Daily Vocabulary for Bank Exams: 10th February 2019

Vocabulary is an important part of English that helps you deal with all kinds of questions in objective as well as descriptive papers of various exams. In the recently concluded Banking Exams, we witnessed that a major part of the exam was based on vocabulary. Many questions were vocab based and we can expect the same in the upcoming exams. It becomes very important to learn ample amount of words for the upcoming Government Job Exams. You can learn new words daily from our Daily Word List . Here is a list of words from daily Editorials. Learn the words and make your own sentences on the basis of the given word list.

1.CLOUT – ताकत
Meaning:special advantage or power
Synonyms:sway, influence
Antonyms:powerlessness
Example:Children of rich and famous people often believe they have a lot of clout.

2.COUNTERACT – प्रतिक्रिया
Meaning:to work in opposition to
Synonyms:halt, negate
Antonyms:allow, aid
Example:This ingredient seems to counteract the other ones.

3.DEVISE – विचार करना
Meaning:to come up with
Synonyms:formulate, plan
Antonyms:destroy, ruin
Example:Lana devised a plan to make herself famous.

4. Peculiar- अनोखा
Meaning: strange, bizarre
Synonyms: distinct, unique
Antonyms: similar, usual
Example: Upon entering the abandoned house, Kate experienced a peculiar feeling, as if someone was watching her.

5. Pragmatic – व्यावहारिक
Meaning: practical, useful
Synonyms: realistic, hardheaded
Antonyms: impractical, unreasonable
Example: It’s not necessarily more pragmatic to study engineering than it is to study philosophy.

6. Refute – खंडन
Meaning: to prove to be untrue, unfounded, or incorrect
Synonyms: counter, expose
Antonyms: agree, aid
Example: The student refuted the professor’s claim in class.

7. Malleable – लचीला
Meaning: capable of being molded or changed
Synonyms: adaptable, flexible
Antonyms: rigid, inflexible
Example: Children’s minds are malleable but only for so long.

8. Incite – उत्तेजित करना
Meaning: to encourage or stir up
Synonyms: rouse, provoke
Antonyms: cease, stop
Example: Her hateful words incited anger in the crowd.

9. Ignominious – निद्य
Meaning: publicly shameful or humiliating
Synonyms: disgrace, lowness
Antonyms: graceful, praise
Example: The politician’s expensive campaign ultimately ended in ignominious defeat.

10. Deference – सम्मान
Meaning: to respect or regard
Synonyms: yielding, docile
Antonyms: disregard, fight
Example: Her deference to the elderly makes her the perfect candidate for an internship at the retirement center.

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