The Hindu Vocabulary ( IBPS Clerk Based) | 14 -11 - 17

1. QUACKERY (NOUN): deceitfulness

Synonyms: dishonesty, deception

Antonyms: frankness, honesty

Example Sentence:

His mind is full of quackery.

2. TAPER (VERB): abate

Synonyms: lessen, recede

Antonyms: extend, grow

Example Sentence:

She abated her pain.

3. UNLETTERED (ADJECTIVE): poorly educated

Synonyms: benighted, uncultivated

Antonyms: brilliant, distinct

Example Sentence:

He is an unlettered boy.

4. FORAGE (VERB): search madly for

Synonyms: rummage, scour

Antonyms: guard, protect

Example Sentence:

She was foraging for her ring.

5. CRINKLE (VERB): crumple

Synonyms: pucker, scrunch

Synonyms: flatten, straighten

Example Sentence:

His face crinkled in bewilderment.

6. HUMP (NOUN): bulge

Synonyms: bump, swelling

Antonyms: flat, depression

Example Sentence:

He has a hump over a forehead.

7. VIVID (ADJECTIVE): intense

Synonyms: powerful, eloquent

Antonyms: dreary, gloomy

Example Sentence:

He has depicted vivid images.

8. SPRIGHTLY (ADJECTIVE): agile

Synonyms: cheerful, energetic

Antonyms: apathetic, lethargic

Example Sentence:

He is a sprightly customer.

9. INVADE (VERB): breach

Synonyms: overrun, violate

Antonyms: aid, assist

Example Sentence:

Don’t try to invade the rules.

10. GARNISH (NOUN): decoration

Synonyms: adornment, furbelow

Antonyms: decrease, divestment

Example Sentence:

Reserve a few watercress leaves for a garnish.

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