THE HINDU VOCABULARY | 13.05.2017 | IMPORTANT FOR SBI PO

1. EXTANT (ADJECTIVE): in existence

Synonyms: surviving, existing             

Antonyms: dead, extinct

Example sentence:

I found an extant Palazzo pants in the market.

2. RESPLENDENT (ADJECTIVE): bright

Synonyms: brilliant, dazzling                   

Antonyms: dull, ugly

Example sentence:

It was a resplendent moment.

3. CERTITUDE (NOUN): sureness

Synonyms: assurance, confidence              

Antonyms: uncertainty, doubt

Example sentence:

I found certitude in his voice.

4. NICHE (NOUN): a comfortable or suitable position in life or employment.

Synonyms: vocation, opportunity            

Antonyms: joblessness, unemployment

Example sentence:

Manveer is now head of the company and feels he has found his niche.

5. RECKONING (NOUN): calculation

Synonyms: estimation, computation                    

Antonyms: guess, doubt

Example sentence:

It does not need so much reckoning.

6. UTOPIAN (ADJECTIVE): imaginary

Synonyms: fanciful, illusory             

Antonyms: real, original

Example sentence:

Don’t live in utopian world.

7. SAVVY (NOUN): intelligence

Synonyms: acumen, intellect     

Antonyms: ineptness, stupidity

Example sentence:

It was her savvy that saved our lives.

8. POUNCE (VERB): leap at

Synonyms: attack, dash            

Antonyms: aid, assist

Example sentence:

The frog pounced on an insect in the well.

9. SERENDIPITY (NOUN): accidental discovery

Synonyms: happenstance, good luck               

Antonyms: misfortune, bad luck

Example sentence:

He is not a maestro it was just a serendipity.

10. MOOT (ADJECTIVE): doubtful, arguable

Synonyms: debatable, unsettled          

Antonyms: decided, resolved

Example sentence:

The matter is becoming increasingly moot.

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