Daily Vocabulary Words 12th May 2022: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms

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.

1. Perfunctory (adjective)

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

Synonyms: careless

Antonyms: careful

2. Tizzy (noun)

Meaning;  distress; a dither

Synonyms: annoyance

Antonyms: delight

3. Hovel (noun)

Meaning; A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.

Synonyms: hut, slum

Antonyms: fort, bunglow

4. Exigent (noun)

Meaning; Urgent; needing immediate action

Synonyms: crucial, important

Antonyms: unimportant, invaluable

5. Lashed (verb)

Meaning; To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity.

Synonyms: castigate, fluminate

Antonyms: praise, commend

6. Maverick (noun)

Meaning; Showing independence in thoughts or actions.

Synonyms: radical, dissenter

Antonyms: moderate, abider

7. Credence (noun)

Meaning; Acceptance of a belief or claim as true

Synonyms: belief, trust

Antonyms: mistrust, suspicion

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.