Daily Vocabulary Words 15th & 16th 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.

Disenchantment (noun)

Meaning; Disillusionment

Synonyms: Dissatisfaction, Discontent

Antonyms: content, pleased

Foist (verb)

Meaning; To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit.

Synonyms: force, inflict

Antonyms: remove, prevent

Egregious (adjective)

Meaning; Outrageously bad; shocking.

Synonyms: extreme, atrocious

Antonyms: mild, concealed

Brook (verb)

Meaning; To bear; endure

Synonyms: tolerate, bear

Antonyms: intolerate, disapprove

Pedantic (adjective)

Meaning; Being showy of one’s knowledge, often in a boring manner.

Synonyms: pretentious

Antonyms: unpretentious

Reconciliation (noun)

Meaning; The reestablishment of friendly relations

Synonyms: agreement, Harmony

Antonyms: disagreement, discord

Mow (verb)

Meaning; To cut down grass or crops.

Synonyms: trim

Antonyms: grow

Excruciating (adjective)

Meaning; Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing

Synonyms: disturbing, irritating

Antonyms: pleasing, soothing

Poised (verb)

Meaning; Balanced, in position

Synonyms: balance

Antonyms: imbalance

Iteration (noun)

Meaning; Recital or performance a second time; repetition.

Synonyms: repetition, replay

Antonyms: irregularity, rareness

Steer (verb)

Meaning; To guide the course

Synonyms: guide

Antonyms: follow

Wade (verb)

Meaning; to walk through water or something that impedes progress.

Synonyms: paddle

Antonyms: dodge

Incur (verb)

Meaning; to bring upon oneself or expose oneself

Synonyms: bear, obtain

Antonyms: push, reject

Ameliorate (verb)

Meaning; To make better, or improve

Synonyms: alleviate

Antonyms: aggravate

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 of 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.