Vocabulary for XAT 2017 Exam
Read the most important words for the preparation of XAT vocabulary, from this article.
(1) Diffraction
Meaning: process by which light changes passing through a narrow slit
Usage: He had been collecting X-ray diffraction data from hemoglobin crystals for over ten years now.
(2) Elucidation
Meaning: an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
Usage: This was work that led to the elucidation of the structure of proteins.
(3) Cantankerous
Meaning: bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
Usage: He can be a cantankerous old fossil at times.
(4) Austere
Meaning: severely simple
Usage: He was an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook.
(5) Vacuous
Meaning: having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence
Usage: He gave me a vacuous smile.
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