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Daily Vocabulary: 20th November 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 20th November 2019.

PUTATIVE (Adjective) : ख्यात
Meaning: generally considered or reputed to be.
Synonyms: supposed, acknowledged, accepted, reported
Antonyms: proven, real
Example: Although Charles has not received the crown, he is already being treated as the putative king of his country.

PENCHANT (Noun) : लगन
Meaning: a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.
Synonyms: liking, fondness, preference, taste, relish,
Antonyms: dislike, disinclination
Example: Juliet, a music major, had a penchant for playing the piano.

SALIENCE (Noun) : आगे निकला हुआ भाग
Meaning: the quality of being particularly noticeable or important; prominence.
Synonyms: prominence, eminence, fame, importance
Antonyms: insignificance, unimportance
Example: Two board members wanted to discuss the salience of the health care issue, but the others didn’t see the importance.

STRADDLE (Verb) : पैर फैलाकर बैठना
Meaning: sit or stand with one leg on either side of.
Synonyms: bestride, hedge
Example: In order to climb the fence, she needed to carefully straddle the structure.

OBFUSCATION(Noun)  : उलझन
Meaning:the action of making something less clear and less easy to understand, especially intentionally
Synonyms: bafflement, confusion
Antonyms: clarity
Example:She criticised the company’s deliberate obfuscation of its finances

ENTICE(Verb) : लुभाना
Meaning:to persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant
Synonyms: beguile, attract
Antonyms: repel, repulse
Example:The adverts entice the customer into buying things they don’t really want.

TELLTALE (adjective) : भांजीमार
Meaning: revealing, indicating, or betraying something.
Synonyms: denotative, indicative, reflective, signifying.
Antonyms: cheeseparing, uninformative, unaired, secretive.
Example: Her nasty tone was a telltale sign of her irritation, even though she didn’t say anything particularly mean.

DILATORY (adjective) : धीमा
Meaning: slow to act
Synonyms: sluggish, slothful, lax, slack.
Antonyms: fast, prompt, brisk, quick.
Example: They were dilatory in providing the researchers with information.

PREDILECTION (noun) : शौकीन
Meaning: a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something
Synonyms: fondness, penchant, inclination, propensity.
Antonyms: aversion, disinclination, detachment, apathy.
Example: Although Betsy loves all types of music, she has a predilection for country tunes.

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