HINDU Newspaper Vocabulary for IDBI PO 2017

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1.Jejune

Meaning: naive, simplistic, and superficial, (of ideas or writings) dry and uninteresting

Synonym: childish, innocuous

Antonym:

Sentence:”their entirely predictable and usually jejune opinions”

2.Burgeon

Meaning: begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.

Synonym: boom, mushroom, proliferate,

Antonym: shrink

Sentence:”manufacturers are keen to cash in on the burgeoning demand”

3.Buffoon

Meaning: a ridiculous but amusing person; a clown.

Synonym: clown, antic, comedian

Sentence: I wonder when my thirty-year-old son will stop acting like a buffoon and begin to take life seriously.

4.Protrude

Meaning: extend beyond or above a surface.

Synonym: stand out, come through, peek, poke

Antonym: sunken, inconspicuous

Sentence:”something like a fin protruded from the water”

5.Erosion

Meaning: the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.

Synonym: wearing away, abrasion

Sentence: “the problem of soil erosion

6.Protégé

Meaning: a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced or influential person

Synonym: pupil, student, trainee, apprentice;

Sentence:”Ruskin submitted his protégé’s name for election”

7.Juxtaposition

Meaning: the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

Synonym: comparison, contrast;

Sentence: “the juxtaposition of these two images”

8.Conundrum

Meaning: a confusing and difficult problem or question.

Synonym: dilemma, problem,

Sentence: “one of the most difficult conundrums for the experts”

9.Jingoism

Meaning: extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy.

Synonym: blind patriotism, chauvinism, extreme nationalism

Sentence:”the popular jingoism that swept the lower–middle classes”

10.Provoke

Meaning: stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.

Synonym: arouse, produce, evoke,

Antonym: pacify, appease

Sentence: “the decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations”