Daily Vocabulary Words 16th August 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.

Daily Vocabulary Words

1. Clinch (verb)

    Meaning; To make certain; to finalize.

Synonyms: finalize, conclude

Antonyms: unsettle, release

2. Exonerate (verb)

Meaning; To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load).

Synonyms: absolve, acquit

Antonyms: charge, convict

3. Splinter (verb)

Meaning; To break, or cause to break, into factions.

Synonyms: split, fracture

Antonyms: join, combine

4. Subterranean (adjective)

Meaning; below ground, under the earth, underground

Synonyms: subversive, covert

Antonyms: open, palpable

5. Blatant (Adjective)

Meaning; Bellowing; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly.

Synonyms: glaring

Antonyms: subtle

6. Terse (adjective)

Meaning; Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.

Synonyms: laconic, concise

Antonyms: elaborate, verbose

7. Feverish (adjective)

Meaning; Filled with excess energy

Synonyms: excited, restless

Antonyms: placid, tranquil

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.