Vocabulary Words: For most banking Aspirants, vocabulary is a nightmare but it carries a great amount of importance in every competitive exam. It is very important to have a good hold on the vocabulary to increase efficiency in the language section and also to increase your overall scores. That is why Adda247 has started a new initiative to improve the vocabulary of the aspirants with Visual vocabulary words and their meanings.
- Steep (verb)
Meaning; To soak or wet thoroughly.
Synonyms: bathe
Antonyms: dry
- Billow (verb)
Meaning; To swell out or bulge.
Synonyms: bloat
Antonyms: stabilize
- Deficiency (noun)
Meaning; An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health
Synonyms: insufficiency
Antonyms: abundance
- Clinch (verb)
Meaning; To make certain; to finalize.
Synonyms: finalize, conclude
Antonyms: unsettle, release
- Shimmering (adjective)
Meaning; A gleam or glimmer.
Synonyms: Twinkling, Flashing
Antonyms: Boring, Tedious
- Travail (verb)
Meaning; To weary through excessive labour.
Synonyms: engage, toil
Antonyms: drop, leave
- Decry (verb)
Meaning; To denounce it as harmful.
Synonyms: condemn, criticise
Antonyms: praise, applaud
Importance of Vocabulary Words in the English Language
- The reading comprehension from which 50% of the English language section questions are based requires the candidate to have good reading skills and requires a good hold on the English vocabulary. A good vocabulary will give the candidates of a better understanding of the comprehension which will benefit them in scoring maximum marks.
- A good vocabulary also helps a candidate to crack the interview round of the banking exams. The candidate can form a sentence perfectly if he/she has a good vocabulary.
- Apart from the reading comprehension section, there are multiple English tests where vocabulary can be used.
