The Hindu Vocabulary ( IBPS Clerk Based) | 23 -11 - 17

1. COMPENDIOUS (ADJECTIVE):  abbreviated

Synonyms: brief, concise

Antonyms: unabridged, lengthened

Example Sentence:

Standing over a stage the politician made a compendious remark.

2. DECOY (NOUN): fake

Synonyms: chicane, pretence

Antonyms: reality, truth

Example sentence:

The FBI used an undercover decoy to lure in the killer.

3. TRANQUIL (ADJECTIVE): peaceful

Synonyms: calm, pastoral

Antonyms: agitated, aroused

Example sentence:

I want to lead a tranquil life.

4. PERILOUS (ADJECTIVE): delinquent

Synonyms: slack, dangerous

Antonyms: careful, improved

Example sentence:

There was a perilous villa across the road.

5. THREADBARE (ADJECTIVE): banal

Synonyms: corny, stale

Antonyms: agree, concur

Example sentence:

She came across some threadbare situations.

6. DIFFIDENT (ADJECTIVE): bashful

Synonyms: demure, meek

Antonyms: confident, brave

Example sentence:

She has become a diffident person.

7. PLASTER SAINT (NOUN): charlatan

Synonyms: imposter, trickster

Antonyms: adept, virtuoso

Example sentence:

He turned out to be a plaster saint.

8. JAPE (NOUN): trick

Synonyms: bluff, deceive

Antonyms: be honest, be upright

Example sentence:

Massacre was a jape used by the informer.

9. SWINDLE (VERB): deceive

Synonyms: swindle, dupe

Antonyms: help, protect

Example sentence:

Don’t try to swindle into your family.

10. BELLICOSE (ADJECTIVE): belligerent

Synonyms: contentious, inhospitable

Antonyms: friendly, pleasant

Example sentence:

Her bellicose nature has made her a cipher. 

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