Bank & SSC - Important Vocabulary 17

1. Contagious – संक्रामक
Meaning – (of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another, typically by direct contact.
Synonyms – infectious, communicable, transmittable, transmissible, transferable, spreadable; informalcatching; technicalepidemic, pandemic, epizootic; datedinfective.
Usage – “a contagious disease”
 
2. Complaisant – मेहरबान
Meaning – willing to please others or to accept what they do or say without protest.
Synonyms – willing, assenting, acquiescent, agreeable, amenable, cooperative, accommodating, obliging, biddable, compliant, pliant, deferential, docile, obedient, conformable, tractable.
Usage – “he went to join his apparently complaisant wife for Christmas”
 
3. Collision – टक्कर
Meaning – an instance of one moving object or person striking violently against another.
Synonyms – crash, accident, smash, bump, knock, impact, hit, strike, clash; RTA (road traffic accident); wreck; informalsmash-up, pile-up; informalprang, shunt.
Usage – “a mid-air collision between two aircraft”
 
4. Wrap – लपेटें
Meaning – cover or enclose in paper or soft material.
Synonyms – swathe, bundle up, swaddle, sheathe, muffle, cloak, enfold, envelop, encase, enclose, cover, fold, wind; literarylap.
Usage – “he wrapped up the Christmas presents”
 
5. Variance – झगड़ा
Meaning – the fact or quality of being different, divergent, or inconsistent.
Synonyms – difference, variation, discrepancy, dissimilarity, disagreement, conflict, divergence, deviation, contrast, distinction, contradiction, imbalance, incongruity.
Usage – “her light tone was at variance with her sudden trembling”
 
6. Beatitude – मोक्ष
Meaning – supreme blessedness.
Synonyms – blessedness, benediction, grace; bliss, ecstasy, exaltation, supreme happiness, heavenly joy, divine rapture, saintliness, sainthood.
Usage – “the expression of beatitude the religious sometimes adopt”
 
7. Canvass – वोट मांगना
Meaning – solicit votes from (electors or members).
Synonyms – campaign, electioneer, solicit votes, drum up support; stump; informaldoorstep.
Usage – “in each ward, two workers canvassed some 2,000 voters”
 
8. Allusion – संकेत
Meaning – an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Synonyms – reference to, mention of, comment on, remark about, citation of, quotation of, hint at, intimation of, suggestion of; implication, insinuation.