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:
- Approbation (noun)
Meaning; The act of approving
Synonyms: approval, assent
Antonyms: rejection, refusal
- Envisage (verb)
Meaning; To conceive
Synonyms: visualise, conceive
Antonyms: real, actual
- Confound(verb)
Meaning; To combine in a confused fashion
Synonyms: astound, baffle
Antonyms: explain, clearify
- Divulge (verb)
Meaning; To make public or known
Synonyms: reveal
Antonyms: conceal
- Humdrum (adjective)
Meaning; Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.
Synonyms: boring
Antonyms: exciting
- Connivance (verb)
Meaning; The process of conniving or conspiring.
Synonyms: indulge, conspire
Antonyms: reject, disapprove
7. Protracted (adjective)
Meaning; Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
Synonyms: long, endless
Antonyms: short, brief
8. Bluster (verb)
Meaning; To speak or protest loudly
Synonyms: boasting, aggressiveness
Antonyms: pacify, calmness
9. Erstwhile (Adjective)
Meaning; Formerly; in the past.
Synonyms: former, past
Antonyms: contemporary, ongoing
10. Salutary (adjective)
Meaning; Effecting or designed to effect an improvement
Synonyms: beneficial, advantageous
Antonyms: harmful, injurious
11. Wariness (noun)
Meaning; vigilance or the condition of being alert
Synonyms: vigilance, attentiveness
Antonyms: hastiness, inattentiveness
12. Shorn (verb)
Meaning; To deprive of property; to fleece.
Synonyms: snatch, taken off
Antonyms: rendered, given
13. Perverse (Adjective)
Meaning; Ignoring the evidence or the judge’s opinions.
Synonyms: irrational, illogical
Antonyms: logical, rational
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.
