HINDU Newspaper Vocabulary for RBI ASSISTANT MAINS Exams 2017

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1.Regale

Meaning-to entertain sumptuously, feast with delicacies, to give pleasure or 

amusement to

Synonym-dinner, feed, feast

Sentence-regaled his grandchildren with stories of his time in Morocco

2.Regicide

Meaning-the crime of killing a king or queen, someone who kills a king or queen

Sentence- I am not speaking of regicide, I am speaking about ideas.

3.Rejuvenate

Meaning- to make (someone) feel or look young, healthy, or energetic again

Synonym- freshen, recharge, recreate

Sentence-that rock star has rejuvenated ’80s fashion for a whole new generation>

4.Urbane

Meaning-polite and confident 

Synonym- debonair, smooth, sophisticated

Sentence-a gentlemanly and urbane host of elegant dinner parties

5.Usurp

Meaning- to take and keep (something, such as power) in a forceful or violent way 

and especially without the right to do so

Synonym-pirate, seize, take over,

Sentence-Some people have accused city council members of trying to usurp the 

mayor’s power.

6.Utopia

Meaning- an imaginary place in which the government, laws, and social conditions 

are perfect

Synonym-fantasyland, heaven, lotusland

Sentence-It’s a nice place to live, but it’s no Utopia

7.Acrimonious

Meaning- angry and bitter

Synonym- acrid, bitter, embittered, hard

Sentence-He went through an acrimonious divorce.

8.Acumen

Meaning- the ability to think clearly and make good decisions

Synonym- clear-sightedness, sharpness, shrewdness, wit

Sentence-Her political acumen won her the election

9.Adjudicate

Meaning- to make an official decision about who is right in a dispute

Synonym-adjudge, judge, arbitrate, decide, determine

Sentence-The board will adjudicate claims made against teachers.

10.Adage

Meaning-an often stated observation regarding something from common experience

Synonym-saying, aphorism,

Sentence-that old adage, “the early bird gets the worm”