Vocabulary Practice 17: For Banking Examinations
Each of the following 10 items consists of a word in CAPITAL letters, followed by five words. Select the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in CAPITAL letters. Click on Explain This for Explanation.
1.BALMY
A.strong
B.fruitful
C.pleasant
D.careful
E.careless
Balmy means something mild and pleasant . Something soft. For example balmy days. Balmy nights, Clement is synonym. Other synonyms are whacky, fruity etc.
2.EPISTLE
A.practice
B.inkpot
C.engine
D.fire
E.letter
Epistle means a long and formal letter. Synonyms are book, a formal letter, a testament, a missive which means a written message addressed to a person or organization.
3.TROTH
A.proud
B.humble
C.fidelity
D.royal
E.shrewd
A solemn pledge of fidelity is troth. It’s a kind of assurance of fidelity and loyalty in a marriage. The word is used sometimes for engagement also. faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty. The act of betrothing comes
from troth.
Usage: I plight by my troth
He betrothed his daughter to a distant relative
from troth.
Usage: I plight by my troth
He betrothed his daughter to a distant relative
4.MAGNILOQUENT
A.truth
B.genius
C.lofty
D.humorous
E.tactful
5.YOKEL
A.genius
B.cruel
C.rustic
D.canny
E.artistic
Yokel comes from Jokel a German term which is deviated from Jacob. Yahoo is a similar word. Yokel means somebody from rural, rustic environment. It is also used for a simple minded person. Sometimes
used for a less cultured person. Rube is another synonym. hayseed , bumpkin, chawbacon are similar words.
used for a less cultured person. Rube is another synonym. hayseed , bumpkin, chawbacon are similar words.
6.JINGOISTIC
A.jolly
B.patriotic
C.rude
D.obdurate
E.athletic
Jingoistic is a synonym of patriotic but in true sense it means somebody fanatically patriotic. chauvinistic, flag-waving, nationalistic, ultra nationalistic, super patriotic are similar words. Oxford dictionary defines
this term as extreme patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy. jingoism & jingoist are related terms. Jingoist is the adjective.
this term as extreme patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy. jingoism & jingoist are related terms. Jingoist is the adjective.
7.CRASS
A.edge
B.point
C.zenith
D.senseless
E.care
crass means something insensitive. Something coarse; crude, something not refined or sensible. lacking in discrimination and sensibility, crass materialism is often used. Crass is also used to describe something which is rustic, illiterate, senseless.
8.DODGE
A.cross
B.avoid
C.pledge
D.order
E.prescribe
Dodge means to avoid. A dodgy answers you can expect from many of our ministers on sensitive issues. To move out of the way is to dodge. Very familiar synonym is to evade, to put off. Other synonyms are hedge, fudge, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, duck, sidestep, finesse. Dodgy means something unreal, something roundabout. Something very near to a false. As a noun a dodge is a fabrication, a plan to deceive, a contrivance.
9.RICOCHET
A.echo
B.bounce
C.move forward
D.dirty
E.shy
To bounce back or rebound is ricochet. Deviated from a French term, ricochet means to spring, to bounce back, to reverberate, recoil,
10.BEWAIL
A.disclose
B.hide
C.curtain
D.lament
E.rebuke
bewail is made up of be+wail. To wail means to cry loudly over something. To express sadness by lamenting. To plaint. Bewail means to feel or express deep sorrow for
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