Most Important Vocabulary for Bank, SSC & Government Exams (With Meaning, Synonyms, Antonyms, Examples, Quiz)

Vocabulary is one of the most important scoring areas in SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, MTS, CPO, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, RBI Grade B, LIC AAO, UPSC, CDS, CAPF, NDA, Railways and State PCS examinations.

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• Fill in the Blanks
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• Sentence Improvement
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Let's learn today's important vocabulary words.

Today's Vocabulary for Bank, SSC & Government Exams PDF

Meaning: Extensive and covering a wide range or area.

Hindi Meaning: व्यापक / विस्तृत / दूरगामी

Synonyms: extensive, wide-ranging, comprehensive, far-reaching, broad

Antonyms: limited, narrow, restricted, specific

Example Sentence:
The government introduced sweeping reforms to improve the education system.

Exam Tip:
Sweeping = Extensive / Wide-ranging

Synonyms in Hindi:
Extensive = व्यापक
Comprehensive = व्यापक / समग्र
Far-reaching = दूरगामी

Meaning: The quality of making sensible and careful decisions after considering possible consequences.

Hindi Meaning: विवेक / समझदारी / दूरदर्शिता

Synonyms: wisdom, good judgment, discretion, caution, sagacity

Antonyms: folly, recklessness, imprudence, carelessness

Example Sentence:
We need to exercise prudence when making important financial decisions.

Exam Tip:
Prudence = Wisdom + Good Judgment

Synonyms in Hindi:
Wisdom = बुद्धिमत्ता
Discretion = विवेक
Caution = सावधानी

Meaning: To put something somewhere and then forget where it has been placed.

Hindi Meaning: गुम कर देना / रखकर भूल जाना

Synonyms: misplace, lose track of, lose

Antonyms: find, locate, recover, retrieve

Example Sentence:
I seem to have mislaid my car keys.

Exam Tip:
Mislay = Misplace

Do not confuse mislay with permanently losing something. Mislay generally suggests that the object has been put somewhere but its location has been forgotten.

Meaning: Small in quantity or amount; insufficient or inadequate.

Hindi Meaning: अल्प / बहुत कम / अपर्याप्त

Synonyms: scanty, sparse, inadequate, insufficient, paltry

Antonyms: abundant, plentiful, ample, sufficient, generous

Example Sentence:
The workers were forced to survive on a meagre income.

Exam Tip:
Meagre = Scanty / Very Little

Common Collocations:

• meagre income
• meagre resources
• meagre salary
• meagre amount
• meagre supply

Meaning: Quiet, restrained, or less intense than usual.

Hindi Meaning: शांत / मंद / दबा हुआ / संयमित

Synonyms: restrained, muted, subdued, low-key, quiet

Antonyms: lively, cheerful, exuberant, intense, vibrant

Example Sentence:
The atmosphere at the meeting remained subdued after the announcement.

Exam Tip:
Subdued = Restrained / Less intense

The word can describe a person's mood, a sound, light, colour, or atmosphere.

Meaning: The presence of more than one possible meaning or interpretation, making something unclear.

Hindi Meaning: अस्पष्टता / द्विअर्थता / अनिश्चितता

Synonyms: vagueness, obscurity, uncertainty, equivocation

Antonyms: clarity, certainty, explicitness, unambiguity, precision

Example Sentence:
The wording of the rule creates ambiguity about its application.

Exam Tip:
Ambiguity = Unclear or Multiple Possible Meanings

Related Word:
Ambiguous = अस्पष्ट / द्विअर्थी

Meaning: To prevent someone from doing something or to officially prohibit something.

Hindi Meaning: रोकना / निषेध करना / प्रतिबंधित करना

Synonyms: prohibit, prevent, debar, forbid, exclude

Antonyms: allow, permit, admit, authorize

Example Sentence:
The rules bar candidates from carrying electronic devices into the examination hall.

Exam Tip:
Bar = Prohibit / Prevent

Important Usage

Bar someone from something = किसी को किसी कार्य से रोकना

Example:
The rules bar candidates from using calculators.

Meaning: A strong feeling of happiness, excitement and enthusiasm.

Hindi Meaning: अत्यधिक आनंद / उल्लास / रोमांच

Synonyms: elation, euphoria, exultation, excitement, jubilation

Antonyms: dejection, sadness, misery, despair, gloom

Example Sentence:
The team celebrated with great exhilaration after winning the final.

Exam Tip:
Exhilaration = Great Happiness + Excitement

Related Word:
Exhilarate = अत्यधिक आनंदित करना

Meaning: Friendly, sociable and fond of spending time with other people.

Hindi Meaning: मिलनसार / सामाजिक / घुलने-मिलने वाला

Synonyms: sociable, companionable, outgoing, friendly, convivial

Antonyms: unsociable, solitary, withdrawn, reserved, introverted

Example Sentence:
He is a gregarious person who enjoys meeting new people.

Exam Tip:
Gregarious = Sociable / Outgoing

Quick Revision Table

1. What is the synonym of “PRUDENCE”?

A. Recklessness
B. Wisdom
C. Folly
D. Carelessness

Answer: B. Wisdom

2. What is the antonym of “MEAGRE”?

A. Scanty
B. Sparse
C. Abundant
D. Insufficient

Answer: C. Abundant

3. What does “MISLAY” mean?

A. To destroy something
B. To repair something
C. To find something
D. To put something somewhere and forget where it is

Answer: D. To put something somewhere and forget where it is

4. Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “GREGARIOUS”.

A. Solitary
B. Withdrawn
C. Sociable
D. Reserved

Answer: C. Sociable

5. Choose the antonym of “AMBIGUITY”.

A. Vagueness
B. Obscurity
C. Uncertainty
D. Clarity

Answer: D. Clarity