HINDU Newspaper Vocabulary for IPPB and IBPS Exams 2017

1.Skulduggery

Meaning: underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or activities.

Synonym: trickery, swindling, fraudulence

Sentence: "a firm that investigates commercial skulduggery"

2.Aloof

Meaning: not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

Synonym: distant, detached, unresponsive, remote,

Antonym: familiar, friendly

Sentence: "they were courteous but faintly aloof

Meaning: the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating.

Synonym: attraction, lure, draw, pull, appeal, glamour

Sentence: people for whom gold holds no allure"

4.Alacrity

Meaning: brisk and cheerful readiness

Synonym: eagerness, willingness, readiness

Sentence: "she accepted the invitation with alacrity"

5.Soporific

Meaning: tending to induce drowsiness or sleep., a drug or other substance that induces drowsiness or sleep.

Synonym: sleeping pill, sleeping potion, sedative, calmative, tranquillizer, narcotic, opiate;

Antonym: invigorating, stimulant

Sentence: "the motion of the train had a somewhat soporific effect"

6.Travesty

Meaning: a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.

Synonyms: misinterpretation, mockery

Sentence: "the absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice"

7.Circumspect

Meaning: wary and unwilling to take risks.

Synonyms: chary, guarded

Sentence: "the officials were very circumspect in their statements"

8.Cohesive

Meaning: characterized by or causing cohesion

Synonyms: united

Sentence: “a cohesive social unit”

9.Disgruntled

Meaning: angry or dissatisfied.

Synonyms: aggrieved, resentful

Sentence: "judges receive letters from disgruntled members of the public"

Meaning: avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).

Synonyms: dodge, shun

Sentence: "I do not shirk any responsibility in this matter"

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