Daily Vocabulary Words 14 & 15 January 2024: Improve Your Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words With Antonyms & Synonyms

1. Hovel (noun)
Meaning; A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.

Synonyms: hut, slum
Antonyms: fort, bunglow
2. Waylay (verb)
Meaning; To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.

Synonyms: ambuscade
Antonyms: forward
3. Perfunctory (adjective)
Meaning; Done only to fulfil a duty, or in a careless or indifferent manner

Synonyms: careless
Antonyms: careful

4. Tizzy (noun)
Meaning; distress; a dither

Synonyms: annoyance
Antonyms: delight
5. Precede (verb)
Meaning; To go before, go in front of.

Synonyms: predate, preexist
Antonyms: follow, succeed
6. Strew (verb)
Meaning; To spread abroad; to disseminate

Synonyms: disperse, scatter
Antonyms: collect, concentrate
7. Cadence (noun)
Meaning; Balanced, rhythmic flow

Synonyms; beat, rhythm
Antonyms; chaotic, orderless

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Importance of Vocabulary Words in the English Language

• The reading comprehension on which 50% of the English language section questions are based requires the candidate to have good reading skills and requires a good hold of the English vocabulary. A good vocabulary will give the candidates a better understanding of 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.