English Vocabulary For SSC, IBPS & Other exam
29-July-2016 English Vocabulary
1. Steal a march on [idiom]
- To accomplish something before someone else does, to aim advantage secretly
- Rakesh stole the march on Sukhdev by getting the letter posted to a remote village.
2. Rest on one's oars [idiom]
- Rest after hard work
- After the retirement, Mr. Mehta is thinking of resting on his oars.
3. Beg the question [idiom]
- Raise a point that has not been dealt with, to be discussed
- Some definitions of mental illness beg the question of what constitutes normal behaviour.
4. Dilapidated [v,adj]
- Run down, tumbledown, ramshackle, broken-down, decaying, जीर्ण शीर्ण
- The Archeological Survey of India is renovating the old dilapidated forts.
5. Loathe [v]
- Hate, detest, abhor, despise, abominate, घृणा करना
- She loathed him on sight.
6. Proclivity [n]
- Liking, inclination, tendency, leaning, झुकाव, प्रवृत्ति
- A proclivity for hard work.
7. Palatial [adj]
- Resembling a palace in being spacious and splendid, आलीशान, शानदार
- The palatial residence.
8. Plebiscite [n]
- Vote, referendum, जनमत
- A plebiscite for the approval of constitutional reforms.
9. Paradox [n]
- Contradiction, conflict; absurdity, oxymoron, विरोधाभास
- I always lie is a paradox because if it is true it must be false.
10. Ceraunophobia
- Fear of thunder
11. Astraphobia
- Fear of lightning
12. Ailurophobia
- Fear of cats
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