Daily Vocabulary Words 15 February 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.

Daily Vocabulary Words

1. Excoriate (verb)

Meaning; To strongly denounce or censure.

Synonyms: imprecate, denounce

Antonyms: praise, applaud

2. Beset (verb)

Meaning; To attack or assail

Synonyms: harass, attack

Antonyms: help, aid

3. Embellish (verb)

Meaning; To make more beautiful and attractive

Synonyms: adorn, improve

Antonyms: lessen, reduce

4. Ruse (noun)

Meaning; An action intended to deceive; a trick.

Synonyms: hoax, dodge

5. Staid (adjective)

Meaning; Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.

Synonyms: composed, dignified

Antonyms: hilarious, indecorous

6. Skirmish (noun)

Meaning; minor dispute.

Synonyms: conflict, argument

Antonyms: agreement, concord

7. Accolade (noun)

Meaning; A special acknowledgment; an award.

Synonyms: recognition

Antonyms: deprivation

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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.