Hello, Greetings!! SSC CGL Pre 2017 will commence in the month of June/July 2017. In order to help and guide all of you, we're going to post VOCABULARY BASED ON THE HINDU NEWSPAPER. In all the competitive exams, Vocabulary questions are asked from newspapers.
1.Umbilical-relating to or affecting the navel or umbilical cord.
Example: “to which I am always tied through my umbilical cord.”
Synonym: basic,essential,fundamental,cardinal
2.Eulogy-a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, especially a tribute to someone who has just died.
"a eulogy to the Queen Mother"
synonyms: accolade, speech of praise, panegyric, paean, encomium, tribute, testimonial,
3.Assuage
Meaning: make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.
Synonym: relieve, ease, alleviate, soothe, mitigate
Antonym: aggravate
Sentence: "the letter assuaged the fears of most members"
4.Approbation
Meaning: approval or praise.
Synonym: approval, acceptance, assent, endorsement, encouragement, recognition, appreciation,
Sentence: "a term of approbation"
5.Anodyne
Meaning: not likely to cause offence or disagreement and somewhat dull.
Synonym: inoffensive, innocuous, neutral, unobjectionable, unexceptionable, unremarkable,
Sentence: "anodyne music"
6.Dichotomy
Meaning: a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
Synonym: division, separation, divorce, split, gulf, chasm;
Sentence: "a rigid dichotomy between science and mysticism"
7.Dolorous
Meaning: feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress.
Synonym: grieving, heartbroken, lamentable, lugubrious, plaintive, plangent,
Antonym: delighted, exulting, glorying, happy, joyful, rejoicing, triumphant;
Sentence: "a dolorous and repetitive tale of atrocity"
8.Fusillade
Meaning: a series of shots fired or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession.
Synonym: salvo, volley, barrage, bombardment, cannonade,
Sentence: "marchers had to dodge a fusillade of missiles"
9.Flippancy
Meaning: lack of respect or seriousness; frivolousness.
Synonym: frivolousness, levity, superficiality, shallowness
Sentence: "she was infuriated by his careless flippancy"
10.Harbinger
Meaning: a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
Synonym: herald, sign, indicator, indication, signal, prelude, portent, omen, augury, forewarning,
Sentence: "witch hazels are the harbingers of spring"
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