WORDS/VOCABULARY For SBI Clerk 2018
Dear Readers,
Here are some “WORDS/VOCABULARY “ For SBI Clerk 2018 & SBI PO 2018. These words are taken from Hindu Editorial.
1) Accountability
Meaning: The fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility.
Example: “lack of accountability has corroded public respect for business and political leaders”
Synonyms: Responsibility, Liability
Antonyms: Unaccountability
2) Wander
Meaning: Move slowly away from a fixed point or place.
Example: “please don’t wander off again”
Synonyms: Stray, Depart
3) Catastrophic
Meaning: Extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful.
Example: “catastrophic mismanagement of the economy”
Synonyms: Disastrous, Ruinous
Antonyms: Fortunate, Beneficial
4) Obsession
Meaning: An idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person’s mind.
Example: “he was in the grip of an obsession he was powerless to resist”
Synonyms: Fixation, Passion
5) Gutsy
Meaning: Having or showing courage, determination, and spirit.
Example: “her gutsy 80-year-old grandmother”
Synonyms: Courageous, Brave
Antonyms: Gutless
6) Druid
Meaning: A priest, magician, or soothsayer in the ancient Celtic religion.
Example: Religious people.
7) Extols
Meaning: Praise enthusiastically.
Example: “he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples”
Synonyms: Eulogize, Acclaim
Antonyms: Criticize
8) Speculate
Meaning: Form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence.
Example: “my colleagues speculate about my private life”
Synonyms: Conjecture, Theorize
9) Contested
Meaning: Engage in competition to attain (a position of power).
Example: “she declared her intention to contest the presidency”
Synonyms: Engage, Enter
10) Spill over
Meaning: If an activity or situation spills over, it begins to affect another situation or group of people, especially in an unpleasant or unwanted way.
Example: I try not to let my work spill over into my life outside the office.
Synonyms: Affecting, Influencing
11) Calamity
Meaning: A serious accident or bad event causing damage or suffering.
Example: A series of calamities ruined them – floods, a failed harvest, and the death of a son.
Synonyms: Accident, Disaster
12) Meticulous
Meaning: Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
Example: “the designs are hand-glazed with meticulous care”
Synonyms: Careful, Diligent
Antonyms: Careless, Sloppy
13) Colonial
Meaning: Relating to or characteristic of a colony or colonies.
Example: “British colonial rule”
14) Harnessed
Meaning: Control and make use of (natural resources), especially to produce energy.
Example: “attempts to harness solar energy”
Synonyms: Control, Exploit
Antonyms: Underuse
15) Fillip
Meaning: Something which acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity.
Example: “the halving of car tax would provide a fillip to sales”
Synonyms: Stimulus, Stimulation
Antonyms: Curb
16) Tap
Meaning: To hit something gently, and often repeatedly, especially making short, sharp noises.
Example: The branches tapped against the window.
Synonyms: Hit, Touch
17) Forge
Meaning: Create (something) strong, enduring, or successful.
Example: “the two women forged a close bond”
Synonyms: Build, Create
18) Hearths
Meaning: A home, especially when seen as a place of comfort and love.
Example: They were reluctant to leave hearth and home.
19) Focalises
Meaning: Focus (something), in particular.
20) Discern
Meaning: Distinguish (someone or something) with difficulty by sight or with the other senses.
Example: “she could faintly discern the shape of a skull”
Synonyms: Perceive, Detect
Antonyms: Overlook, Miss
21) Ascribe
Meaning: Regard something as being due to (a cause).
Example: “he ascribed Jane’s short temper to her upset stomach”
Synonyms: Attribute, Assign
22) Distorts
Meaning: Give a misleading or false account or impression of.
Example: “many factors can distort the results”
Synonyms: Pervert, Misreport
Antonyms: Accurate
23) Lurking
Meaning: Be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something.
Example: “a ruthless killer still lurked in the darkness”
Synonyms: Loiter, Hide
24) Usher
Meaning: To show someone where they should go, or to make someone go where you want them to go.
Example: She ushered us into her office and offered us coffee.
25) Psyches
Meaning: Mentally prepare (someone) for a testing task or occasion.
26) Murderous
Meaning: Capable of or intending to murder; dangerously violent.
Example: “a brutal and murderous despot”
Synonyms: Brutal, Violent
27) Religiosity
Meaning: Strong religious feeling or belief.
Example: “a resurgence of religiosity among younger voters”
28) Dine
Meaning: To eat the main meal of the day, usually in the evening.
Example: I hate dining alone.
29) Spatial
Meaning: Relating to space.
Example: “the spatial distribution of population”
30) Animosities
Meaning: Strong hostility.
Example: “he no longer felt any animosity towards her”
Synonyms: Antipathy, Hostility
Antonyms: Goodwill, Friendship
31) Excel
Meaning: Be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject.
Example: “she excelled at landscape painting”
Synonyms: Shine, Surpass
32) Unarticulated
Meaning: Not mentioned or coherently expressed.
Example: “previously unarticulated anger”
33) Resentment
Meaning: Bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly.
Example: “his resentment at being demoted”
Synonyms: Bitterness, Irritation
Antonyms: Contentment, Happiness
34) Damnation
Meaning: Condemnation to eternal punishment in hell.
Example: “sins that risk eternal damnation”
Synonyms: Perdition, Doom
35) Insane
Meaning: Extremely annoyed.
Example: “a fly whose buzzing had been driving me insane”
Synonyms: Irritated, Annoyed
Antonyms: Calm
36) Erstwhile
Meaning: Former.
Example: “the erstwhile president of the company”
Synonyms: Former, Old
Antonyms: Present, Future
37) Brutality
Meaning: Savage physical violence; great cruelty.
Example: “brutality against civilians”
Synonyms: Savagery, Cruelty
Antonyms: Gentleness, Kindness
38) Exacerbation
Meaning: To make something that is already bad even worse.
Example: This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities.
Synonyms: Deteriorating, Making worse
39) Hitherto
Meaning: Until now or until the point in time under discussion.
Example: “hitherto part of French West Africa, Benin achieved independence in 1960”
Synonyms: Previously, Formerly
40) Schisms
Meaning: A split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.
Example: “the widening schism between Church leaders and politicians”
Synonyms: Division, Split