Set 8 Flashcards
Allege
Example: It is alleged that the borrowings are mainly confined to consumption purposes
To say that somebody has done something wrong
Nadir
Example: After being indomitable for almost a decade, they transitioned into the nadir of their manufacturing career
Lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organisation
Appraise
Example: Rural Banking: A critical appraisal
To study/judge the value or quality of somebody or something
Salient
Example: These are some salient features of this book that was alleged to disseminate so called ‘indispensable’ information about the BSF
Important
Synonyms: Significant, Gravitas
Lumbering
Example: The sudden noise by the guests was blatant, as the perilous snake was undulating and lumbering all across the hallway, terrifying them.
Moving in a slow, heavy, awkward way
Integrate
Combine
Foray
Example: Shiv Nadar’s risk taking ability is legendary and he has often made daring forays based on his conviction of the future
a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, especially to obtain something; a raid.
Amenity
something that makes a place pleasant or easy to live in
Hoard
to collect and store large quantities of something
Horde
A very large number of people
Nascent
Example: Yet again when software development was still in the nascent stages, Shiv Nadar took the lead
beginning to exist; not yet completely developed
Reckon
Example: Shiv Nadar took the lead and today HCL is a force to reckon with in the global markets.
to think; to have an opinion about something
