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:
- Trepidation (noun)
Meaning; A fearful state; a state of concern or hesitation.
Synonyms: apprehension, fear
Antonyms: delight, happiness
- Prune (verb)
Meaning; To cut down or shorten
Synonyms: cut
Antonyms: elongate
- Discard (verb)
Meaning; to throw away, to reject.
Synonyms: dismiss, dump
Antonyms: retain, store
- Revert (verb)
Meaning; To return; to come back.
Synonyms: return
Antonyms: depart
- Wily (adjective)
Meaning; sly, cunning, full of tricks
Synonyms: clever, canny
Antonyms: ignorant, naive
- Skulk (verb)
Meaning; To stay where one cannot be seen, conceal oneself
Synonyms: hide
Antonyms: appear
- Misprision (noun)
Meaning; Criminal neglect of duty or wrongful execution of official duties
Synonyms: contempt
Antonyms: tolerance
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.
