some frequently asked vocabulary in placement papers
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Some frequently asked words in Company papers.
(You can refer to Barron’s most frequently used words list for a close recap.)
Set-1
1. Furtive - stealthy (secret)
2. Pretentious - ostentatious (affected)
3. Incentive - provocation
4. Discretion - prudence
5. Meager - scanty
6. Cargo - freight (load)
7. Baffle - frustrate
8. Efface - obliterate (wipe out)
9. Lament - mourn
10. Compunction - remorse (regret)
11. Amiable - friendly
12. Cajole - coax, flatter
13. Embrace - hug (hold-cuddle)
14. Latent - potential
15. Confiscate - appropriate (to take charge)
16. Emancipate - liberate
17. Misery - distress
18. Annihilate - to destroy
20. Acumen - exactness
21. Metamorphosis - transform
22. Scrutiny - close examination
23. Obstinate - stubborn
24. Fuse - combine
25. Whet - sharpen
1. Momentary - transient
2. Latitude - scope
3. Heap - to pile (collect)
4. Adhesive - tenacious
5. Veer - diverge (turn)
6. Concur - agree (accept)
7. Subside - wane (drop)
8. Enounce - reject
9. Hover - linger (stay close)
10. Tranquil - serene (calm)
11. Admonish - usurp (reprove)
12. Alienate - estrange (isolate)
13. Instigate - dissipate (dismiss)
14. Belief - conviction
15. Covet - crave (desire)
16. Belated - too late
17. Solicit - beseech (seek)
18. Brim - border
19. Divulge - reveal
20. Tamper - obstruct
21. Caprice - whim (impulse)
22. To merit - to deserve
23. Stifle - suffocate (smother)
24. Lethargy - stupor (lazy)
Some more words
Set-2
admonish = usurp (reprove)
merry = gay
alienate = estrange (isolate)
instigate = incite
dispel = dissipate (dismiss)
belief = conviction
covet = crave (desire)
belated = too late
solicit = beseech (seek)
brim = border
subside = wane (drop)
renounce = reject
hover = linger (stay close)
divulge = reveal
heap = to pile (collect)
adhesive = tenacious
veer = diverge (turn)
hamper = obstruct
caprice = whim (impulse)
to merit = to deserve
stifle = suffocate (smother)
inert = passive
latitude = scope
momentary = transient
tranquil = serene (calm)
admonish = cautious
efface = obliterate(wipe out)
conciliation= make less angry or more friendly
intermittent = stopping and then starting
preponderant= superiority of power or quality
vacillate = undecided or dilemma
deprecate = feel and express disapproval
assess = determine the amount or value
litigation = engaging in a law suit
negotiate = discuss or bargain
expedient = fitting proper, desirable
conglomeration = group, collection
connotation = suggest or implied meaning of expression
discretion = prudence
compunction = remorse (regret)
amiable = friendly
Cajole = coax (wheedle – sweet talk)
incentive = provocation
embrace = hug (hold-cuddle)
latent = potential
confiscate = appropriate (to take charge)
emancipate = liberate
lament = mourn
confiscate = appropriate
obstinate = stubborn
acumen = exactness
metamorphosis = transform
scrutiny = close examination
annihilate = to destroy
whet = sharpen
behest = request
adage = proverb
penitence = to repeat
lethargy = stupor (lazy)
volume = quantity
furtive = stealthy (secret)
meager = scanty
cargo = freight(load)
baffle = frustrate
pretentious = ostentatious(affected)
volatile = ever changing
expedite = hasten
surplus = excessive
affinity = strong liking
fluctuation = wavering
empirical = experimental
retrospective = review
fallible = liable to error
egregious = bad
truncate = shorten by cutting
decomposition = rotten
equivocate = lie, mislead
Set-3
1] Depreciation = deflation, depression, devaluation
2] Deprecate = feel and express disapproval
3] Incentive = thing one encourages one to do
4] Echelon = level of authority or responsibility
5] Innovation = make changes or introduce new things
6] Intermittent = externally stopping and then starting
