Daily Wordlist for IBPS/Other Bank Exam 2016

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1.Imbibe

Meaning: absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge).

Synonym: assimilate, absorb, soak up, take in, digest

Antonym: abstain, fast

Sentence:”if one does not imbibe the culture one cannot succeed”

2.Adage

Meaning: a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.

Synonym: saying, maxim, axiom, proverb,

Sentence: “the old adage ‘out of sight out of mind’”

3. Allure

Meaning: the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating.

Synonym: attraction, lure, draw, pull, appeal, glamour

Sentence: people for whom gold holds no allure”

4.Sordid

Meaning: involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt., dirty or squalid.

Synonym: sleazy, seedy, seamy, unsavoury,

Antonym: immaculate, high-minded, respectable

Sentence: “the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams”

5. Sojourn

Meaning: a temporary stay., stay somewhere temporarily.

Synonym: stay, visit, stop, stopover, residence;

Sentence: “her sojourn in Rome”

6. Orthodox

Meaning: following or conforming to the traditional or generally accepted rules or beliefs of a religion, philosophy, or practice.

Synonym: conservative, traditional, observant, conformist

Antonym: unconventional, unorthodox, nonconformist

Sentence: “Burke’s views were orthodox in his time”

7. Pernicious

Meaning: having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

Synonym: harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious

Antonym: beneficial, benign, favourable

Sentence: “the pernicious influences of the mass media”

8. Peremptory

Meaning: insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.

Synonym: high-handed, brisk, abrupt, summary, commanding, authoritative,

Antonym: humble, meek, modest, unassuming

Sentence: “‘Just do it!’ came the peremptory reply”

9. Penury

Meaning: the state of being very poor; extreme poverty.

Synonym: pennilessness, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence,

Antonym: wealth, affluence

Sentence: “he couldn’t face another year of penury”

10.Laggard

Meaning: a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others.

Synonym: straggler, loiterer, lingerer,

Sentence: “staff was under enormous pressure and there was no time for laggards”