HINDU Newspaper Vocabulary for RBI ASSISTANT MAINS Exams 2017

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1.Adulation

Meaning: Servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise

Synonym: applause, commendation, flattery

Antonym: abuse, criticism

Sentence:The nation, following the lead of the political leaders, joined in their adulation.

2. Prudent

Meaning: Careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment

Synonym: wise, sensible, reasonable

Antonym: careless, indiscreet, inattentive

Sentence:”That sacrifice may also be a prudent action,” observed Madeleine.

3. Epiphany

Meaning: A moment of sudden understanding or revelation 

Synonym: Flash, oracle

Antonym: Confusion, Secret

Sentence:In the first grade, I experienced an epiphany that girls were always treated differently than boys.

4. Reminiscent

Meaning: Suggestive of something in the past

Synonym: Evocative, redolent

Antonym: forgetful, oblivious

Sentence:Cannot forbear to close on this reminiscent literary note.

5.Errant

Meaning: wrong ,deviant

Synonym: erratic, stray

Antonym: normal,

Sentence:I saw an errant man shouting at his daughter for skipping office

6.Extravagant

Meaning: lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.

Synonym: spendthrift, profligate, unthrifty

Antonym: cheap, thrifty

Sentence: “it was rather extravagant to buy both”

7.Precedence

Meaning: the condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank.

Synonym: outweigh, supersede,

Sentence: “his desire for power soon took precedence over any other consideration”

8.Hierarchy

Meaning: a system in which members of an organization or society are ranked according to relative status or authority

Synonym: pecking order, ranking, grading, ladder, social order, social stratum

Antonym: disordered, free-for-all

Sentence: “the initiative was with those lower down in the hierarchy”

9.Panoramic

Meaning: (of a view or picture) with a wide view surrounding the observer; sweeping.

Synonym: sweeping, wide, extensive, bird’s-eye, scenic

Antonym: restricted, narrow, limited

Sentence: “on a clear day there are panoramic views”

10.Pertinent

Meaning: relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.

Synonym: relevant, to the point, apposite

Antonym: irrelevant, inappropriate 

Sentence:”she asked me a lot of very pertinent questions”