The Hindu Newspaper Editorial Vocabulary For SBI PO and NIACL Exam 2017 |

Dear Students, we are providing to you Vocabulary Words from The HINDU Newspaper Editorial. We suggest you read a newspaper daily. In case if you are not able to read The Hindu, we will post important words every day from editorial section. These vocab words will help you a lot in your competitive exams.

1.Pompous

Meaning: affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important, characterized by pomp or splendour.

Synonym: self-important, imperious, overbearing,

Antonym: modest, humble, self-effacing

Sentence: “a pompous ass who pretends he knows everything”

2.Reprimand

Meaning: a formal expression of disapproval,

Synonym: rebuke, reproof,

Antonym: praise, commendation

Sentence:”the golfer received a reprimand for a breach of rules”

3.Bourgeois

Meaning: belonging to or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.

Synonym: middle-class, property-owning,

Antonym: proletarian, unconventional

Sentence: “a rich, bored, bourgeois family”

4.Obsequious

Meaning: obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

Synonym: sycophantic, servile

Antonym: domineering

Sentence: “they were served by obsequious waiters”

5.Scavenger

Meaning: an animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse., a person who searches for and collects discarded items.

Synonym: hunter

Sentence: “a reputation as a scavenger of discarded odds and ends”

6.Abeyance

Meaning: a state of temporary disuse or suspension

Synonym: suspension,

Antonym: continue, resume

Sentence: “matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries”

7.Masquerade

Meaning: a false show or pretence, pretend to be someone one is not.

Synonym: pretence, deception,

Sentence: “I doubt he could have kept up the masquerade for long”

8.Promenade

Meaning: a paved public walk, typically one along the seafront at a resort., take a leisurely public walk, ride, or drive so as to meet or be seen by others

Synonym: front, seafront, parade,

Sentence: “they promenaded along the waterfront”

9.Raucous

Meaning: making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.

Synonym: harsh, strident,

Antonym: soft, dulcet, peaceful, quiet, restrained

Sentence: “raucous youths”

10.Poignant

Meaning: evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Synonym: touching, moving, sad

Antonym: indifferent, unemotional

Sentence: “a poignant reminder of the passing of time”