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SEBI Assistant Manager Examination is going to be held on 25th of June. We hope you all are working really hard for the exam. Vocabulary is an important part of English that helps you deal with all kinds of questions in objective as well as descriptive papers. You can learn new words daily from our Daily Word List. Learn the words and make your own sentences on the basis of the given word list. Here are a few lines from the Hindu…
Example: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday reiterated that the States going in for farm loan waivers will have to generate funds from their own resources.
1. Reiterate [ree-it-uh-reyt]
Verb: to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.
Synonyms: echo, renew, repeat, restate, ditto, double-check.
Antonym: take back.
2. Waiver [wey-ver]
Noun, Law: an intentional relinquishment of some right, interest, or the like; an express or written statement of such relinquishment.
Synonyms: postponement, remission, abandonment, abdication, disclaimer, refusal.
Antonyms: allowance, approval, sanction, accept, claim, face.
Example: Growing clamour
The remark comes in the backdrop of farmers’ agitations over the demand and some States.
3. Clamor [klam-er]
Noun: a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people; a vehement expression of desire or dissatisfaction.
4. Agitation [aj-i-tey-shuh n]
Noun: the act or process of agitating; state of being agitated; persistent urging of a political or social cause or theory before the public.
Synonyms: disturbance, turbulence, turmoil, unrest, upheaval, commotion.
Antonyms: calm, harmony, order, peace, tranquility.
Example: The Centre has its policies for the agriculture sector, under which we provide interest subvention and other support.
5. Subvention [suh b-ven-shuh n]
Noun: a grant of money, as by a government or some other authority, in aid or support of some institution or undertaking, especially in connection with science or the arts; the furnishing of aid or relief.
Synonyms: admission, allocation, allotment, alms, appropriation, assistance, award.
Antonyms: denial, disadvantage, refusal, repudiation.
Example: Cow vigilantes attack T.N. officials.
6. Vigilante [vij-uh-lan-tee]
Noun: a member of a vigilance committee; any person who takes the law into his or her own hands, as by avenging a crime.
Adjective: done violently and summarily, without recourse to lawful procedures.
Example: BJP president Amit Shah on Monday constituted a three- member committee, comprising Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and M. Venkaiah Naidu, to reach out political parties for a consensus on the alliance’s candidate for the presidential poll.
7. Consensus [kuh n-sen-suh s]
Noun: majority of opinion; general agreement or concord; harmony.
Synonyms: accord, consent, harmony, unanimity, unity, concord.
Antonyms: denial, disagreement, dissension, opposition, refusal, discord.
Example: What is significant is that the committee’s remit is to talk to all parties, not just those in the NDA.
8. Remit [verb, noun ri-mit; noun ree-mit]
Verb: to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment; to refrain from inflicting or enforcing, as a punishment, sentence, etc; to refrain from exacting, as a payment or service.
Synonyms: address, consign, dispatch, forward, mail, pay.
Antonyms: hold, keep, receive, retain, encourage, forge.
Example: The soldiers did their little dramatic routine, playing to the galleries with grimaces, boot-stomping and hoisted rifles.
9. Grimace [grim-uh s, gri-meys]
Noun: a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
Verb: to make grimaces.
Synonyms: frown, scowl, smirk, sneer, face, moue.
Antonym: grin.
10. Stomp [stomp]
Verb: stamp; to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
Synonyms: dance, jazz, music, stamp, trample, tread.
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