Daily Wordlist for IBPS/Other Bank Exam 2016

1.Philatelist

Meaning: a person who studies or collects postage stamps

Synonym: stamp collector

Sentence: Don't call a coin collector a philatelist. That word is reserved for people who 

collect stamps. If you're going to become a philatelist, start saving those old envelopes.

2.ponderous

Meaning: slow and clumsy because of great weight.

Synonym:clumsy, slow, heavy, awkward,

Antonym:light, graceful, elegant

Sentence: "a swarthy, ponderous giant of a man"

3.poignant

Meaning:evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Synonym:touching, moving, sad, saddening, affecting,

Antonym: unaffecting, unemotional, unimpressive

Sentence: "a poignant reminder of the passing of time"

4.plebiscite

Meaning:the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution.

Synonym:vote, referendum, ballot, poll

Sentence: "the administration will hold a plebiscite for the approval of constitutional reforms"

5.philander

Meaning: (of a man) readily or frequently enter into casual sexual relationships with women.

Synonym: womanize, have affairs/an affair, flirt,

Sentence: "they accepted that their husbands would philander with other women"

6.contingency

Meaning: a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty.

Synonym: incident, happening, occurrence, juncture, possibility,

Sentence: "a detailed contract which attempts to provide for all possible contingencies"

7.thrift

Meaning: the quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully

Synonym:   frugality,  parsimony, careful budgeting, economy, economizing, saving,

Sentence: "the values of thrift and self-reliance"

8. palaver

Meaning: prolonged and tedious fuss or discussion.

Synonym: bother, commotion, trouble, rigmarole, chatter

Sentence: "mucking around with finances and all that palaver"

9.palatable

Meaning: (of food or drink) pleasant to taste.

Synonym: tasty, appetizing, pleasant-tasting; pleasant, acceptable, satisfactory,

Antonym: tasteless, insipid, unpalatable, disagreeable, unpalatable, unpleasant

Sentence: "a very palatable local red wine"

10.jeopardize

Meaning: put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, 

harm, or failure

Synonym: threaten, endanger, imperil, menace

Antonym: safeguard

Sentence: "a devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New York's position as a financial 

centre"