Trending Vocabulary for SSC and Bank Exam

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1.Cenotaph

Meaning: a monument to someone buried elsewhere, especially one commemorating people who died in a war

Sentence: The town of Chhatarpur, which is named after Chhatar Sal, and contains his cenotaph, is 70 m.

2.Sinecure

Meaning-a job or position in which someone is paid to do little or no work

Synonym-benefice, ecclesiastical benefice

Sentence-A prebend is practically a sinecure, and the holder has no cure of souls as such.

3.Prestige

Meaning: widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something on the basis of a perception of their achievements or quality.

Synonym: status, standing, stature,

Antonym: Disrespect, humility

Sentence: “the firm has recently gained considerable prestige”

4.Impoverish

Meaning: make (a person or area) poor, exhaust the strength or vitality of.

Synonym: weaken, sap, exhaust, drain

Antonym: strengthen, enrich, rich, fertile

Sentence: the wars had impoverished him”

5.abominate

Meaning: detest; loathe.

Sentence: “they abominated the very idea of monarchy”

6.luminary

Meaning: a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.

Synonym: leading light, guiding light, inspiration, leader, expert,

Sentence: “one of the luminaries of child psychiatry”

7.referendum

Meaning: a general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.

Synonym: public vote, plebiscite, popular vote, ballot, poll

Sentence: “he called for a referendum on the death penalty”

8.potpourri

Meaning:a mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl to perfume a room.

a mixture or medley of things.

Synonym: mixture, assortment, collection, selection

Sentence: “he played a potpourri of tunes from Gilbert and Sullivan”

9.pragmatic

Meaning:dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

Synonym:practical, realistic

Antonym: idealistic, impractical, unrealistic, utopian

Sentence: “a pragmatic approach to politics”

10.jeopardize

Meaning: put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure

Synonym: threaten, endanger, imperil, menace

Antonym: safeguard

Sentence: “a devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New York’s position as a financial centre”