Today vocabulary/words from the Hindu newspaper - 22 February 2017 for SBI PO...

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Here are the few Vocabulary based questions as per the Hindu Newspaper:

a) Blasphemous
Meaning: sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane.
Synonym: irreligious, irreverent, impious, ungodly,
Antonym: reverent
Sentence formation: "blasphemous and heretical talk"

b) Besiege
Meaning: surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender.
Synonym: beleaguer, blockade, surround
Antonym: release, relieve, reprieve; comfort, console,
Sentence formation: "she spent the whole day besieged by newsmen"

c) Sonorous
Meaning:(of a person's voice or other sound) imposingly deep and full.
Synonym: deep, clear, mellow, mellifluous, melodious, full-toned,
Antonym: serene, soothing, tranquil;
Sentence formation:"he read aloud with a sonorous and musical voice"

d) Epiphany
Meaning: A moment of sudden understanding or revelation
Synonym: Flash, oracle
Antonym: Confusion, Secret
Sentence formation: In the first grade, I experienced an epiphany that girls were always treated differently than boys.

e) Erudite
Meaning: Well- educated
Synonym: literate, scholarly
Antonym: uneducated, ignorant
Sentence formation: As to what India derived from Greece there has been a good deal of erudite debate.

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a) Recede
Meaning: Pull back or move away or backward
Synonym: subside, ebb, taper
Antonym: forge, ascend, prolong
Sentence: The unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older

b) Modicum
Meaning: a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something desirable or valuable
Synonym: particle, degree, speck, fragment, scrap,
Sentence: "his statement had a modicum of truth"

c) Blasphemous
Meaning: sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane.
Synonym: irreligious, irreverent, impious, ungodly,
Antonym: reverent
Sentence: "blasphemous and heretical talk"

d) Bibliophile
Meaning: a person who collects or has a great love of books
Synonym: book lover, bookworm
Sentence: John is a bibliophile.

e) Biennial
Meaning: taking place every other year, an event celebrated or taking place every two years
Sentence: "the top antiques fairs are the Milan and Florence biennials"

Today vocabulary/words from the Hindu newspaper - 22 February 2017 for SBI PO 2017

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