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Today’s article title is: For RBI, bank compliance officers are no Cleopatra
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Important words and idioms from the article
COMPLIANCE
Noun
Pronunciation: kuhm-plahy-uhns
Meaning: the following of a custom, rule, or law
Synonyms: abidance, adherence, conformance, conformity, keeping, obedience, observance, observation
Antonyms: breach, contravention, infraction, infringement, nonobservance, transgression, trespass, violation
Usage: I look forward to your compliance
Forms: Comply (verb), Compliant (adjective)
UNRAVEL
Verb
Pronunciation: uhn-rav-uhl
Meaning: to find an answer for through reasoning
Synonyms: answer, break, crack, unriddle, solve/ disentangle, unbraid, unlay, unsnarl, untangle, untwine, untwist, unweave
Antonyms: entangle, snarl, tangle
Usage: I will unravel the mysteral/ I will unravel the knot in the rope
Forms: Unravelled (adjective)
CAP
Verb
Pronunciation: kap
Meaning: to set bounds or an upper limit for
Synonyms: circumscribed, confined, held down, limited, restricted
Antonyms: exceeded
Usage: The salary has been capped to 30000 per month due to the losses
PROSPECTIVE
Noun
Pronunciation: pruh-spek-tiv
Meaning: likely to be or become something at a later time
Synonyms: possible, potential, anticipated
Antonyms: antecedent, anterior, precedent
Usage: The school had a luncheon for prospective students
STALE
Adjective
Pronunciation: steyl
Meaning: causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest, used or heard so often as to be dull
Synonyms: hackneyed, banal, arid, boring, colorless, drab, dreary, drudging
Antonyms: absorbing, engaging, engrossing, gripping, fresh, new, novel
Usage: That is stale news!
