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Word Lists (Vocabulary) For IBPS

1.Holocaust

Meaning: destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.

Synonyms: cataclysm, catastrophe

Sentence: “There were fears of a nuclear holocaust.”

2.Concur

Meaning: be of the same opinion

Synonyms: be in accord, agree

Sentence: “ I concur with your assessment of the political situation”

3.Pacify

Meaning: quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of.

Synonyms: tranquilize, quieten

Sentence: "he had to pacify angry spectators"

4.Motif

Meaning: a dominant or recurring idea in an artistic work.

Synonyms: theme , idea

Sentence: "superstition is a recurring motif in the book"

5.Obtuse

Meaning: annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.

Synonyms: not sharp, blunt

Sentence: "he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse"

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6.Plagiarise

Meaning: take (the work or an idea of someone else) and pass it off as one's own

Synonyms: copy, pirate

Sentence: "he was fined $6,000 for having plagiarized the song"

7.Distasteful

Meaning: causing dislike or aversion

Synonyms: disagreeable or unpleasant.

Sentence: "he found such cynicism distasteful"

8.Paucity

Meaning: the presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts.

Synonyms: fewness, bleak

Sentence: "a paucity of information"

9.Dearth

Meaning: a scarcity or lack of something.

Synonyms: famine, meagerness

Sentence: "there is a dearth of evidence"

10.Sedentary

Meaning: tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive.

Synonyms: desk-bound

Sentence: “He became sedentary later on in his life.”