The Hindu Vocabulary ( IBPS PO Based) | 18 - 09 - 17

1. GLIB (ADJECTIVE): eloquent

Synonyms: loquacious, talkative                           

 Antonyms: quiet, silent

Example Sentence: 

Radhika is a glib girl.

2. FECUND (ADJECTIVE): breeding

Synonyms: fertile, reproducing                            

Antonyms: impotent, sterile

Example Sentence:

The airline is looking for fecund individuals who can complete many tasks in a short period of time. 

3. BRAZEN (ADJECTIVE): bold

Synonyms: abusive, arrogant                         

 Antonyms: cowardly, modest

Example Sentence:

Amara presented a very brazen idea.

4. FRACAS (NOUN): feud

Synonyms: riot, scuffle                                  

Antonyms: harmony, peace

Example Sentence:

Fracas is going on in the city.

5. DUPLICITOUS (ADJECTIVE): deceptive

Synonyms: artful, deceptive                              

Antonyms: actual, authentic

Example Sentence:

She has a duplicitous personality.

6. DIFFIDENCE (NOUN): hesitancy

Synonyms: backwardness, doubt                 

Antonyms: arrogance, boldness

Example Sentence: 

I have seen diffidence in his speech.

7. SCHISM (NOUN): separation

Synonyms: breakup, alienation                 

 Antonyms: unity, agreement

Example Sentence: 

In the United States, the schism caused by slavery led to the Civil War.

8. SCRUPLE (NOUN): anxiety

Synonyms: faltering, hesitancy                 

 Antonyms: peace, tranquility

Example Sentence:

 If a person has no scruples, there is not a great deal he will not do.

9. SENILITY (NOUN): decrepitude

Synonyms: dotage, caducity                

 Antonyms: adolescence, childhood

Example Sentence:

Old when I was ten, long gone in senility by thirteen.

10. BATE (VERB): to become gradually less

Synonyms: decrease, diminish                          

Antonyms: rise, grow

Example Sentence:

Traffic has bated to a trickle.

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