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
- Diminution (noun)
Meaning; A lessening, decrease or reduction.
Synonyms: curtailment, cut
Antonyms: accretion, addition
- Vague(adjective)
Meaning; Not clearly expressed
Synonyms: Blur, faint
Antonyms: certain, definit
- Meed (noun)
Meaning; A payment or recompense made for services rendered or in recognition of some achievement
Synonyms: compensation
Antonyms: penalty
- Skulk(verb)
Meaning; To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.
Antonyms: hustle, race
Synonyms: sneak, lurk
- Vacillate (verb)
Meaning; To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
Synonyms: oscillate, hesitate
Antonyms: resolute, stable
- Hapless (adjective)
Meaning; Very unlucky
Synonyms: unlucky
Antonyms: lucky
- Ambit (noun)
Meaning; The sphere or area of control
Synonyms: limit
Antonyms: open
- Illicit (adjective)
Meaning; Not approved by law
Synonyms: Illegal, prohibited
Antonyms: Legal, approved
- Outright (adverb)
Meaning; Wholly, completely
Synonyms: complete, absolute
Antonyms: partial, incomplete
- Stark (Adjective)
Meaning; Hard in appearance; barren, desolate.
Synonyms; distinct, absolute
Antonyms; indistinct, soft
- Cue (noun)
Meaning; An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
Synonyms; signal
Antonyms; disarray
- Pernicious (adjective)
Meaning; Causing much harm in a subtle way.
Synonyms: harmful
Antonyms: beneficial
- Preponderance (noun)
Meaning; Excess or superiority of weight, influence
Synonyms: predominance
Antonyms: handful
- Sprang (verb)
Meaning; To sprout, to grow, (figurative) to arise, to come into existence.
Synonyms: originate
Antonyms: suppress
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 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.
