Daily English Vocabulary 28-April-2016

English Vocabulary for SSC CGL, IBPS & Others

28-April-2016 English Vocabulary

1. Indigenous [adj]
• Native, aboriginal, स्वदेशी, देशज, देशी
• It has several recommendations for improving indigenous procurement.
2. Offset [n,v]
• Balances, a small deviation in voltage, counterbalance, पूरा करना, प्रतिसंतुलन, बराबर कर देना
• We had to put up prices to offset the increased cost of material.
3. Liabilities [n]
• Accountability, responsibility, उत्तरदायित्व, ऋण
• The policy has also liberalised the threshold for offset liabilities for foreign vendors.
4. Leverage [v]
• Use borrowed capital for investment and expecting profit, लाभ
• One of its greatest leveraging point is the annual spend on procurement. 
5. Take to [phr] 
• Make a habit of, turn to, begin, like, सहारा लेना, उतर आना, आदत पड़ना, पसंद करना, 
• He took to drink.
6. Bedrock [n]
• Base, basis, foundation, root, principle, मूल
• Mutual trust is the bedrock of a relationship.
7. Set in [phr]
• Begin, start, arrive, come, develop, आरंभ होना, शुरू होना, पहुंचना
• The pilot was winched to safety before bad weather set in.
8. Repercussion [n]
• Consequence, result, effect, footprint, प्रतिक्रिया, अप्रत्यक्ष परिणाम, प्रतिघात, प्रतिध्वनि
• Her resignation will have serious repercussion on the staff.
9. Lobby [v]
• Persuade, influence, sway, अपने पक्ष में जनमत तैयार करना, प्रतीक्षा कक्ष, प्रचार करना
• In spite of intense lobbying the government failed to secure a consensus on the bill.
10. Absurdity [n]
• Ridiculousness, idiocy, stupidity, foolishness, अनर्थकता, असंगति, मूर्खता
• The show was full of absurdity.

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