Daily Vocabulary Words 13 & 14 August 2023: 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.

Vocabulary Words With Antonyms & Synonyms

1. Whine (verb)
Meaning; To make a sound resembling such a cry.

Synonyms: moan
Antonyms: pleasure
2. Recuperate (verb)
Meaning; To recover, especially from an illness

Synonyms: recover, improve
Antonyms: deteriorate, degrade

3. Reckon (verb)
Meaning; To count; to enumerate

Synonyms: count, calculate
Antonyms: ignore, miscalculate

4. Fawning (adjective)
Meaning; Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile

Synonyms: subservient, ingratiating
Antonyms: peremptory, domineering
5. Maverick (noun)
Meaning; Showing independence in thoughts or actions.

Synonyms: radical, dissenter
Antonyms: moderate
6. Consternation (noun)
Meaning; Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection

Synonyms: anxiety, distress
Antonyms: pleasure, satisfaction
7. Prowess (noun)
Meaning; Distinguished bravery or courage,

Synonyms: expertise, ability
Antonyms: novice, inability

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Importance of Vocabulary Words in the English Language

• The reading comprehension on which 50% of the English language section questions are based requires the candidate to have good reading skills and requires a good hold of 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.