Daily Vocabulary Words 11th & 12th September 2022: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms |

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Daily 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 Visual vocabulary words and their meanings.

Daily Vocabulary Words

Corpus (noun)

Meaning; A collection of writings, a body, a collection.

Synonyms: compilation, collection

Antonyms: sole, individual

Gloat (verb)

Meaning; To triumph, crow, relish, glory

Synonyms: rejoice, relish

Antonyms: sympathise, unhappy

Smidgen (noun)

Meaning; A very small quantity or amount.

Synonyms: bit

Antonyms: lot

Sprang (verb)

Meaning; To sprout, to grow, (figurative) to arise, to come into existence.

Synonyms: originate

Antonyms: suppress

Perfunctory (adjective)

Meaning; Done only to fulfil a duty, or in a careless or indifferent manner

Synonyms: careless

Antonyms: Careful

Pernicious (adjective)

Meaning; Causing much harm in a subtle way.

Synonyms: harmful

Antonyms: Beneficial

Taciturn (adjective)

Meaning; Silent; temperamentally untalkative

Synonyms: uncommunicative, reserved

Antonyms: talkative, chatty

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 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.