Hindu Newspaper Vocabulary for SBI PO 2017

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Hello, Greetings!! SBI PO 2017 will commence in the month of APRIL 2017. In order to help and guide all of you, we’re going to post VOCABULARY BASED ON THE HINDU NEWSPAPER. In all the competitive exams, Vocabulary questions are asked from newspapers. 

1.Labyrinth

Meaning: a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze

Synonym: maze, rabbit warren, warren

Sentence: a complex labyrinth of tunnels and chambers

2.Pusillanimous

Meaning: showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.

Synonym: cowardly, recreant, spineless, unheroic

Antonym: audacious, bold, brazen,

Sentence: pusillanimous politicians who vote according to whichever way the political wind is blowing

3.Pliability

Meaning: Adaptability of mind or character

Synonym: flexible, ductile, elastic

Antonym: not flexible, hard

Sentence:”he was valued for his reliability and pliability”

4.Enormity

Meaning: Horribleness

Synonym: depravity, evil

Antonym: delight, esteem

Sentence: He turned over and closed his eyes, as if to reflect on its enormity.

5.Alms

Meaning: Money or goods contributed to the poor

Synonym: dole, donation, assistance

Antonym: hindrance, injury

Sentence: She stopped, gave him an alms and then continued on her way.

6.Motley

Meaning: incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate

Synonym: miscellaneous, disparate, diverse

Antonym: homogeneous, uniform

Sentence:”a motley crew of discontents and zealots”

7.Vicissitude

Meaning: a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

Synonym: mutation, modification, transition

Sentence: “her husband’s sharp vicissitudes of fortune”

8.Alacrity

Meaning: brisk and cheerful readiness

Synonym: eagerness, willingness, readiness

Sentence: “she accepted the invitation with alacrity”

9.Agnostic

Meaning: a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God

Synonym: sceptic, doubter,

Sentence: After my husband became agnostic, he stopped going to church because of his doubt about god’s existence 

10.Punctilious

Meaning: showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour.

Synonym: meticulous, conscientious, careful, diligent, attentive,

Antonym: careless, easy-going, slapdash

Sentence: “he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests”

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