Bank & SSC - Important Vocabulary 150
Bank & SSC - Important Vocabulary 150
1. Cipher – गूढ़लेख
Meaning – a secret or disguised way of writing; a code.
Synonyms – code, secret writing; coded message, cryptograph, cryptogram.
Usage – “he wrote cryptic notes in a cipher”
2. Ravage – नाश
Meaning – cause severe and extensive damage to.
Synonyms – lay waste, devastate, ruin, leave in ruins, destroy, wreak havoc on, leave desolate, level, raze, demolish, wipe out, wreck, damage; pillage, plunder, harry, maraud, ransack, sack, loot; literarydespoil, rape; archaicspoil, havoc; raredepredate, spoliate.
Usage – “the hurricane ravaged southern Florida”
3. Hoard – ढेर
Meaning – a stock or store of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded.
Synonyms – cache, stockpile, stock, store, collection, supply, reserve, reservoir, fund, accumulation, heap, pile, mass, aggregation, conglomeration, treasure house, treasure trove; informalstash; rareamassment.
Usage – “he came back to rescue his little hoard of gold”
4. Adamant – अटल
Meaning – refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind.
Synonyms – unshakeable, immovable, inflexible, unwavering, uncompromising, resolute, resolved, determined, firm, rigid, steadfast; unswerving, stubborn, unrelenting, unyielding, unbending, obdurate, inexorable, intransigent, dead set, iron-willed, strong-willed, steely; rock-ribbed; informalstiff-necked.
Usage – “he is adamant that he is not going to resign”
5. Affray – कलह
Meaning – an instance of group fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace.
Synonyms – fight, brawl, battle, engagement, encounter, confrontation, melee, clash, skirmish, scuffle, tussle, fracas, altercation; disturbance, commotion, breach of the peace, riot; informalscrap, dust-up, punch-up, set-to, shindy, shindig.
Usage – “Lowe was charged with causing an affray”
6. Exodus – निर्गमन
Meaning – a mass departure of people.
Synonyms – mass departure, withdrawal, evacuation, leaving, exit; migration, emigration, hegira, diaspora; flight, escape, retreat, fleeing; informalchicken run.
Usage – “the annual exodus of sun-seeking Canadians to Florida”
7. Filial – संतानीय
Meaning – relating to or due from a son or daughter.
Synonyms – dutiful, devoted, loyal, faithful, compliant, respectful, dedicated, affectionate, loving; befitting a son or daughter, familial.
Usage – “a display of filial affection”
8. Errant – भटकनेवाला
Meaning – erring or straying from the accepted course or standards.
Synonyms – offending, guilty, culpable, misbehaving, delinquent, lawless, lawbreaking, criminal, transgressing, aberrant, deviant, erring, sinning; mischievous, badly behaved, troublesome, difficult, unmanageable, unruly, disobedient, uncontrollable, out of control.
Usage – “an errant husband coming back from a night on the tiles”
9. Quisling – ग़द्दार
Meaning – a traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country.
Synonyms – collaborator, fraternizer, colluder, sympathizer; traitor, turncoat, betrayer, informer, back-stabber, double-crosser, double-dealer, renegade, defector, deserter, apostate, Judas, snake in the grass, fifth columnist; informaltwo-timer; informaldog.
Usage – “he had the Quisling owner of the factory arrested”
10. Quench – बुझाना
Meaning – satisfy (one’s thirst) by drinking.
Synonyms – extinguish, put out, snuff out, smother, douse, dampen down.
Usage – “the flames were quickly quenched with buckets of water”
Bank & SSC - Important Vocabulary 151
1.Detain(V)
Hindi Meaning : हवालात में रखना, रोक लेना
English Meaning: Keep back
synonyms-confine, apprehend
use-I need not detain you with a description of my voyage down Channel.
2.Stem(V)
Hindi Meaning : डंठल, तना
English Meaning: come from
synonyms-arise, proceed
use-I left them stemming the gulf stream with a beautiful breeze.
3.Flurry(N)
Hindi Meaning : उत्तेजना, घबराहट
English Meaning: burst
synonyms- outbreak, agitation
use-At last, when she had somewhat recovered from her flurry, she called to Grunty.
4.Resumption(N)
Hindi Meaning : पुनरारंभ, पुनर्ग्रहण
English Meaning: renewal
synonyms- continuation, restoration
use-The arrival of the children and the resumption of his duties for a time diverted him
5.Fence(N)
Hindi Meaning : कूद कर बाड़ा पार करना, घेरा बांधना
English Meaning:barrier used to enclose a piece of land
synonyms- block, railing
use-He could lean on the fence and pull at his pipe to his heart's content.
6.Dispel(V)
Hindi Meaning : उड़ाना, दूर करना
English Meaning: drive away thought
synonyms- dismiss, resolve
use-These notions the travellers did not deem it advisable to dispel.
7.Whisk(V)
Hindi Meaning : कूंची, झाड़ू
English Meaning: brush quickly
synonyms- hurry, dart
use-He whisked through the hole spryly and was back again in no time.
8.Diaspora(N)
Hindi Meaning : प्रचार, प्रवासी
English Meaning: the spreading out of a group of people
synonyms-exodus, dispersion
use-But the Diaspora was by no means confined to these three centres.
9.Intrusion(N)
Hindi Meaning : अतिक्रमण, दखल, पैठ
English Meaning: interruption
synonyms-incursion, invasion
use-Then we shall see how far you can justify such an intrusion.
10.Berthing(V)
Hindi Meaning : नौकरी, जगह देना, सीट
English Meaning: hold
synonyms-attach, secure
use-The berthing made to fit into a vessel's gangway on either side.
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