important vocabulary for SSC

VOCABULARY SERIES

In this series some important words will be given with etymology (root words)

Knowing roots can help you in memorizing the words more easily. You can remember the words making small groups. If you are able to remember any words from each group, you will be able to remember others with just a simple idea of the root word.

Part 1

AC/ACR: Sharp, Bitter

E.g.-

Acid- something that is sharp, sour or ill natured

Acute- sharp at the end; ending in a point

Acrid- having an strong and bitter taste (biting, peppery, pungent)

Acrimonious-caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature (ill-tempered)

Exacerbate- to increase bitterness or violence; aggravate (enhance, promote or increase)
e.g.- the forest fire was exacerbated by the lack of rain.

Al/ALI/ALTER: other, another

E.g.-

Alternative- a possible choice

Alias- an assumed name; another (Pseudonym,nickname)(bengali-orof)

Alien-born in another country

Alter ego- the second self; a substitute or deputy

*Altruist- a person unselfishly concern about the welfare of others

*Allegory- figurative treatment of one subject in the disguise of another (metaphor)

AM: Love

Amateur- a person who engages in an activity for pleasure rather than financial or professional gain (he is an amateur footballer)

Amity-friendship

Amiable- having or showing agreeable personal qualities (friendly)

AMBH/AMBI: both, more than one, around

Ambiguous- open to various interpretations (suspicious, dubious, fishy, equivocal, uncertain)

Amphibian- lives in both water and land a

Ambidextrous- able to use both hands

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