Daily Vocabulary Words 16 March 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. Alacritous (adjective)
Meaning; Brisk, speedy, with alacrity, quick and eager.

Synonyms: fast, speedy
Antonyms: slow, lag
2. Elusive (adjective)
Meaning; Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.

Synonyms: evasive, slippery
Antonyms: direct, straight

3. Drub (verb)
Meaning; To beat

Synonyms: beat
Antonyms: protect

4. Morose (adjective)
Meaning; Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.

Synonyms: sullen
Antonyms: cheerful
5. Harp (verb)
Meaning; repeatedly mention a subject.

Synonyms: repeat
Antonyms: forbid
6. Malady (noun)
Meaning; Any ailment or disease of the body

Synonyms: illness, disability
Antonyms: health, wellness
7. Drill (noun)
Meaning; To cause to drill practice; to train in military arts.

Synonyms: command, exercise
Antonyms: submit, defy

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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.