Vocabulary Made Easy Series: Increase Your Vocabulary Power to Crack Competitive Exams

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Candidates who appear for competitive exams like SBI PO, Bank Jobs, CAT etc. aim to score better and hope to succeed in the exams. Some applicants often neglect to prepare for the oral sections, which costs them dearly.

Check out the Word of the Day and a short quiz to improve your vocabulary.  (Manish/HT Photo)
Check out the Word of the Day and a short quiz to improve your vocabulary. (Manish/HT Photo)

Scoring good scores in the verbal sections of such competitive exams is also important for candidates to achieve an overall high score. Therefore, serious candidates cannot ignore such important sections.

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Here’s a way to improve your vocabulary. Check out the Word of the Day and a short quiz to improve your vocabulary.

internal organs (Noun)

Meaning: entrails and internal organs of an animal used as food, waste material

Example: Foods to avoid include red meat, especially game. internal organsbeef, pork and lamb

troublesome (Adjective)

Meaning: to assert authority in an overbearing manner, especially over small matters

Example: one troublesome A man forced me to wait near the door as another patron was seated

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Stare (verb)

Meaning: to stare lustfully

Example: He was ogling her breasts

oligarchy (Noun)

Meaning: A small group of people who control a country or organization

Example: The artisans of the city rebelled against the government. oligarchy of merchants and nobles

Curb your thinking and try to answer the following questions to see how much you have understood.

  1. He believed that Britain was a _____________. Which of the following words fits best in the sentence? ,Oligarchy, Ogle,
  2. Can you think of some antonyms for this word? troublesome,
  3. Can you think of some synonyms for this word? internal organs,

Also read: Vocabulary Made Easy Series: Improve Your Vocabulary Power One Step at a Time

Watch this space for your weekly updates on improving word power.

(Definitions and examples are from Oxford Languages)

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