Daily 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.
Daily Vocabulary Words
- Entrench (verb)
Meaning; To invade; to encroach
Synonyms: encroach, infringe
Antonyms: leave, free’
- Hovel (noun)
Meaning; A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.
Synonyms: hut, slum
Antonyms: fort, bunglow
- Consternation (noun)
Meaning; Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties
Synonyms: disquiet, dismay
Antonyms: peace, tranquility
- Lashed (verb)
Meaning; To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity.
Synonyms: castigate, fluminate
Antonyms: praise, commend’
- Whine (verb)
Meaning; To make a sound resembling such a cry.
Synonyms: moan
Antonyms: pleasure’
- Sway (verb)
Meaning; To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward;
Synonyms: swing
Antonyms: steady’
- Scuttle (verb)
Meaning; denigrate or destroy one’s position or property
Synonyms: destroy, sink
Antonyms: construct, save
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.
