The Hindu Vocabulary ( IBPS Clerk Based) | 29 -11 - 17

1. PERMEATE (VERB): spread throughout

Synonyms: imbue, infuse

Antonyms: dehydrate, dry

Example sentence: 

The light will permeate through the curtain when the sun rises.

2. RUFFIAN (NOUN): bully

Synonyms: goon, delinquent

Antonyms: whiz, prodigy

Example sentence: 

When police catch the ruffian, they'll make sure he’s prosecuted for assaulting the old woman.

3. INELUCTABLE (ADJECTIVE): unavoidable

Synonyms: inescapable, inevitable

Antonyms: avertible, preventable

Example sentence: 

He has the irritating habit of arguing his opinions with ineluctable facts.

4. ZEALOT (NOUN): enthusiast

Synonyms: fanatic, diehard

Antonyms: conservative, moderate

Example sentence: 

The religious zealot was willing to break the law to follow his prophet’s orders.

5. IMPIOUS (ADJECTIVE): not religious

Synonyms: apostate, agnostic

Antonyms: pious, devout

Example sentence: 

Their hands were cleaner but their thoughts were more impious.

6. FETISH (NOUN): obsession

Synonyms: predilection, mania

Antonyms: hatred, dislike

Example sentence: 

The fetish is essentially a mascot or object carried for luck.

7. BURLESQUE (ADJECTIVE): farcical

Synonyms: ironical, satirical

Antonyms: realistic, genuine

Example sentence: 

The day had arrived with more bumps and grinds than a burlesque matron.

8. ENSHROUD (VERB): cover

Synonyms: conceal, mask

Antonyms: disclose, reveal

Example sentence: 

Rain and snow are copious, and dense fogs enshroud the coast in summer.

9. DESICCATE (VERB): dehydrate

Synonyms: wither, evaporate

Antonyms: dampen, soak

Example sentence: 

The high temperature desiccated the ponds and rivers of villages.

10. CHOLER (NOUN): wrath

Synonyms: anger, bile

Antonyms: euphoria, glee

Example sentence: 

I felt quite amused at his unwarranted choler.

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