Daily Wordlist for RBI/IBPS Exam 2016

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1.Vicarious

Meaning: experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.

Synonym: indirect, second-hand, secondary, derivative,

Sentence: “this catalogue brings vicarious pleasure in luxury living”

2.Egregious

Meaning: outstandingly bad; shocking, remarkably good.

Synonym: atrocious, deplorable

Antonym: concealed , good

Sentence: “egregious abuses of copyright”

3.Paraphernalia

Meaning: miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity.

Synonym: equipment, stuff, things, apparatus,

Antonym: immovables,

Sentence: “drills, saws, and other paraphernalia necessary for home improvements”

4.Tenuous

Meaning: very weak or slight.

Synonym: slight, insubstantial, flimsy, negligible,

Antonym: convincing, substantial, strong

Sentence: “the tenuous link between interest rates and investment”

5.Banal

Meaning: so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

Synonym: trite, hackneyed, clichéd, platitudinous

Antonym: original

Sentence: “songs with banal, repeated words”

6.Biennial

Meaning: taking place every other year, an event celebrated or taking place every two years

Sentence: “the top antiques fairs are the Milan and Florence biennials”

7.Kingpin

Meaning: a person or thing that is essential to the success of an organization or operation.

Synonym: bigwig,

Antonym: inferior, subordinate, underling; mediocrity,

Sentence: “the kingpins of the television industry

8.Laconic

Meaning: (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.

Synonym: brief, concise, terse, succinct, short, economical,

Antonym: verbose, long-winded, loquacious

Sentence: “his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic”

9. Percussion

Meaning: musical instruments played by striking with the hand or with a stick or beater, or by shaking, including drums, cymbals, xylophones, gongs, bells, and rattles.

Synonym: crash, bang, smash, clash, bump

Sentence: “percussion instruments”

10. windfall

Meaning: a large amount of money that is won or received unexpectedly.

Synonym: bonanza, jackpot,

Sentence: “members are to get an average £520 cash windfall for voting ‘yes’ to the merger”