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:
- INCENSE (verb)
Meaning; To anger or infuriate.
Synonyms: infuriate, anger
Antonyms: please, placate
- FRENZY (noun)
Meaning; A state of wild activity or panic
Synonyms: agitation
Antonyms: repose
- GAUNT (adjective)
Meaning; lean, angular and bony
Synonyms: thin, weak
Antonyms: fat, strong
- SCURRY (verb)
Meaning; To run with quick light steps
Synonyms: rush, scuttle
Antonyms: crawl, amble
- LARGESSE (noun)
Meaning; Generosity in the giving of gifts or money.
Synonyms: generosity
Antonyms: meanness
- PROCLIVITY (noun)
Meaning; A predisposition or natural inclination
Synonyms: inclination, leaning
Antonyms: disinclination, antipathy
- GUTTED (verb)
Meaning; With the most important parts destroyed
Synonyms: empty, ransacked
Antonyms: filled, prosperous
- HIATUS (noun)
Meaning; A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
Synonyms: suspension, interruption
Antonyms: continuation, juncture
9. LEVERAGE (noun)
Meaning; By extension, any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage.
Synonyms: influence, dominance
Antonyms: impotence, powerlessness
10. ADHERE (verb)
Meaning; To be attached or devoted by the personal union, in belief, on principle
Synonyms: follow, stick
Antonyms: deviate, ignore
11. PREDATORY (adjective)
Meaning; Exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain.
Synonyms: Greedy, exploitative
Antonyms: Selfless, supportive
12. CUMBERSOME (adjective)
Meaning; Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious
Synonyms: complex, complicated
Antonyms: systematic, straightforward
13. EXHORT (verb)
Meaning; To urge; to advise earnestly
Synonyms: adjure
Antonyms: discourage
14. EXPUNGE (verb)
Meaning; obliterate or remove completely.;
Synonyms: abolish, eliminate
Antonyms: renovate, revamp
15. NIGHTMARE (noun)
Meaning; Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or
great displeasure.
Synonyms: dread, phobia
Antonyms: Gratifying, Pleasant
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.
