Hello, Greetings!! SBI PO 2017 will commence in the month of APRIL 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.Rhetoric
Meaning: the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing
Synonyms: oratory, eloquence
Sentence: “he was considered to excel in this form of rhetoric”
2.Vestige
Meaning: a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something
Synonyms: vanished, lost
Sentence: “There was not a vestige of doubt in the Jews’ minds”
3.Fete
Meaning: honor or entertain (someone) lavishly.
Synonyms: Binge, bash
Sentence: “she was an instant celebrity, feted by the media”
4.Persecution
Meaning: hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs
Synonyms: oppression, maltreatment
Sentence: “her family fled religious persecution”
5.Placated
Meaning: make (someone) less angry or hostile.
Synonyms: pacify, mollify
Sentence: “The angry customer was not placated by the clerk’s apology.”
6.Fleeing
Meaning: to run away from danger
Synonyms: dematerialize, evanesce
Sentence: “Many people fled the city to escape the fighting.”
7.Sidestepping
Meaning: a step taken sideways, typically to avoid someone or something.
Synonyms: escape
Sentence: “She wanted to free herself from the suspicion, so she preferred to take a sidestep.”
8.Fastidious
Meaning: very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
Synonyms: scrupulous, painstaking
Sentence: “she dressed with fastidious care”
9.Purge
Meaning: rid (someone) of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition.
Synonyms: cleanse, sanctify
Sentence: “Bob had helped Martha of the terrible guilt that had haunted her”
10.Innuendo
Meaning: an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.
Synonyms: insinuation, suggestion
Sentence: “His reputation has been damaged by innuendo.”
