Daily Wordlist for SBI Exam 2016

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1.panacea

Meaning: a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.

Synonym: universal cure, cure-all, cure for all ills, universal remedy 

Sentence: “the panacea for all corporate ills”

2.pandemonium

Meaning: wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar.

Synonym:  cacophony, clamor

Antonym: calm, hush, peace,

Sentence: “there was complete pandemonium—everyone just panicked”

3.unison

Meaning: simultaneous performance or utterance of action or speech.

Synonym:  (all) at once, at the same moment, (all) together, as one, in concert, in chorus

Sentence: “‘Yes, sir,’ said the girls in unison”

4.charlatan

Meaning: a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill.

Synonym: quack, mountebank, sham, fraud, fake

Sentence: “a self-confessed con artist and charlatan”

5.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”

6.phlegmatic

Meaning: (of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition., not easily upset, excited, or angered

Synonym: composed; imperturbable,

Antonym:  histrionic, hot-blooded, impassioned,

Sentence: “the phlegmatic British character” 

a strangely phlegmatic response to what should have been happy news

7.plausible

Meaning:(of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable.

Synonym:credible, reasonable, believable,

Antonym:unlikely, improbable

Sentence: “a plausible explanation”

8.potpourri

Meaning:a mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl to perfume a room.

a mixture or medley of things.

Synonym: mixture, assortment, collection, selection

Sentence: “he played a potpourri of tunes from Gilbert and Sullivan”

9.pragmatic

Meaning:dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

Synonym:practical, realistic

Antonym: idealistic, impractical, unrealistic, Utopian

Sentence: “a pragmatic approach to politics”

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”