Vocabulary for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2017 (DAY-20)

1) Cogent:

a)well organised thinking, powerfully persuasive, crisp and clear thinking

Hindu eg: the home ministry told the president that there were no content circumstances warranting a rethink on Yakub's hanging.

b)having the power to induce action or belief. eg: it is hard to find Cogent argument amidst all emotional outburst.

Trick: co-gent -a gentleman is always a right person to convince others. Co-agent- I find company's agents more convincing than others

2) Impasse: a) when there is no way a passing is going to occur

 b) a situation in which the parties involved cannot or won't move forward to make progress

 Hindu eg: No end to the parliament impasse as the opposition sticks to its demand.

 Syn: deadened, descend, stalemate,

 Tricks: Im(passe) impossible to pass

3) infiltrated: a) enter a group or organization to spy on its members or pass through enemy lines in a military conflict.                           

 Hindu eg: the militants indicated that the terrorists had infiltrated from  Pakistan into Punjab 

Trick: In came the traitor as in-traited                                      .

4) Appellant: the party who appeals the decision of a lower court.

  Hindu eg: the CIC upheld the voters right and directed that the appellant be paid 10000 rs.

5) Graft: a)means bribery and corruption.

 b) transplanting skin or bones in medicine, as in a skin graft

 Hindu eg: another Chinese official to be prosecuted for graft.

 Shaking with fear for Brady, she watched them cut through the skin grafts and transfuse blood  then jump his heart.

6) Piqued( peeked):a) to make someone angry or annoyed

 b)to arouse ,stimulate or excite,to increase interest

 eg: her interest in dance was piqued at the summer camp .

trick: don't pick on me i.e. don't irritate me...

7) Reconnaissance: checking out situation before taking action

eg :you could do a reconnaissance on a new employee before hiring her.

eg:  An exchange of fire occurred at the border on a reconnaissance mission

Trick: sounds like recognize an army while surveying your territory.

8)Amnesty: pardon for wrong doing or signal of a govt willingness to overlook something.              

eg: Chinese citizens who were jailed for illegal logging were freed in an amnesty. 

Syn: pardon

Trick: amnesty- I am nasty still my parents forgive me.

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Vocabulary for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2017 (DAY-10)

1. Chastisement (N):- a rebuke for making a mistake, a verbal punishment.
Synonyms: chastening, correction, castigation
Uses: The government then took this chastisement(verbal punishment) and ran wild.
Tricks: In Iran, if you break your chastity you will suffer chastisement.

2. Interlocutor (N):- a person who takes part in a conversation.
Symonyms: conversational partner
Uses: The government’s interlocutor(middle man), R.N. Ravi, confirmed to a local daily that the August 3 agreement was indeed a ‘framework agreement’.
Trick: An INTERLOCUTOR is someone who INTERLOCks his mind with another through conversation

3. Unconsummated (Adj):- not consummated (especially of a marriage),
Synonyms: imperfect, unfinished
Uses: an unconsummated marriage can be annulled
Trick: Hamari Adhuri Kahani=  Hamari Unconsummated parable :)

4. Hitherto (Adj):- used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time.
Synonyms: as yet, heretofore, so far, thus far, til now, until now, up to now, yet
Uses: Before John learned to fly an airplane, he had hitherto been afraid of heights.
Trick: Nana Patekar Killed 56 people in the Movie Ab Tak Chhappan = Hithero Chhappan:) 

5. Brimming (Adj):- filled to capacity.
Synonyms: brimful, brimful
Uses: a child brimming over with curiosity
Trick: I know that Anjii, Malvika, Meo Voto, Cynosure, Misty, Glady, Butterfly, Avina, Prachi, Rhiza, Riti, Aashi, Casey and Many more whose names I am unable to recall (will mention name of the rest ones next time) the Girls who are brimmed with emotions :))

6. Dictum (N):- an authoritative declaration; an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding.
Synonyms: pronouncement, say-so, obiter dictum.
Uses: Responsible corporates have long discarded the Milton Friedman dictum(announce,घोषणा) from their public vocabulary.
Trick: dictator means authoritarian; dictum means an authoritative statement.

7. Progenitor (N):- an ancestor in the direct line, an ancesto, funder.
Synonyms: primogenitor
Uses: Adam and Eve are the Progenitors of humans.
Trick: Rishtey me to Hum tumhare Progenitor (Baap) lagte hain Naam hai Shahenshah:))

8. Fortuitous (Adj):- occurring by happy chance.
Synonyms: fortunate
Uses: profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials
Trick: Oye Lucky Lucky oye = Oye Fortuitous Fortuitous Oye :)

9. Diabolic (Adj):- showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil.
Synonyms: devilish, diabolical, mephistophelean, mephistophelian
Uses: An idle mind is a Diabolic's workshop.
Trick: Think of the Diabolic and Diabolic is here.

10. Rancour (N):- a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will.
Synonyms: bitterness, gall, rancor, resentment, reprisal.
Uses: Although my friend betrayed me, I have no rancor towards him.
Trick:  Badlapur = RANCOURPur :))

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