The Hindu Vocabulary ( IBPS PO Based) | 07 -10 - 17

 1. INORDINATE (ADJECTIVE): excessive

Synonyms: dizzying, exorbitant          

Antonyms: moderate, reasonable

Example Sentence: 

Some dogs are very hyper and require an inordinate amount of attention from their owners.

2. INDIGENOUS (ADJECTIVE): native

Synonyms: domestic, homegrown

Antonyms: alien, foreign

Example Sentence:

Nothing beats fresh produce from the ground in its indigenous state.

3. INTERMITTENT (ADJECTIVE): irregular

Synonyms: fitful, infrequent  

            

Antonyms: regular, frequent

Example Sentence:

The holiday lights are intermittent and flicker on and off constantly.

4. INCESSANT (ADJECTIVE): ceaseless

Synonyms: endless, continuous   

   

Antonyms: bounded, ceasing

Example Sentence:

His hostility to Reva was incessant.

5. INSULAR (ADJECTIVE):  narrow-minded

Synonyms: circumscribed, parochial                

Antonyms: broad-minded, unbiased

Example Sentence:

Only a few people live in their insular neighborhood in the coldest part of Alaska. 

6. JINX (NOUN): curse

Synonyms: hex, hoodoo  

             

Antonyms: boon, luck

Example Sentence: 

He regarded her as a jinx because she had lost her husband.

7. INERTIA (NOUN): laziness

Synonyms: passivity, sluggishness  

     

Antonyms: action, activity

Example Sentence: 

After a large meal, inertia usually keeps me on the couch all day.

8. IMMACULATE (ADJECTIVE): unspoiled  

Synonyms: exquisite, neat       

Antonyms: dull, defiled

Example Sentence:

The soldier was reprimanded for ruining his immaculate uniform.

9. IMPUTE (VERB):  attribute

Synonyms: accredit, assign

Antonyms: exonerate, exculpate

Example Sentence:

Even though my sister had broken the window, she tried to impute the damage onto me.

10. INKLING (NOUN): idea

Synonyms: clue, hunch

Antonyms: knowledge, information

Example Sentence:

The records give us an inkling of how people saw the world.

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