7] Detrimental = harmful
8] Conciliation = make less angry or more friendly
9] Orthodox = conventional or superstitious
10] Fallible = liable to errors
12] Volatile = ever changing
13] Manifestation = clear or obvious
14] Connotation = idea
15] Reciprocal = reverse, opposite
16] Agrarian = related to agriculture
17] Vacillate = undecided or dilemma
18] Simulate = produce artificially resembling an existing one
20] Access = to approach
21] Compensation= salary
22] Truncate = shorten by cutting
23] Adherence = stick
24] Heterogeneous = non-similar things
25] Surplus = excessive
26] Assess = determine the amount or value
27] Cognizance = knowledge
28] Retrospective = review
29] Naive = innocent, rustic
30] Equivocate = tallying on both sides
31] Postulate = frame a theory
32] Latent = potential
33] Fluctuate = wavering
34] Eliminate = to reduce
35] Affinity = strong liking
36] Expedite = hasten
37] Console = to show sympathy
38] Adversary = opposition
39] Affable = lovable, approachable
40] Decomposable = rotten
41] Egregious = especially bad
42] Conglomeration = group
43] Aberration = deviation
44] Erudite = wise, profound
45] Augury = prediction
46] Credibility = ability to common belief, quality of being credible
Set-4
Alienate = estrange
Belief = conviction
Baffle = puzzle
Brim = edge
Covet = to desire
Caprice = whim
Concur = agree
Confiscate = appropriate
Cargo = load, luggage
Dispel = scatter
Divulge = reveal, make known, disclose
Discretion = prudence
Emancipate = liberate
Efface = obliterate
Embrace = hug, hold, cuddle
Furtive = stealthy
Hamper = obstruct
Heap = to pile
Hover = linger
Incentive = spur
Instigate = incite
Inert = passive
Latitude = freedom from narrow limitations
Lament = wail
Momentary = for small time
Merit = to deserve
Miserable = unhappy, sad
Obstinate = stubborn
Overt = obvious, clear, explicit, open
Pretentious = ostentatious
Potential = latent
Renounce= give up, reject
Solicit = Humble, urge
Subside = settle down, descend
Stifle = suppress, extinguish
Tranquil = calm, silent, serene
To merit = to deserve
Volume = quantity
Practice
Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.
11. RIFE
(1) direct (2) scant (3) peaceful (4) grim (5) mature
12. APOCALYPTIC
(1) insular (2) complaisant (3) crass (4) prophetic (5) false
13. CAVIL
(1) starry (2) criticize (3) cold (4) fundamental (5) porous
14. BLAND
(1) caustic (2) meager (3) soft (4) uncooked (5) helpless
15 CORROBORATE
(1) confirm (2) orate (3) disturb (4) apply (5) whisper
16. JAUNTY
(1) youthful (2) ruddy (3) strong (4) untravelled (5) sedate
17. BOISTEROUS
(1) successful (2) democratic (3) noisy (4) ambitious (5) lamentable
18.TENUOUS
(1) vital (2) thin (3) careful (4) dangerous (5) necessary
19. ALIMENTARY
(1) nourishing (2) prior (3) exterior (4) private (5) cautious
20.DELETERIOUS
(1) delaying (2) experimental (3) harmful (4) graduating (5) glorious
Answers
11.(2) 12.(4) 13.(2)
14.(4) 15.(1) 16.(5)
17.(3) 18.(2) 19.(1)
20.(3)
Synonym and antonym
1.Harbinger – forerunner, portent, indication
2.Cacophony – dissonance, disharmony
3.Divulge – reveal, disclose
4.Clutch – grasp, grab, clasp, hold
5.Acronym – short form, contraction, ellipsis
6.Illustrious – memorable, well–known, famous
7.Prolific – productive, abundant
8.Divergent – different, deviating, conflicting
9.Jaded – world-weary, tired, lackluster, worn-out, exhausted, bored, fed up
10. Mien – appearance, demeanor
11. Mitigate – alleviate, ease, lessen, soften, allay, moderate
12. Ambitious – determined, grand, striving
13. Aberration – deviation, abnormality, eccentricity, oddness
14. Foray – raid, sortie, incursion, attack, venture
15. Denounce – condemn, accuse, criticize
VERBAL SECTION: Directions for questions 1-15:Find the synonyms of the following words.
