Hindu Word Meaning for SSC CGL 2016, SSC CPO, SSC CHSL

Today’s Word from The Hindu

1.Effigies

•Meaning: A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)

•Synonym: icon, puppet, dummy

•Antonym: being, entity

•Sentence:The coin bears an effigy of Lincoln

2. Hysteria

•Meaning: State of violent mental agitation

•Synonym: delirium, frenzy, mirth

•Antonym: sereneness, peace, calmness

•Sentence:The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a hysteria

3. Implicate

•Meaning: Bring into intimate and incriminating connection

•Synonym: entail, embroil, impute

•Antonym: exonerate, exculpate, dissociate

•Sentence:He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government

4. Sinister

•Meaning: Indicating evil intent or suggesting tragic developments

•Synonym: baleful, menacing, ominous

•Antonym: auspicious, benevolent, kind

•Sentence:The scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him

5. Exhorted

•Meaning: Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

•Synonym: admonish, beseech, incite

•Antonym: deter, discourage, answer

•Sentence:The crowd exhorted the demonstrating strikers

6. Eloquent

Meaning: Speaking readily, clearly, and effectively

•Synonym: magniloquent, poignant, articulate

•Antonym: apathetic, frigid, impotent

•Sentence:He was able to dazzle with his eloquent tongue

7. Espouse

•Meaning: Choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

•Synonym: embrace, champion, uphold

•Antonym: desert, divorce, forsake

•Sentence:The candidate espouses Republican ideals

8. Parochial

•Meaning: Narrowly restricted in outlook or scope

•Synonym: insular, bigoted, prejudiced

•Antonym: unrestricted, liberal, broad-minded

•Sentence:People have little sympathy with parochial mentality.

9. Stereotypical

•Meaning: Lacking spontaneity, originality or individuality

•Synonym: trite, hackneyed, corny

•Antonym: unconventional

•Sentence:His descriptions of the appearance of Jewish characters are usually unflattering and stereotypical.

10. Splendour

•Meaning: A quality that outshines the usual

•Synonym: grandeur, pageant, effulgence

•Antonym: insignificance, poorness

•Sentence:It is the university that gives the scene its stately splendour

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