HINDU Newspaper Vocabulary for IDBI PO 2017

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1.Penance

Meaning: punishment inflicted on oneself as an outward expression of repentance for wrongdoing

Synonym: atonement, expiation, self-punishment

Sentence:”he had done public penance for those hasty words”

2.Mortify

Meaning: cause (someone) to feel very embarrassed or ashamed.

Synonym: embarrass, humiliate, chagrin,

Antonym: indulge, heal

Sentence: “she was mortified to see her wrinkles in the mirror”

3.Vanquish

Meaning: defeat thoroughly.

Synonym: conquer, defeat

Antonym: surrender

Sentence: “he successfully vanquished his rival”

4.Alliteration

Meaning: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Synonym: exaggeration, expression. 

Sentence: “the alliteration of ‘sweet birds sang’

5.Tarnish

Meaning: lose or cause to lose lustre, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture

Synonym: discolour, stain, rust, oxidize, corrode, deteriorate;

Antonym: brighten, polish

Sentence: “silver tarnishes too easily”

6.Temerity

Meaning: excessive confidence or boldness; audacity

Synonym: audacity, boldness

Sentence: “no one had the temerity to question his conclusions”

7.Moribund

Meaning: (of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigour.

Synonym: waning, dying, stagnating, stagnant, decaying,

Antonym: thriving, recovering, flourishing

Sentence: “the moribund commercial property market”

8.Perennial

Meaning: lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring

Synonym: everlasting, perpetual, eternal,

Antonym: ceasing, ending, halting, infrequent, intermittent, interrupted, occasional, temporary

Sentence:”his perennial distrust of the media”

9.Perdition

Meaning:(in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unrepentant person passes after death

Synonym: damnation, eternal punishment;

Sentence:”she used her last banknote to buy herself a square meal before perdition”

10.Pendant

Meaning: a piece of jewellery that hangs from a chain worn round the neck. 

Synonym: locket, medallion, drop, stone;

Sentence: “a jade-green pendant on a gold chain”