If you get stuck in the English language section of prominent banking exams because of vocabulary, you are at the right place. We at PracticeMock, analyze the editorials of prominent newspapers and cherry-pick the difficult words/ phrases/ terms and explain only their contextual sense. As you would already be aware, a word may have a number of meanings and sometimes it’s okay for you to get confused as to which meaning will be applied at a particular place. So, to save you from any confusion, we only tell you the contextual sense of the difficult words/ phrases.
Remember: It’s only reading and writing which can increase the rate of your vocabulary learning. As you read randomly, you may come across a word that you encountered a while back. You may or may not retain its meaning and that is absolutely fine. Look into the dictionary again and try to understand its contextual usage in the new sentence. This time you may retain its meaning. Next comes writing. When you write something, try using the newly learnt words. This will reinforce its meaning to your brain and you would be more likely to retain its meaning.
Here is the list of all difficult words/ phrases/ terms used in the editorials in the month of April 2022. Have a look and see which word’s meaning you didn’t know hitherto.
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| Difficult Word/ Phrase/ Term | Contextual Sense/ Definition |
| Inflammatory | Arousing to action |
| Peddling | to advocate (ideas) persistently or importunately |
| Prohibitory | Tending to discourage (especially of prices) |
| Conspicuous | completely obvious |
| Bin | If you bin something, you throw it away |
| Fulmination | Thunderous verbal attack |
| Incitement | An act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating |
| Genocidal | Relating to systematic killing of people on the basis of ethnicity, religion, political opinion, social status, etc. |
| Tenor | purpose |
| Dithering | Act nervously; be undecided |
| Call for | Express the need or desire for |
| Stern | very serious |
| Fringe | A social group holding marginal or extreme views |
| Gainsaid | Question the truth or validity of; take exception to |
| Provocateur | A secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts |
| Foster | Promote the growth of |
| Feed off | to gain strength, energy, or support from (something) |
| Seep | to enter or be introduced at a slow pace |
| Tranquility | A state of peace and quiet |
| Perennial | Recurring again and again |
| Myopic | Lacking foresight or scope |
| Open a can of worms | to create a complicated situation in which doing something to correct a problem leads to many more problems |
| Raging | Very intense |
| Reigning | denoting the most recent winner of a competition, contest, etc |
| Ostracize | Expel from a community or group |
| Unprecedented | unheard-of |
| Transcend | Be greater in scope |
| Unilaterally | by means of one part or party |
| Splintered | to break into small parts or into groups with divergent views |
| Shorn | to strip or divest (someone) of a power, right, etc. |
| Check and balance | counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups |
| Optics | the superficial appearance of an action or event |
| Hold aloft | to maintain at an elevated altitude |
| Blanket ban | complete or total ban |
| Militate | be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing |
| Strip | Take away functions |
| Attest | show by one’s behaviour, attitude etc. |
| Espouse | Take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one’s own |
| Can’t see the wood for the trees | to be unable to understand a situation clearly because you are too involved in it |
| Quinquennially | Occurring once in five years |
| Fructify | Become productive or fruitful |
| Flag | to draw attention to (something) |
| Discrepancy | A difference between conflicting facts, claims or opinions |
| Divergence | A variation that deviates from the standard or norm |
| Scuttle | Intentionally undermine |
| Unflattering | Showing or representing unfavourably |
| Obfuscate | Make obscure or unclear |
| Caveat | A statement that limits or restricts some claim |
| Commission | Charge with a task |
| Drought | A shortage of rainfall |
| Moot | Think about carefully; weigh |
| Spell out | specify in detail |
| Factor in | Consider as relevant when making a decision |
| Take something with a pinch of salt | If you take something with a pinch of salt, you do not believe that it is completely accurate or true. |
| Surmise | A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
| Extinction | Abolition |
| Tom-tom | proclaim or boast about |
| Insinuation | An indirect (and usually malicious) implication |
| Discontent | A longing for something better than the present situation |
| Harbinger | Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone |
| Shore up | Support, help or boost something that would otherwise be weak or fail |
