General English - Vocabulary for SBI PO, IBPS PO, UPSC, SSC and other exams
- Aver - To declare with confidence
- Hue and cry - Any public protest or alarm
- Condone - To overlook something illegal or objectionable
- Perplex - To make complicated or confused
- Slew - A large number
- Adroit - Expert, cleverly skillful
- Retaliate - To get even with someone
- Ransack - To search thoroughly
- Barge - To move clumsily
- Inimical - Unfriendly, hostile
- Thwart - To prevent from accomplishing a purpose
- Exhort - To advise or caution earnestly
- Interlocutor - A person who takes part in a conversation
- Impound - To confine within limits; To retain in custody of law
- Elude - To escape or avoid by cleverness
- Arsenal - Storage of weapons
- Chastise - To discipline especially by corporal punishment
- Coddle - To treat tenderly
- Splinter - To break or split into small pieces
- Snoop - To inquire unnecessarily
- Indispensable - Absolutely necessary essential
- Perilous - Involving grave risk
- Annul - To abolish, cancel, invalidate
- Skepticism - Doubt or unbelief
- Stockpile - A large supply of material
- Trove - A collection of objects
- Jeopardy - Danger, Trouble
- Concede - To acknowledge as true, admit
- Seamless - Uniform in quality
- Mull - To think about carefully
- Surge - A strong wave like forward movement
- Redundant - Unnecessary repetition in expressing ideas
- Accrue - To happen as a natural growth
- Turf - A layer of matted earth formed by grass
- Vehemently - Violently, angrily
- Rebut - To provide some evidence that opposes; prove wrong
- Substantiate - To establish by proof or evidence
- Recourse - Alternative, help
- Cognisance - Awareness, realisation or knowledge
These words are taken from The Hindu Daily news paper dated 9 March 2017.