Most important previous year vocabulary SSC , Bank Exams
(VOCABULARY)
- Segregation (Noun) –पृथक्करण
Meaning: the action or state of setting someone or something apart from others.
Synonyms: separation, setting apart, keeping apart
Antonyms: integration, unification, coalescence, interflow
Usage: “the segregation of pupils with learning difficulties”
- Propriety (Noun) –शालीनता
Meaning: conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.
Synonyms: decorum, respectability, decency
Antonyms: impropriety, indecorum, indecorousness
Usage: “he always behaved with the utmost propriety”
- Abrogation (Noun) –निरसन
Meaning: the repeal or abolition of a law, right, or agreement.
Synonyms: repudiation, revocation, repeal
Antonyms: institution, introduction, establishment
Usage: They have regarded its renewal and its abrogation with about equal anxiety.
- Spurt (Verb) –जोरदार धारा में बह जाना
Meaning: gush out in a sudden and forceful stream.
Synonyms: squirt, shoot, spray
Antonyms: continuity, peace, trickle
Usage: “he cut his finger, and blood spurted over the sliced potatoes”
- Revulsion (Noun) –घृणा, प्रतिकर्षण
Meaning: a sense of disgust and loathing.
Synonyms: disgust, repulsion, abhorrence
Antonyms: delight, liking, affection
Usage: “news of the attack will be met with sorrow and revulsion”
- Truce (Noun) –युद्धविराम संधि
Meaning: an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time.
Synonyms: ceasefire, armistice, suspension of hostilities
Antonyms: fighting, hostilities, antagonism
Usage: “the guerrillas called a three-day truce”
- Punitive (Adjective) –दंडात्मक
Meaning: inflicting or intended as punishment.
Synonyms: penal, disciplinary, corrective
Antonyms: continuity, peace, trickle
Usage: “he called for punitive measures against the Eastern bloc”
- Contentious (Adjective) –विवादास्पद
Meaning: causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
Synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable
Antonyms: uncontroversial
Usage: “a contentious issue”
- Shrill (Adjective) –अनिमेष
Meaning: high-pitched and piercing.
Synonyms: high-pitched, piercing, high
Antonyms: low, soft, dulcet
Usage: “a shrill laugh”
- Imperative (Adjective) –आज्ञार्थक
Meaning: of vital importance; crucial.
Synonyms: vitally important, of vital importance, all-important
Antonyms: unimportant, optional, frivolous
Usage: “immediate action was imperative”
- Revulsion (Noun) –घृणा, प्रतिकर्षण
Meaning: a sense of disgust and loathing.
Synonyms: disgust, repulsion, abhorrence
Antonyms: delight, liking, happiness
Usage: “news of the attack will be met with sorrow and revulsion”
- Truce (Noun) –युद्धविराम संधि
Meaning: an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time.
Synonyms: ceasefire, armistice, suspension of hostilities
Antonyms: fighting, hostilities, battle
Usage: “the guerrillas called a three-day truce”
- Expedition (Noun) –यात्रा
Meaning: a journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, research, or war.
Synonyms: journey, voyage, tour
Antonyms: blockage, delay, halt
Usage: “an expedition to the jungles of the Orinoco”
- Trampled (Verb) –कुचल डालना
Meaning: tread on and crush.
Synonyms: tread, tramp, stamp
Antonyms: created, built, constructed
Usage: “the fence had been trampled down”
- Entice (Verb) –लुभाना
Meaning: attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.
Synonyms: tempt, allure, lure
Antonyms: disenchant, disgust, dissuade
Usage: “a show which should entice a new audience into the theatre”
- Inconspicuous (Adjective) –अस्पष्ट
Meaning: not clearly visible or attracting attention.
Synonyms: unobtrusive, unnoticeable, unremarkable
Antonyms: conspicuous, noticeable, high-profile
Usage: “an inconspicuous red-brick building”
- Acquisition (Noun) –अर्जन
Meaning: an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.
Synonyms: purchase, accession, addition
Antonyms: loss, forfeiture, deprivation
Usage: “the legacy will be used for new acquisitions”
- Trespassing (Verb) –बिना अनुमति के प्रवेश करना
Meaning: enter someone’s land or property without permission.
Synonyms: enter without permission, intrude on, encroach on
Antonyms: behaving, obeying, retreating
Usage: “there is no excuse for trespassing on railway property”
- Manoeuvring (Verb) –कुशलता से या सावधानी से आगे बढ़ना
Meaning: move skilfully or carefully.
Synonyms: steer, guide, drive
Antonyms: carefulness, caution, cautiousness
Usage: “The lorry was unable to maneuver comfortably in the narrow street”
- Overhaul (Verb) –पूरी मरम्मत करना
Meaning: take apart (a piece of machinery or equipment) in order to examine it and repair it if necessary.
Synonyms: service, maintain, repair
Antonyms: break, damage, destroy
Usage: “the steering box was recently overhauled”
- Intriguing (Verb) –जिज्ञासा या रुचि जगाना
Meaning: arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate.
Synonyms: interest, be of interest to, fascinate
Antonyms: bore, slit, opening
Usage: “I was intrigued by your question”
- Expedite (Verb) –शीघ्रता करना
Meaning: make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.
Synonyms: speed up, accelerate, hurry
Antonyms: delay, hinder, inhibit
Usage: “he promised to expedite economic reforms”
- Opacity (Noun) –अपारदर्शिता
Meaning: the quality of lacking transparency or translucence.
Synonyms: opaqueness, non-transparency, lack of transparency
Antonyms: transparency, translucence, clarity
Usage: “thinner paints need black added to increase opacity”
- Cohesion (Noun) –एकजुटता
Meaning: the action or fact of forming a united whole.