| Exacerbate | Make worse |
| Balm | something comforting |
| Unhindered | Not slowed, blocked or interfered with |
| Unequivocal | Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding |
| Erstwhile | Belonging to some prior time |
| Steadfastly | With resolute determination |
| Vociferously | expressing your opinions or feelings in a loud and confident way |
| Betray | to disappoint the expectations of |
| Punitive | Inflicting punishment |
| Provocative | Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| Reiterate | To state again |
| Egregious | outstandingly bad |
| Contumacious | stubbornly disobedient |
| Partisan | Devoted to a cause or party |
| Conflate | Add together different elements |
| Insinuation | An indirect (and usually malicious) implication |
| Foment | Try to stir up public opinion |
| Crucial | Of extreme importance |
| Insurgency | An organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict |
| Bring down | Cause the downfall of |
| Unleash | Turn loose or free from restraint |
| Roll back | The act of forcing the enemy to withdraw |
| Porous | Allowing passage in and out |
| Retaliate | Take revenge for a perceived wrong |
| Breakdown | Cause to fall or collapse |
| Disown | to say that you no longer want to be connected with or responsible for somebody/something |
| Proxy | A person authorized to act for another |
| Jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Myopic | Lacking foresight or scope |
| Tamper | Play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly |
| Intimidate | To compel or deter by (or as if) by threats or a show of force |
| Fleet | Disappear gradually |
| Acquittal | (law) a judgment of not guilty |
| Facet | A distinct feature or element in a problem |
| Victimology | The study of the victims of crime, esp. the psychological effects of crime |
| Indictment | A formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offence |
| Repose | Put or confide something in a person or thing |
| Ripple effect | The effect of an event setting off other events in an unexpected way, or in unexpected areas |
| Protract | Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer |
| Tenure | The term during which some position is held |
| Spectrum | a range of light waves or radio waves within particular frequencies |
| Negate | show to be false |
| Steep in | to make (someone) know and understand a lot about (something) |
| Obviate | Prevent the occurrence of |
| Malfeasance | Wrongful conduct by a public official |
| Net | to yield or earn as clear profit |
| Linchpin | A central cohesive source of support and stability |
| Reel under | To struggle to deal with some oppressive or difficult burden or responsibility |
| Inevitable | Incapable of being avoided or prevented |
| Bailout | A rescue, esp. a rescue from financial difficulties |
| Devastated | Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly |
| Pre-emptive | Designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence |
| Shepherd | to watch over carefully |
| Absolve of | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| Moot | Think about carefully |
| Insipid | Lacking interest |
| Curtail | Place restrictions on |
| Work-in-progress | A piece of work that is not yet finished |
| Litigation | a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights |
| Emphasis | Special importance or significance |
| Mandate | Make something required by rule |
| Dubious | Open to doubt or suspicion |
| Proficient | Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude |
| Wherewithal | The necessary means (especially financial means) |
| Rule out | Include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules |
| Backdrop | The context and environment in which something is set |
| Pragmatic | Concerned with practical matters |
| Landscape | An extensive mental viewpoint |
| Polarise | Cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions |
| Run-off | A final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner |
| Whopping | Very large |
| Resentment | A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will |
| Endorse | Give support or one’s approval to |
| Follow suit | Do what someone else is doing |
| Alienate | Make withdrawn, isolated or emotionally dissociated |
| Nuanced | characterized by subtle shades of meaning or expression |
| Polity | The form of government of a social organization |
| Spin | A distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion) |
| Zeal | Excessive fervour to do something |
| Mar | Destroy severely |
| Outfit | A cohesive unit |
| Dissemination | The act of dispersing something |
| Genocidal | Inclined to systematic killing of people on the basis of ethnicity, religion, political opinion, social status, etc. |
| Tenor | purpose |
| Retaliation | Action taken in return for an injury or offence |
| Discreet | judicious in one’s conduct or speech, esp. with regard to maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature |
