THE HINDU VOCABULARY | 09.03.2017 | IMPORTANT FOR SBI PO

1. TRUCE (NOUN): peaceful solution 

Synonyms: armistice, accord 

 Antonyms: disagreement, fight

Example Sentence:

The fighting has given way to an uneasy truce.

2. ELOQUENT (ADJECTIVE): to speak beautifully or express clearly

Synonyms: effective, articulate Antonyms: introverted, inarticulate

Example sentence: 

According to me, Mr. Jha is an eloquent spokesman who leads his team simply with his words.

3. QUEASY (ADJECTIVE): not feeling well

Synonyms: sick, ill Antonym: comfortable, healthy

Example Sentence: 

He didn’t want to do any work because he felt queasy.

4. LIVID (ADJECTIVE): upset

Synonyms: somber, gloomy Antonyms: cheerful, happy 

Example Sentence: 

I am absolutely livid about it.

5. SERVITUDE (NOUN): slavery

Synonyms: bondage, serfdom Antonyms: mastery, boss

Example Sentence: 

Their lives were spent in servitude.

6. WADE (VERB): plod, often through water 

Synonyms: paddle, dabble Antonym: freeze, stop

Example Sentence:

We had to wade the river and then climb out of the valley.

7. INCANDESCENT (ADJECTIVE): glowing

Synonyms: luminous, shining Antonyms: dark, dim

Example Sentence: 

The light of halogen lamps is slightly more whitish than incandescent lamps.

8. NOSTALGIA (NOUN): remembrance

Synonyms: reminiscence, longing Antonyms: despising, loathing

Example Sentence: 

I felt a wave of nostalgia for the life I had left behind me.

9. OBVERSE (ADJECTIVE): the reverse of a certainty or fact

Synonyms: opposite, unlike Antonym: similar, compatible

Example Sentence: 

True solitude is the obverse of true society.

10. MAJESTIC (ADJECTIVE): displaying impressive grandeur

Synonyms: magnificent, splendid Antonyms: shabby, lowly

Example Sentence:

King Ashoka was a majestic man with a charismatic persona.

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