HINDU Newspaper Vocabulary for RBI ASSISTANT MAINS Exams 2017

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1.Accolade

Meaning: an award or privilege granted as a special honour or as an acknowledgment  of merit.

Synonym: honour, recognition, privilege, award, gift, title

Usage: “the hotel has won numerous accolades”

2. Accoutrement

Meaning: an additional item of dress or equipment.

Synonym: accessory, appendage, appliance, attachment,

Antonym: essential, necessity, requirement, requisite

Usage:”the accoutrements of religious ritual”

3. Acephalous

Meaning: having no leader or chief.

Synonym: headless

Antonym: headed 

Usage:”an acephalous society”

4. Acolyte

Meaning: a person assisting a priest in a religious service or procession., an assistant or follower.

Synonym: assistant, helper, attendant, retainer, servant, minion,

Usage: “she runs the department through a small group of acolytes”

5. Adscititious

Meaning: forming an addition or supplement; not integral., Not inherent or essential; derived from something outside.

Synonym: external; additional.

Usage:”Dr. Kozak stands in the middle of the adscititious atmosphere and soaks in the effect.”

6.Aghast

Meaning: filled with horror or shock.

Synonym: horrified, appalled, astounded, amazed, dismayed,

Antonym:  fearless, unafraid

Sentence: “she winced, aghast at his cruelty”

Sentence: “separating authentic and spurious claims”

7. 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”

8. 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”

9.Punctilious

Meaning: showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour.

Synonym: meticulous, conscientious, careful, diligent, attentive,

Antonym: careless, easy-going, slapdash

Sentence: “he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests”

10.Opulent

Meaning: ostentatiously costly and luxurious.

Synonym: luxurious, sumptuous, palatial

Antonym: penniless, poor, impoverished, penurious

Sentence: “the opulent comfort of a limousine”