Vocabulary For IPPB Scale-I / IBPS SO 2017

Directions (1-15): In the following questions a word/phrase is given followed by five alternatives. Select the alternative that conveys the same meaning as the word/phrase given. 

Q1. Allegory
(a) truth
(b) falsehood
(c) parable 
(d) concoction
(e) nadir

Ans.(c) 
Sol. allegory- a story, poem, or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one., 

parable- a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.

Q2. OBEISANCE
(a) importance
(b) negligence
(c) deference
(d) repetitive 
(e) passion

Ans.(c) 

Sol. OBEISANCE-a gesture expressing deferential respect, such as a bow or curtsy.

Q3. PAGEANTRY
(a) opulence
(b) hideous
(c) grandeur
(d) flamboyance
(e) canopy

Ans.(c) 

Sol. PAGEANTRY-elaborate display or ceremony.

Q4. obdurate
(a) organised
(b) hideout 
(c) grandiose 
(d) firm
(e) callous

Ans.(e) 

Sol. obdurate- stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.

Q5. WRY
(a) illicit
(b) despicable
(c) miserable
(d) unreasonable
(e) ironical

Ans.(e) 

Sol. WRY- using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour.

Q6. BENIGNITY
(a) boldness
(b) benevolence
(c) obscurity
(d) passivity
(e) beneficiary

Ans.(b) 

Sol. BENIGNITY- The quality or condition of being kind and gentle.

Q7. PROFANITY
(a) abundance
(b) celerity
(c) irreverence
(d) purity
(e) divinity

Ans.(c) 

Sol. PROFANITY- blasphemous or obscene language.

Q8. PUTREFY
(a) adorn
(b) impede
(c) freshen
(d) baffle
(e) fester

Ans.(e) 

Sol. PUTREFY- (of a body or other organic matter) decay or rot and produce a fetid smell.

Q9. CARP
(a) fetch
(b) mollify
(c) adulate
(d) nip
(e) cavil

Ans.(e) 
Sol. carp- complain or find fault continually about trivial matters.

cavil-make petty or unnecessary objections.

Q10. TEMPESTUOUS
(a) turbulent
(b) ungainly
(c) venomous
(d) onerous
(e) alluring

Ans.(a) 

Sol.  TEMPESTUOUS-characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion.

Q11. CANNY
(a) capacious
(b) shrewd
(c) ribald
(d) hardy
(e) adept

Ans.(b) 

Sol.  CANNY-having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters.

Q12. PHLEGMATIC
(a) redolent
(b) stolid
(c) vigorous
(d) reclusive
(e) contemplative

Ans.(b) 

Sol.  PHLEGMATIC- (of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.

Q13. SALUBRIOUS
(a) listless
(b) illustrious
(c) sanative
(d) prominent
(e) pious

Ans.(c) 

Sol.  SALUBRIOUS- health-giving; healthy.

Q14. ADEPT
(a) devious
(b) wily
(c) clumsy
(d) dexterous
(e) obsessive

Ans.(d) 

Sol.  ADEPT- very skilled or proficient at something.

Q15. FLEETING
(a) enigmatic
(b) epidural
(c) ephemeral
(d) everlasting
(e) malleable


Ans.(c) 
Sol.  FLEETING- lasting for a very short time.

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