Synonyms: (Ref: Barron’s Synonyms and Antonyms)
Ponderous – heavy, tedious, cumbersome
Mundane – ordinary, dull, monotonous, dreary
Icon – image, idol, emblem, symbol
Brackish – salty, briny
Mollify – placate, pacify, calm, appease, soothe
Depreciation – reduction, decline
Equanimity – composure, poise, calmness, self-control
Gist – general idea, substance, essence
Gaudy – garish, flashy, extravagant, loud, showy, colorful
Awry – skewed, crooked, wrong
Repartee – banter, joking, word play
Boisterous – energetic, animated
Ungainly – clumsy, awkward, ungraceful, miserly, mean, inelegant, gawky
Whimsical – fanciful, unusual, quirky, capricious
Asperity – roughness, severity, brusqueness
Cavil – quibble, complain, niggle, split hairs, carp
Quixotic – idealistic, romantic, dreamy, unrealistic, impracticable
Profound – deep, intense, thoughtful, reflective, philosophical, weighty, insightful
Incorrigible - habitual, persistent, inveterate, hopeless
Musty – mildewed, moldy, stale, rank, fusty, stuffy
Waif – stray, thing, lose, urchin, orphan
Irk – displease, vex, annoy, trouble, bother, nag, rile
Interdict – prohibit, veto, injunction, bar, embargo
Cohere - hold together
Rupture - break
Moribund – dying, declining, waning
Décolleté – low necked, revealing
Callow – inexperienced, immature, youthful
Balmy – mild, clement, pleasant
recalcitrant – unruly, disobedient, obstinate, stubborn
guile – cunningness, deviousness, slyness, cleverness, wiliness, astuteness
Antonyms
1.Compose x disturb
2.Pristine x sullied
3.Turbid x limpid
4.Monetary x non-economical
5. Revere x threaten
6.Hamper x facilitate
7.Transient x permanence
8.Fascinate x mundane
9.Fickle x loyal
10.Contraband x legal goods
11.Repellent x attractive
12.Slur x grace
13.Protean x constant
14.Hidebound x broadminded
15.Precipitate x dilatory/contradictory
Compose x disturb
Pristine x sullied
Turbid x limpid
Precipitate x dilatory/contradictory
SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS.
Censure – fault, criticize
Optimum – best, most favorable
Candid – frank, open, blunt, upfront, forth-right
Cite – quote, name, mention, refer to, allude to
Effusive – demonstrative, fussy, talkative, overenthusiastic, vociferous, extroverted
Voluble – articulate, vociferous, talkative
Banal – commonplace, trivial, predictable, trite, hackneyed
Standing – rank, permanent, position, duration, status, reputation, eminence
Nascent – budding, emerging, blossoming, embryonic
Clutch – grasp, grab, hold
Generic – general, basic, common
Empirical – experimental, pragmatic, practical
Anomaly – irregularity, glitch, difference
Circuitous – roundabout, twisty, meandering, indirect, winding, tortuous
Surveillance – observation, watch, shadowing
Objective – aim, impartial, real, purpose, goal
Raucous – rough, wild, hoarse, guttering
Voracious – insatiable, avid, hungry, big, rapacious, greedy
Pedigree – rare-breed, full-blooded, lineage
Fidelity – loyalty, reliability
Augment – supplement, boost, add to, and bump up
Precarious – unstable, shaky, risky, uncertain
Derogatory – disparaging, critical, insulting, offensive
Onus – responsibility, burden, obligation, duty
Analogous - similar, akin, related
Expedient – measure, convenient, device, maneuver
Compliance – fulfillment, obedience
Diffident – shy, insecure, timid
Plaintive – mournful, sad, melancholic, nostalgic, lamenting
Insinuate – imply, suggest, make-out, and ingratiate yourself
