Daily Vocabulary for Bank Exams: 3rd May 2019

2.  STONEWALL (Verb): रुकावट डालना 
Meaning: delay or obstruct (a request, process, or person) by refusing to answer questions or by being evasive.
Synonyms: delay, rebuff
Example: Picketing protestors were determined to stonewall the peace talks and keep the lockout going.

3. INTRANSIGENCE (Noun) : हठ/ कट्टरता 
Meaning: refusal to change one’s views or to agree about something.
Synonyms: inflexibility, stubbornness, obstinacy
Example: I can’t understand Rachel’s intransigence, considering that we have undeniable proof that her idea is incorrect.

4. PROACTIVE (Adjective) : सक्रिय 
Meaning: (of a person or action) creating or controlling a situation rather than just responding to it after it has happened.
Synonyms: enterprising, energetic
Example: Emergency procedures are proactive measures to ensure everyone’s safety.

5. NUDGE (Verb) :कुहनी से हलका धक्का मारना 
Meaning: coax or gently encourage (someone) to do something.
Synonyms: prompt, encourage, coax, stimulate
Antonyms: discourage, dissuade
Example: After her late night out partying, both parents nudge their daughter to wake her up during the church service.

6. PROLIFERATION  (Noun) : तीव्र वृद्धि /फैलाव 
Meaning: rapid increase in the number or amount of something.
Synonyms: expansion, spread
Antonyms: stagnation
Example: Because of quick housing proliferation over the past few years, it’s much easier to find a dorm room at my college.

7. DEBASE (Verb) : अवमूल्यन करना 
Meaning: reduce (something) in quality or value; degrade.
Synonyms: degrade, demean, disgrace, undermine
Antonyms: enghance
Example: The politician tried to debase his rival’s good reputation by spreading false rumors about him.

8. DEXTEROUS (Adjective) : निपुण 
Meaning: showing or having skill, especially with the hands.
Synonyms: deft, agile, adroit, efficient
Antonyms: clumsy
Example: Since I do not often use my left hand, I am not dexterous when I use it for writing.

9. CULMINATE (Verb) : पराकाष्ठा पर पहुंचना 
Meaning: reach a climax or point of highest development.
Synonyms: peak, climax
Antonyms: start, begin
Example: At the end of the night, the concert will culminate in a huge fireworks display.

10. FLAGRANT (Adjective) : कुख्यात 
Meaning: (of an action considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive.
Synonyms: blatant, glaring, obvious, overt, evident,
Antonyms:  unobtrusive, slight

Example: The bruises on the boy’s legs revealed the flagrant abuse he had suffered at home.