Daily Wordlist for RBI/IBPS Exam 2016

1.petulant

Meaning: (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered

Synonym:  short-tempered, peevish,

Antonym:  affable, companionable, cordial, extroverted

Sentence: "he was moody and petulant"

2.rejuvenate

Meaning:make (someone or something) look or feel better, younger, or more vital.

Synonym:revive, revitalize, renew, regenerate, restore, 

Antonym: extinguish, kill, quench, suppress

Sentence: "a bid to rejuvenate the town centre"

Meaning:deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.

Synonym:contrition, deep regret, repentance, penitence

Sentence: "they were filled with remorse and shame"

4.preposterous

Meaning:contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.

Synonym:absurd, ridiculous, foolish, stupid, ludicrous

Antonym:reasonable, sensible

Sentence: "a preposterous suggestion"

5.prerogative

Meaning:a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.

Synonym::entitlement, right, privilege, advantage

Sentence: "in some countries, higher education is predominantly the prerogative of the rich"

6. Vacillation

Meaning: fluctuation

Synonym: hesitation, doubt, indecision

Antonym: certainty, sure

Sentence: I vacillate between the red truck and the blue one

7.Incendiary

Meaning: Causing trouble,

Synonym: inflammatory, dangerous

Antonym: loyal, peace making

Sentence: His team continued to clear the building and toss flares into corners as they sought out any living insurgents or incendiary devices.

Meaning: childishly silly and immature.

Synonym: adolescent, babyish, immature, infantile, jejune, juvenile,

Antonym:  experienced, knowing, smart, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise

Sentence: "a puerile argument"

9.chicanery

Meaning: the use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one's purpose.

Synonym: trickery, deception, deceit,

Sentence: "storylines packed with political chicanery"

10.charlatan

Meaning: a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill.

Synonym: quack, mountebank, sham, fraud, fake

Sentence: "a self-confessed con artist and charlatan"

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