Word Power Made Easy PDF Capsule 20
Vocabulary is an important part of the SSC CGL and other exams. A major portion of the question
paper tests your knowledge on vocabulary. To help you prepare, Testbook brings you a list of
commonly asked words in any competitive exam with special focus on SSC. What’s more, we also
serve you with some easy tricks up your sleeve to remember these words and ace your paper.
Download the PDF to revise later. Here’s Word Power Made Easy PDF Capsule 20.
Inception (noun)
Hindi translation: प्रारं भ
Meaning: Starting point of something
Memory Tip: When you enter a hotel or an office building, the first thing you see is a RECEPTION
desk. Similarly, the first step of something is INCEPTION.
Use in Sentence: Since the inception of the company two years ago, the owners have become
multi-millionaires.
Stringent (adjective)
Hindi translation: कठोर
Meaning: Strict
Memory Tip:
1. If the string (stringent) is not tight (strict), the photograph will fall.
2. The stringent (strong principled + gentleman) policeman never took bribes.
Use in Sentence: Stringent rules need to be followed and implemented if we want to maintain
cleanliness in the common kitchen.
Cantankerous (adjective)
Hindi translation: झगडालू
Meaning: Irritable and prone to fighting
Memory Tip: Cant + anker + ous → Can’t + anger + us → Can’t anger us because we are not
cantankerous.
Use in Sentence: Years of war and decades of being a widower had made my grandfather a
cantankerous man, always at odds with his neighbours.
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