Candidates who appear for competitive exams like SBI PO, Bank Jobs, CAT, etc aim to score better and hope to crack the exams. Some applicants often ignore to prepare for the verbal sections which costs them dearly.
Securing a good score in the verbal sections of such competitive exams is also important for candidates to secure an overall high score. Hence, serious aspirants cannot afford to ignore such important sections.
Here’s a way to improve your vocabulary. Check out the words for the day and a small quiz to push yourself to improve your word power.
Offal (Noun)
Meaning: the entrails and internal organs of an animal used as food, waste material
Example: Foods to avoid include red meat, particularly game, offal, beef, pork and lamb
Officious (Adjective)
Meaning: assertive of authority in a domineering way, especially with regard to trivial matters
Example: An officious man forced me to wait by the door as another patron was seated
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Ogle (Verb)
Meaning: stare at in a lecherous manner
Example: He was ogling her breasts
Oligarchy (Noun)
Meaning: a small group of people having control of a country or organisation
Example: The city’s artisans rebelled against the ruling oligarchy of merchants and nobles
Put your thinking cap on and try to answer the following questions to understand how much you have grasped.
- He believed that Britain was an _____________. Which of the following words fits best in the sentence? (Oligarchy, Ogle)
- Can you think of some antonyms for the word Officious?
- Can you think of some synonyms for the word Offal?
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Watch out for this space for your weekly update on improving word power.
(Definitions and examples are from Oxford Languages)
