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
- Deplore (verb)
Meaning; To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
Synonyms: lament, complain
Antonyms: commend, compliment
- Shrift (noun)
Meaning; The act of going to or hearing a religious confession
Synonyms: acceptance, acknowledgment
Antonyms: conceal, hide
- Abort (verb)
Meaning; To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages.
Synonyms: halt, stop
Antonyms: begin, continue
- Clemency (noun)
Meaning; The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy
Synonyms: mercy
Antonyms: cruelty
- Rubric (noun)
Meaning; An established rule or custom; a guideline
Synonyms: course
Antonyms: disperse
- Anecdote (noun)
Meaning; An account that supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
Synonyms: unreliable, uncertain
Antonyms: certain, reliable
- Buffet (verb)
Meaning; To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against.
Synonyms: bang, strike
Antonyms: shield, safeguard
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.