HINDU Newspaper Vocabulary for IPPB mains 2017 |

1.Tussle: a vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order to obtain or achieve something.

Synonym: scuffle, fight, struggle

Usage:”there was a tussle for the ball”

2.Colloquial: (of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

Synonym: informal, conversational, everyday, casual

Usage: a colloquial essay on what makes a marriage successful

3.Nullify: make legally null and void; invalidate.

Synonym: annul,

Usage: “judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions”

4.Cognate: (of a word) having the same linguistic derivation as another (e.g. English father, German Vater, Latin pater ), related; connected.

Synonym: interconnected, linked, coupled

Usage: “cognate subjects such as physics and chemistry”

5.Aficionado: a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime.

Synonym: connoisseur, expert

Usage: “a crossword aficionado”

6.Assiduous: showing great care, attention, and effort

Synonym: active, busy, bustling, diligent,

Usage: The project required some assiduous planning.

7.Affinity: a natural liking for and understanding of someone or something.

Synonym: empathy, rapport, sympathy, accord, harmony

Usage: “he had a special affinity with horses”

8.Whimsical: playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.

Synonym: fanciful, playful, mischievous,

Usage: “a whimsical sense of humour”

9.Connotation: an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Synonym: overtone, undertone, undercurrent, implication

Usage: “the word ‘discipline’ has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression”

10.Conglomerate: a thing consisting of a number of different and distinct parts or items that are grouped together

Synonym: mix, combination, mingling,

Usage: “the Earth is a specialized conglomerate of organisms”

HINDU Newspaper Vocabulary for IPPB mains 2017