Trending Vocabulary for SSC and Bank Exam

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1.Cantankerous

Meaning: often angry and annoyed

Synonym: acid, bearish, 

Sentence: “a cantankerous old woman insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change”

2.Derogatory

Meaning: intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value

 Synonym: belittling, decrying, demeaning

Sentence: “fans made a steady stream of derogatory remarks about the players on the visiting team”

3.Ornate

Meaning: highly decorated

Synonym: bedizened, gingerbread

Sentence: “an ornate gambling casino that is designed to look like an Italian palace.”

4.Castigate

Meaning: to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings

Synonym: berate, chastise, chew out

Sentence: “ castigated him for his constant tardiness”

5.Amity

Meaning: kindly concern, interest, or support

Synonym: goodwill, benevolence, charity

Sentence: “ a youth club fostering amity among the city’s many and diverse ethnic groups”

6.Oust

Meaning: to drive or force out

Synonym: banish, cast out, dismiss

Sentence:  “she was ousted from her job after it was proven she’d been smuggling company supplies”

7. Cessation

Meaning: a stopping of some action

Synonym:restrict

Sentence:  “the cessation of the snowstorm was a relief”

8.Actuary

Meaning: a person whose job is to tell insurance companies how much they should charge people for insurance based on risks

Synonym:adversary,airy-fairy

Sentence: “The actuary took full advantage of them”

9.Repugnance

Meaning: a strong feeling of dislike or disgust

Synonym: aversion,distaste

Sentence: “They felt nothing but repugnance for the group’s violent history.”

10. Reckoning

Meaning:  the act of calculating the amount of something

Synonym: appraisal,estimate

Sentence :  “Because of his injury, he is out of the reckoning.”