Vocabulary for IBPS PO / SBI PO 2017

Directions (1-7): Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the word given in bold.

Q1. CONCILIATION

(a) disputed 
(b) irritation
(c) separation 
(d) confrontation


Q2. MYTH
(a) truthful 
(b) fact
(c) falsehood 
(d) story

Q3. RELUCTANTLY
(a) pleasingly 
(b) willingly
(c) satisfactorily 
(d) happily

Q4. MUTILATE
(a) instruct 
(b) induct
(c) conduct 
(d) mend

Q5. BEMOAN
(a) rejoice
(b) rejuvenate
(c) complain 
(d) cry

Q6. NEBULOUS
(a)Clear
(b)Praise
(c)Abandon 
(d)Sail

Q7. TRUCULENT
(a) Juicy  
(b)Peaceful
(c)Brittle  
(d)Determined

Directions (8-15): In each of these questions, four alternatives are given for the given idiom/phrase in bold. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase and indicate your response.

Q8. I feel it is just a load of cobblers.
(a)Good news
(b)Very famous
(c)Rubbish
(d)None of above

Q9. I do not buy clothes online; I feel it is like a pig in poke because I can’t feel the fabric online.
(a)accept deal in a pressure
(b)accept deal without knowing
(c)accept deal after detail analysis
(d)accept deal due to threat

Q10. She's is nice girl, but mentally, she's away with the fairies.
(a)Not facing reality
(b)On the basis of reality
(c)Shocking stage
(d)Very sad

Q11. He has recovered from illness and now he is as fit as a fiddle.
(a)Very weak
(b)Recovering from illness
(c)Looks fit but not fit actually
(d)None of above

Q12.Being a politician he is Argus-Eyed and never overlooks even a small matter.
(a)Doubtful
(b)Very Confident
(c)Very Calm
(d)Careful

Q13.The quarrel between two friends has grown more bitter now and they are at dagger's drawn.
(a)to have bitter enmity
(b)to be very friendly
(c)to be unknown
(d)to be very familiar

Q14. All three brothers are at loggerheads because of land dispute.
(a)In difficulty
(b)to be at strife
(c)very happy together
(d)None of above

Q15.After the theft in the home everything was at sixes and seven.
(a)in perfect order
(b)very happy
(c)in disorder
(d)very sad


Solutions :

S1. Ans. (d) 
Sol. CONCILIATION- the action of stopping someone being angry; placation.

S2. Ans. (b) 
Sol. MYTH- a widely held but false belief or idea.

S3. Ans. (b) 
Sol. Reluctantly means "with hesitation, doubt or dread.

S4. Ans. (d) 
Sol. MUTILATE-inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on.

S5. Ans. (a) 
Sol. BEMOAN- express discontent or sorrow over (something).

S6. Ans. (a) 
Sol. NEBULOUS-in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.

S7. Ans. (b) 
Sol. TRUCULENT- eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.

S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. load of cobblers- Nonsense, rubbish.

S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. a pig in poke- something that is bought or accepted without first being seen or assessed.

S10. Ans. (a)
Sol. away with the fairies. - not facing reality; in a dream world.

S11. Ans. (d)
Sol. fit as a fiddle. - in very good health.

S12. Ans. (d)
Sol. Argus Eyed- Extremely observant; vigilant.

S13. Ans. (a)
Sol. be at daggers drawn- if two people or groups are at daggers drawn, they are angry and ready to fight or argue with each other

S14. Ans. (b)
Sol. at loggerheads- in violent dispute or disagreement.

S15. Ans. (c)
Sol. at sixes and sevens- In a state of confusion or disorder.

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