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
- Calibrate (verb)
Meaning; To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
Synonyms: Determine, calculate
Antonyms: Approximate, Estimate
- Jag (verb)
Meaning; A sharp projection.
Synonyms; spiky, pointed
Antonyms; soft, smooth
- Salubrious (adjective)
Meaning; Promoting health or well-being
Synonyms; medicinal, healthful
Antonyms; unhealthy, harmful
- Incandescent (adjective)
Meaning; emitting light as a result of being heated or shining very brightly
Synonyms; bright, luminous
Antonyms; dark, dim
- Terse (adjective)
Meaning; Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
Synonyms: laconic, concise
Antonyms: elaborate, verbose
- Repine (verb)
Meaning; To fail; to wane
Synonyms: lament, Languish
Antonyms: rejoice, complacent
- Proscribe (verb)
Meaning; A problem affecting function
Synonyms: ban, prohibit
Antonyms: allow, permit
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.