Synonyms: unity, togetherness, solidarity
Antonyms: division, disunity, dividedness
Usage: “the work at present lacks cohesion”
- Expeditious (Adjective) –शीघ्र
Meaning: done with speed and efficiency.
Synonyms: speedy, swift, quick
Antonyms: slow, prompt, fast, immediate
Usage: “an expeditious investigation”
- Revelation (Noun) –रहस्योद्घाटन
Meaning: a surprising and previously unknown fact that has been disclosed to others.
Synonyms: disclosure, a surprising fact, divulgence
Antonyms: keeping, concealment, covers
Usage: “revelations about his personal life”
- Clause (Noun) –धारा
Meaning: a particular and separate article, stipulation, or proviso in a treaty, bill, or contract.
Synonyms: section, paragraph, article
Antonyms: lessening, subtraction, degradation
Usage: The risk fee covenant clause is associated with the incentive fees on contract.
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- One who thinks or speaks too much of himself – Egoist
- Having juicy or fleshy and thick tissue – Succulent
- The study or practice of dancing or composing ballets – Choreography
- A set of three related works by the same author – Trilogy
- Science of Human mind and behavior –Psychology
- A person of obscure position who has gained wealth – Parvenu
- A word composed of the first letters of the words in a phrase – Acronym
- The act of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen – Calligraphy
- An obviously true or hackneyed statement – Truism
- o reduce to nothing – Null
- A study of sounds is known as –Phonetics
- Written law of a legislative body – Statute
- A person who shows off his/her learning – Pedant
- A person who devotes his/her life for the welfare of others – Altruist
[su_heading size=”29″](MISSPELT WORDS)[/su_heading]
1. (A) Grivous
(B) Grevous
(C) Grievous
(D) Grievus
2. (A) Tommorrow
(B) Tomorrow
(C) Tomorow
(D) Tomorrow
- (A) Business
(B) Buisness
(C) Buisnes
(D) Busines
- (A) Kenel
(B) Kennel
(C) Kannel
(D) Kanel
- (A) Punnitive
(B) Pounitive
(C) Panitive
(D) Punitive
- (A) Contentious
(B) Conntentious
(C) Continious
(D) Contintious
- (A) Insurence
(B) Inssurance
(C) Insurance
(D) Insurence
- (A) Rheumatism
(B) Rheumatizm
(C) Reumatism
(D) Rheumetizm
- (A) Interciede
(B) Interrcede
(C) Intercede
(D) Interccede
- (A) Wherrever
(B) Whereverr
(C) Whereever
(D) Wherever
- (A) Mystarious
(B) Misterious
(C) Mysterious
(D) Mistarious
- (A) Ordinerilly
(B) Ordinerily
(C) Ordinarilly
(D) Ordinarily
- (A) Appearance
(B) Apperance
(C) Appearence
(D) Appierance
- (A) Lonelinnes
(B) Lonelynes
(C) Lonelyness
(D) Loneliness
[su_heading size=”29″](IDIOMS AND PHRASES)[/su_heading]
1. Actions speak louder than words:
Meaning: – This idiom means that what people actually do is more important than what they say- people can promise things but then fail to deliver.
Explanation: – He keeps saying he loves me, but actions speak louder than words.
2. Stabbed in the back:
Meaning: A betrayal of trust, an act of treachery, as in Voting against our bill at the last minute was a real stab in the back.
Example: I have done everything for her, but she left me because of that guy, she stabbed in my back.
- Arm and a leg
Meaning: – If you say that something costs an arm and a leg, you mean that it is very expensive.
Example: – A week at a health farm can cost an arm and a leg.
- Break a leg
Meaning: – It is usually used in theater to wish good luck to actors before they go up on stage.
Example: – Danny’s family told him to “break a leg” right before he went up on stage.
- An accident waiting to happen:
Meaning: – If something is an accident waiting to happen, there’s definitely going to be an accident or it’s bound to go wrong. (‘Disaster waiting to happen’ is also used.)
Example: – Someone needs to repair that worn-out old bridge. It’s an accident waiting to happen!
- All in your head:
Meaning: – If something is all in your head, you have imagined it and it is not real.
Example: – I don’t know why you think I don’t trust you. I can assure you that it’s all in your head.
- Back to back:
Meaning: – If things happen back to back, they are directly one after another.
Example: – Most of us lived in back-to-back terrace houses and council houses.
- Badmouth:
Meaning: – (UK) When you are bad mouthing, you are saying negative things about someone or something. (‘Bad-mouth’ and ‘badmouth’ are also used.)
Example: – I do not like to speak with people who enjoy bad mouthing.
- Across the board:
Meaning: – If something applies to everybody, it applies across the board.
Example: – Much to the delight of the employees, a significant wage hike was announced across the board.
- Ambulance chaser:
Meaning: – A lawyer who encourages people who have been in accidents or become ill to sue for compensation is an ambulance chaser.
Example: – The first person I met after my accident was an ambulance chaser who wanted to represent me in court.
- Across the ditch:
Meaning: – (NZ) This idiom means on the other side of the Tasman Sea, used to refer to Australia or New Zealand depending on the speaker’s location.
Example: – The truck overturned and precipitated us into the ditch.
- Across the pond:
Meaning: – (UK) This idiom means on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, used to refer to the US or the UK depending on the speaker’s location.
Example: – I think we’re going to head across the pond to London for our vacation this summer.
- Act of God:
Meaning: – An act of God is something like an earthquake or floods that human beings cannot prevent or control.
Example: – No matter how strong you are but you can’t stop the acts of God.
- Adam’s apple:
Meaning: – The Adam’s apple is a bulge in the throat, mostly seen in men.
Example: – He had a very large Adam’s apple.
