Daily English Vocabulary Words For SBI PO,IBPS PO- 2016 Exams

Daily English Vocabulary Words For SBI PO,IBPS PO- 2016 Exams.

1. Stifle (verb) -To repress or discourage

E.g. Amy tried ineffectively to stifle her giggles after she read Susan's note in class.

Synonyms: suppress, check

2. Straddle (verb) -To favor opposing sides

E.g. Kia straddled the issue, not wanting to say whether James or Tara was right.

Synonyms: waffle, equivocate

3. Supple (adj) -Flexible

E.g. The supple leather coat draped like soft cloth around her shoulders.

Synonyms: pliant, elastic

4. Surplus (noun) -Excess

E.g.  Trevor decided to freeze the surplus chili for next week's tailgate party.

Synonyms: surfeit, remainder

5. Trove (noun) -Valuable collection

E.g.  Walter's trove of vintage baseball cards was worth thousands of dollars.

Synonyms: cache, treasure

6. Turmoil (noun) -Extreme confusion, agitation

E.g.  The windstorm caused such turmoil in the lake that the sailboat capsized.

Synonyms: chaos, tumult

7. Turpitude (noun) -Essential baseness, depravity

E.g. The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences.

Synonyms: corruption, perversion

8. Unscrupulous (adj) -Lacking principles

E.g. The unscrupulous salesman was fired for lying to his customers.

Synonyms: corrupt, immoral

9. Untenable (adj) -Not able to be defended

E.g. Rashid made the untenable statement that George Washington was the second president of the United States.

Synonyms: baseless, implausible

10. Opportune (adj) -Suitable or convenient

E.g. Quan stepped onto the platform at the most opportune time, just as the train pulled in.

Synonyms: propitious, fortunate