Misdemeanor – wrong, sin, crime, offense
Exonerate – clear, forgive, absolve
Gregarious – outgoing, extroverted, sociable, expressive, unreserved
Benign – kind, benevolent, compassionate
Attenuate – satisfy, calm, soothe, ease
Sonorous – loud, deep, resonant, echoing
Bolster – boost, strengthen, reinforce, encourage
Heterodox – unorthodox, dissenting, contrary to accepted belief, heretical, deviating
Restiveness – impatience, restlessness, nervousness
Effigy – image, statue, model
Retrograde – retrospective, traditional, conservative, nostalgic, forward-looking(antonym)
Sacrosanct – sacred, holy, revered
Dangle – hang down, sway, droop, swing, suspend
Cryptic – mysterious, enigmatic, puzzling, hidden
Debilitate – incapacitate, weaken, hamper, encumber, hinder
Divulge – reveal, disclose
Spendthrift – wastrel, squanderer, compulsive shopper
Indigenous –native, original, local
Erroneous – mistaken, flawed, incorrect
Minion – follower, subordinate, underling, gofer
Veracity – reality, truth, sincerity
VERBAL REASONING
SYNONYMS:
1. CIRCUMSPECT
(i) CONDITION (ii) INSPECT (iii) CAUTIOUS (IV) RECKLESS
2. ABYSMAL - terrible
(i) SLIGHT (ii) DEEP (iii) ILLUSTRIOUS (iv) PROLIFIC
3. DILIGENT – hardworking, industrious, meticulous, careful
(i) INTELLIGENT (ii)…..(iii)……(iv)……
4. VEHEMENT
(i) PASSIONATE (ii) CONFESY (iii) NOISY (iv) MOQULIS
5) IMPETUS
(i) CONNECT (ii) CRUCIAL (iii) STIMULUS (iv) IMMEDIATE
6) ACRONYM
(i) ABBREVIATION (ii) SIMILAR
7) DISSEMINATE
(i) FORECAST (ii) SPREAD (iii) BRANSP
8) HARBINGER
(i) NAVAL (ii) UNCOMMON (iii) FORE RUNNER (iv) GLORY
ANTONYMS:
1) TRACTABLE
(i) OBJECTIONABLE (ii) ENJOYABLE (iii) ADAPTABLE (iv) OBSTINATE
2) COVERT
(i) MANIFEST (ii) INVISIBLE (iii) SCARED (iv) ALTER
3) PENSIVE
(i) REPENTENT (ii) SAD (iii) THOUGHTLESS (iv) CARELESS
4) MITIGATE
(i) AGGRAVATE (ii) RELIEVE (iii) ELEMINATE (iv) EXHUMAN
5) DIVERGENT
(i) CONTRARY (ii) COMING TOGETHER
(iii) CONVERSANT (iv) CONTROVERSY
6) DOGMATIC
(i) SCEPTICAL (ii) RESILIENT (iii) STUBBORN (iv) SUSPICIOUS
7) CLUTCH
(i) HOLD (ii) GRAB (iii) RELEASE (iv) SPREAD
8) MOTLEY
(i) BULKY (ii) SPECKLED (iii) HOMOGENEOUS (iv) DIFFERENT
9) RELINQUISH
(i) PURSUE (ii) VANQUISH (iii) DESTROY (iv) DEVASTATE
10) TRANSIENT
(i) PERMANENT (ii) REMOVED
Vocabulary Section:
1.Moribund – declining, dilapidated, waning
2.Repudiate – reject, disclaim, renounce, deny
3.Translucent – transparent, semi- transparent, lucid, lucent, clear, see through
4. Mitigate- alleviates, lessen, ease, alley, tune down, dull, Assuage
5. Inundate – flood, overwhelm, swamp
6. Bilk – deceive, trick, swindle, con
7.Nettle – annoy, irritate, vex
8.Impugn – hold responsible, charge, censure, accuse
9.Mulch--- a covering of decaying leaves that is spread over the soil in order to keep water in it or to improve it
10.Tenacity – stubbornness, resolve, firmness, persistence, insistence, determination
11.Sobriety – temperance, moderation, abstemiousness, soberness
12.Degrade – shame, disgrace, mortify, humiliate
13.Hidebound - narrow-minded, conservative, prejudiced
14.Waif – stray, sole, thing
15.Hamper – basket, hinder
16.Retrograde – nostalgic, retrospective, traditional and conservative
17.Despondent – hopeless, low, dejected
18.Debacle – disaster, tragedy, catastrophe
19.Nebulous – vague, hazy, unformulated, tenuous
20.Inconsistent – conflicting, contradictory, unreliable , incompatible, inhoherent
21.Paradox – inconsistency, irony, absurdity