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:
- Leash (noun)
Meaning; to curb, restrain
Synonyms: control, curb
Antonyms: release, unleash
- Extort (verb)
Meaning; To take or seize off an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture
Synonyms: blackmail, compell
Antonyms: free, assist
- Behest (noun)
Meaning; A command, bidding
Synonyms: order, instruction
Antonyms: follow, Question
- Boulder (noun)
Meaning; A large mass of stone
Synonyms: stone
Antonyms: sand
- 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
- Avaricious (adjective)
Meaning; Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain
Synonyms: greedy, selfish
Antonyms: generous, unselfish
- Sordid (adjective)
Meaning; Dirty or squalid.
Synonyms: miserable, dirty
Antonyms: pleasant, clean
- Impound (verb)
Meaning; to collect and hold
Synonyms: seize
Antonyms: release
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 a good reading skill 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.
