting: discouraging through fear
Syn: Intimidating, frightening
Example- Haunted is a daunting movie.
33. Dazzling: brilliantly or showily bright, colourful
or impressive
Syn: Candescent, splendid
Ex: PM Modi shares dazzling pictures of Kartarpur corridor.
34. Delinquent (n): a young offender
Delinquent (adj): guilty of misdeed/ being overdue
in payments/ failing in what duty requires
Syn: derelict, wrongdoer
Ex: Tis Hazari violence: DHBCA has also sought registration of an FIR against the delinquent police officials for their criminal acts.
35. Demagogue: a political leader who tries to influence people by making emotional speeches
Syn: Agitator, instigator
Example- MP Azam Khan is a demagogue.
36. Demise (n): death/ termination of existence or operation
Demise (v): transfer by a lease or by a will
Syn : doom, termination
Ex: The demise of Sridevi created a vacuum in her daughter's lives.
37. Denunciation: public act of denouncing
Syn: Censure, Reprimand
Example- The blatant journalist made a denunciation of Tara Sutaria.
38. Deploring: express strong disapproval of/regret strongly/to feel or express grief
Syn : Censure, lament
Ex: I deplore her habit of wasting time by making tik tok videos.
39. Deprivation: lacking the necessities of life, as adequate food and shelter/a removal of rank or office
Syn: Privation, dispossession
Ex: The UN Human Rights office says it is extremely concerned at right's deprivation in Kashmir.
40.Despondency: feeling downcast, disheartened and hopeless
Syn:melancholy, gloom
Ex: Dia Mirza, “ I sense a growing despondency. It is not a bad thing. Let’s convert this anxiety into action! The time to act on #AirPollution is now”
41.Destitution: state of having no money or possessions
Syn: Dire straits, poverty
Example - "Even though I grew up in a destitute condition, it did not stop me from dreaming big",Ronaldo.
42.Detrimental: causing harm or injury
Syn: Damaging, prejudicial
Example: “The changes introduced in Right to Information act can be detrimental", Justice Madan Lokur said.
43. Deteriorate: become worse or disintegrate
Syn: decline, retrograde
Example: Air quality continued to deteriorate and is in ‘severe’category in Delhi.
44. Deterrent: something that makes movement or progress difficult.
Example- Capital punishment may act as a deterrent to rapists.
45. Devastated: brought to a state of ruin and destruction; emotionally shattered or distraught
Syn: annihilated, desolate
Example: A Ransomware attack can devastate your company.
46. Dwindle: become smaller or lose substance
Syn: Shrink, diminish
Example: The population of buterfly is dwindled in Pune,according to a report.
47. Divergent: tending to move apart in different directions/ different interest,views,attitude
Syn: different, conflicting
Ex: Congress leader spoke in divergent voices on the Supreme court verdict in the Karnataka crisis.
48. Disdain: feeling of aversion or antipathy/ communication that belittles somebody or something
Syn: contempt, scorn
Example -" They looked at me with disdain just because the film 'Chashme Baddoor' could not do well", Taapsee Pannu in an interview.
49) Distorted: changed, specially in a way that makes something worse than it was before
Syn: contorted, deformed
Example- Kangna blamed Hrithik of distorting the facts.
50) Divulge: to disclose or reveal(something private, )
Syn: proclaim, disclose
Example- Disha Patani refused to divulge details on her personal life.
51) Drastically: extreme in effect/ severely or seriously
Syn: substantially, radically
Example- After the success of the film Queen,Kangna's life changed drastically.
52) Dwell: to live/to emphasize or ponder in thought,speech or writing
Syn: abide, stay
Example- "I don't dwell on what went wrong",Virat Kohli.
53) Ebullient: very energetic, positive and happy
Syn: exuberant, lively
Example- "After taking my power coffee,I transform myself into an ebullient character",Shahid Kapoor.
54) Eloquent: Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing
Syn: articulate, fluent
Example- Sadhguru's speeches are always eloquent and powerful.
55) Emancipation: process of giving people social, or political freedom or rights
Syn: Freeing, liberation
Example- Muniba Mazari has been working for the emancipation disabled people(differently abled people).
56) Embark: to go on board vehicle for transportation/ to make a start
Syn: commence, begin
Example- Kareena and her husband Saif Ali Khan embarked on their another vacation to Maldives.
57) Emulated: to attempt to equal or surpass by imitation/ to compete with
Syn: Imitate, Follow
Example- Many girls on tik tok try to emulate Kareena's attitude and style.
58) Emphatic: Clear and determined in action or speech
Syn: vehement, assertive
59)Engraved: to carve text or symbol into (something) / to impress deeply
Syn: inscribe, etch
Example- Ritesh engraved my name on the platinum bracelet,Genelia.
60) Enormous: very large in size, quantity or extent/ exceedingly wicked
Syn: gigantic, mammoth
61) Entangled: to wrap or twist together/ involve in difficult situation
Syn: intertwine, complicate
Example- Mamta Kulkarni got entangled in a legal dispute over drug racket.
62) Entrenched: dug in/ established firmly or securely
Syn: Rooted, fixed
Example- Don't entrench yourself too much in the work.
63) Envisaged: to form a mental image of something in advance of realization
Syn: Visualize, Concieve
Example- I envisage becoming DM of my district one day.
64) Eradicate: to remove or destroy utterly
Syn: exterminate, uproot
Example- Social evils must be eradicated from the society.
65) Erudite: having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying
Syn: Scholarly, knowledgeable
Example- Sadhguru aka Jaggi Vasudeva is an erudite who is born in Mysuru,Karnataka.
66) Evacuate: to leave empty/ remove from a dangerous place to a safer place
Syn: Void, expel
Example- We will have to evacuate this place asap.
67) Excerpt: a passage elected from a large work
Syn: Extract, Selection
68) Exploitation: the use of something in order to get an advantage from it
Syn: victimization, profiteering
69) Faltering: move or speak hesitatingly/ be unsure or weak
Syn: Uncertain, weak, hesitant
Example- Tara Sutaria walked the ramp without faltering.
70) Feasible: Capable of being done/ Reasonably or likely
Syn: Executable, practicable
Example- This idea is not feasible.
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