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:
- Wane (verb)
Meaning; A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity
Synonyms: dim, decrease
Antonyms: develop, enhance
- Catastrophe (noun)
Meaning; any large and disastrous event of great significance
Synonyms: devastation, destruction
Antonyms: construction, creation
- Skepticism (noun)
Meaning; Doubt or disbelief
Synonyms: apprehension
Antonyms: belief
- Heed (noun)
Meaning; Careful attention
Synonyms: caution
Antonyms: disregard
- Strife (noun)
Meaning; Bitter conflict, sometimes violent
Synonyms: conflict, disagreement
Antonyms: peace, agreement
- Discernible (adjective)
Meaning; Possible to discern; detectable
Synonyms: apparent
Antonyms: ambiguous
- Indigenous (adjective)
Meaning; Of or relating to the native inhabitants of a land.
Synonyms: local, native
Antonyms: foreigner, outsider
- Arrant (adjective)
Meaning; Utter; complete
Synonyms: sheer, absolute
Antonyms: light, minor
- Preponderance (noun)
Meaning; Excess or superiority of weight, influence, or power, etc.; an outweighing
Synonyms: prevalence
Antonyms: subservience
- Caulk (verb)
Meaning; To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.
Synonyms: block, restrict
Antonyms: free, allow
- Purge (noun)
Meaning; A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.
Synonyms: expulsion, termination
Antonyms: keep, hold
- Atrophy (verb)
Meaning; To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
Synonyms; decline, dwindle
Antonyms; flourish, strengthen
- Tenacious (Adjective)
Meaning; Holding together; cohesive.
Synonyms: firm
Antonyms: loose
- Erect (Verb)
Meaning; To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
Synonyms; build
Antonyms; spoil
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.
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