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
- ECSTASY (noun)
meaning; Intense pleasure.
Synonyms: bliss, happiness
Antonyms: pain, unhappiness
- OPEROSE (adjective)
Meaning; tedious, wearisome.
Synonyms: laborious, hardworking
Antonyms: lazy, engaging
- MELLOW (adjective)
Meaning; Relaxed; calm; easygoing; laid-back.
Synonyms: melodious, mellifluous
Antonyms: harsh, gruff
- INTIMIDATE (verb)
Meaning; To make timid or afraid
Synonyms; terrify, dishearten
Antonyms; please, strengthen
- LOUSY (adjective)
Meaning; Remarkably bad; of poor quality
Synonyms: bad, awful
Antonyms: good, nice
- BENIGNANT (adjective)
Meaning; Kind; gracious; favorable
Synonyms: compassionate, benevolent
Antonyms: barbarous, atrocious
- INTRIGUE (verb)
Meaning; A complicated or clandestine plot
Synonyms: conspire
Antonyms: expose
- RUCKUS (noun)
Meaning; A noisy disturbance and/or commotion.
Synonyms: disorder, turbulence
Antonyms: tranquil, peace
- SURMISE (verb)
Meaning; Thought, imagination
Synonyms: suppose, think
Antonyms: sense, recognise
- THWART (verb)
Meaning; To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
Synonyms: control, restrict
Antonyms: encourage, bolster
- GOBSMACKED (adjective)
Meaning; Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless
Synonyms: surprised
Antonyms: unsurprised
- DISMANTLE (verb)
Meaning; To remove fittings or furnishings from
Synonyms: disassemble
Antonyms: assemble
- CHIMERICAL (adjective)
Meaning; Being a figment of the imagination; fantastic
Synonyms: fanciful, illusory
Antonyms: realistic, palpable
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.