| Tacit | Implied by or inferred from actions or statements |
| Erosion | the fact of a good quality or situation being gradually lost or destroyed |
| Trajectory | the way in which a process or event develops over a period of time |
| Spectrum | A broad range of related objects, values, qualities, ideas or activities |
| Underscore | emphasizing the importance of something |
| Vicissitude | natural change or mutation |
| Unambiguous | having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion |
| Prickly | Very irritable |
| Dwarf | Make appear small by comparison |
| Mount | Go upward with gradual or continuous progress |
| Hegemon | A leading or paramount power |
| Weigh | take into account |
| Slump | a sudden large fall in the value of something |
| Mutate | to change into a new form |
| Roll-out | officially launch or introduce a new product or service |
| Eschew | Avoid and stay away from deliberately |
| Immune | A person who is secure against a particular infection |
| Buffer | Protect from impact |
| Bear | to hold in the mind |
| Gear up | Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc |
| Lacklustre | dull |
| Bar | An obstruction |
| Abandon | leave behind |
| Presuppose | to accept or assume without question |
| Befitting | Appropriate to |
| Shed | Get rid of |
| Aversion | A feeling of intense dislike |
| Unifying | Combining into a single unit |
| Condemn | Express strong disapproval of |
| Lash out | Aggressively challenge in speech or writing |
| Imbibe | Receive into the mind and retain |
| Faultline | a problem that may not be obvious and could cause something to fail |
| Defect | Leave (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army |
| Leavened | made with yeast or other raising agent |
| Hametz | leavened food banned during Passover |
| Recess | A state of abeyance or suspended business |
| Stature | High level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement |
| Bloc | A group of countries in special alliance |
| Animosity | a strong feeling of opposition, anger or hate |
| Plausible | Apparently reasonable and credible, and therefore convincing |
| Sustainability | the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level |
| Revamping | renovate |
| Rejig | Put into a new order or arrangement |
| Triad | A set of three similar things considered as a unit |
| Man | Take charge of a certain job |
| Rehabilitation | The restoration of someone to a useful place in society |
| Invoke | Cite as an authority; resort to |
| Inundate | to overwhelm |
| Hamper | Prevent the progress or free movement of |
| Letter of the law | what is actually written in the law, rather than the moral principles on which it is based |
| Overseas | in, to or from another country that you have to cross the sea to get to |
| Regime | a form of government or rule; political system |
| Pronged | An approach having two or three parts |
| Abstain | Refrain from voting |
| Subvert | hinder normal operations |
| Red carpet | Special treatment or hospitality |
| Cordial | Politely warm and friendly |
| Amenable | Responsive to suggestions and influences |
| Curtail | Place restrictions on |
| Veer off | to begin to go in the wrong direction |
| Deficiency | the state of not having, or not having enough of, something that is essential |
| Lacunae | A blank gap or missing part |
| Sophisticated | Ahead in development |
| Stringency | Conscientious attention to rules and details |
| Tangle | to come into conflict |
| Terminate | Bring to an end |
| Tilt | to direct (a discussion, policy, etc.) so as to favor a particular opinion or side |
| Gargantuan | Very large |
| Windfall | A sudden happening that brings good fortune |
| Efficacy | Capacity or power to produce a desired effect |
| Repeal | an official or legal cancellation |
| Nod | A sign of assent |
| Vociferous | expressing opinions in a very loud or forceful way |
| Jurisdiction | the territory within which power can be exercised |
| Adjoin | share a boundary |
| Insurgency | an attempt to take control of a country by force |
| Piecemeal | One thing at a time |
| Steadfastly | With resolute determination |
| Hostile | Characterized by enmity or ill will |
| Purview | The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated |
| Cohesion | tendency to unite |
| Assuage | to pacify; calm |
| Orientation | familiarization with and adaptation to a situation |
| Stalemate | to bring to a standstill |
| Inherent | Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic |
| Repatriation | The act of returning to the country of origin |
| Impediment | Something that interferes with (or delays) action or progress |
| Spillover | a situation or feeling that starts in one place but then begins to happen or have an effect somewhere else |
| Bolster | Support and strengthen |
| Strive | Attempt by employing effort |
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