The Hindu Vocabulary ( IBPS Clerk Based) | 28 -10 - 17

1. CONTORT (VERB): disfigure, distort

Synonyms: deform, writhe

Antonyms: beautify, smooth

Example Sentence:

Government is not going to contort the refugee laws.

2. TRANSMOGRIFY (VERB):convert

Synonyms: alter, mutate

Antonyms: preserve, stagnate

Example Sentence:

In the play, the actor suddenly transmogrified into a monster.

3. SHODDY (ADJECTIVE):in bad shape

Synonyms: inferior, shameful

Antonyms: good, respectful

Example Sentence:

The house was in a shoddy condition.

4. INEBRIETY (NOUN): drunkenness

Synonyms: boozing, alcoholism

Antonyms: sobriety, decent

Example Sentence:

Police say he was in an advanced state of inebriety.

5. JANITOR (NOUN):person who cleans and maintains

Synonyms: attendant, custodian

Synonyms: polluter, contaminator

Example Sentence:

He is in the habit of bribing the janitor.

6. GAG (NOUN):practical joke

Synonyms: hoax, quip

Antonyms: seriousness, sincerity

Example Sentence:

The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair.

7. OPINE (VERB):think

Synonyms: say, suggest

Antonyms: calculate, measure

Example Sentence:

The reason is, I opine, that each doth wait for his neighbour to make a move.

8. EFFUSIVE (ADJECTIVE):gushing, profuse

Synonyms: lavish, exuberant

Antonyms: economical, unexcited

Example Sentence:

He lives in an effusive way.

9. EPOCHAL (ADJECTIVE):irregular, sporadic

Synonyms: occasional, periodic

Antonyms: regular, usual

Example Sentence:

Epochal decisions taken by him ruined the show.

10. VORACITY (NOUN):ravenousness

Synonyms: edacity, greed

Antonyms: generosity, kindness

Example Sentence:

His voracity for food is increasing like anything.

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