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 the Visual vocabulary words and their meaning.
Visual Vocabulary Words:
- Spite (noun)
Meaning; Ill will or hatred toward another
Synonyms: animosity, hate
Antonyms: kindness, love
- Diminution (noun)
Meaning; A lessening, decrease or reduction
Synonyms: contraction, limitation
Antonyms: expansion, growth
- Calibrate (verb)
Meaning; To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.
Synonyms: Determine, calculate
Antonyms: Approximate, Estimate
- Suffuse (verb)
Meaning; To spread through or over something,
Synonyms: perforate, infuse
Antonyms: halt, deplete
- Humiliate (verb)
Meaning; To injure the dignity and self-respect of.
Synonyms: embarrass, disgrace
Antonyms: praise, applaud
- Malady (noun)
Meaning; Any ailment or disease of the body
Synonyms: illness, disability
Antonyms: health, wellness
- Elusive (adjective)
Meaning; Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
Synonyms: evasive, slippery
Antonyms: direct, straight
- Clout (noun)
Meaning; Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
Synonyms: influence, dominance
Antonyms: insignificance, irrelevance
- Seclusion (noun)
Meaning; The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society
Synonyms: remoteness
Antonyms: togetherness
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.