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Daily Vocabulary: 17th October 2019

To strengthen the crust and core of your English language, what you need is new and effective words added to your dictionary every day. This is a tedious task if you sit with the dictionary every day. Adda247 brings to you a compact way of learning constantly and efficiently. This is today’s Vocabulary for the aspirants who are preparing for the various banking examinations. SBI Clerk, LIC ADO, IBPS RRB, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk are some of the upcoming examinations which can be prepared with the aid of daily Vocabulary. Vocab will help you excel not just in the examinations but will help you sail through the Interview round of the examinations you are preparing for. The words you choose will accelerate you in the correct path towards success and we hope that this article serves the purpose. Here is the vocabulary for 17th October 2019.

INCITE(Verb) : उत्तेजित
Meaning:to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent
Synonyms: abet, agitate
Antonyms: dampen, dissuade
Example:She was expelled for inciting her classmates to rebel against their teachers.

ACCELERATE(Verb)  : तेजी लाना
Meaning:to happen or make something happen sooner or faster
Synonyms: advance, expedite
Antonyms: bloack, cease
Example:Inflation is likely to accelerate this year, adding further upward pressure on interest rates.

PIQUE(NOUN) : मनमुटाव

Meaning:a feeling of anger, especially caused by someone damaging your feeling of being proud of yourself
Synonyms: annoyance, displeasure
Antonyms: delight, happiness
Example:He stormed from the room in a fit of pique, shouting that he had been misunderstood.

WILY (adjective)  : चतुर
Meaning: skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.
Synonym: shrewd, clever, astute, canny.
Antonym: naive, guileless
Example:  Unfortunately the young chess player was no match for the wily man who had been playing the game for over thirty-five years.

BREVIARY (noun) : आह्निका
Meaning: a short statement of the main points.
Synonyms: summary, conspectus, encapsulation, outline.
Antonyms: enlargement, expansion, supplement, amplification.
Example: The Second Vatican Council revised the Breviary and changed its name to Liturgy of the Hours.

OXYMORON  : विरोधाभास
Meaning:two words used together that have, or seem to have, opposite meanings
Synonyms: adumbration, allegory
Antonyms: truth, honesty
Example:The term ‘constitutional democracy’ can be interpreted as either an oxymoron or a tautology.

BUCOLIC (adjective)  : ग्राम्य
Meaning: relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.
Synonyms: rustic, rural, pastoral, country
Antonyms: urban
Example: Even though I was born in the city, I still prefer the quiet of a small bucolic village any day.

BOLSTER (verb) :  समर्थन
Meaning: support or strengthen.
Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce, boost
Antonyms: undermine
Example: In order to bolster its profits, the computer company is cutting its workforce.

IRE (Noun) : रोष
Meaning: anger.
Synonyms: anger, rage, fury, wrath
Antonyms: calmness, comfort, delight
Example: The doctor’s rude behavior triggered the patient’s ire.

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