Daily Vocabulary Words 17th 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

1. Vexatious (Adjective)

              Meaning; Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.

              Synonyms: irksome, annoying

              Antonyms: pleasing, aiding

2. Snazzy (adjective)

              Meaning; Elegant in a manner of dress; stylish

              Synonyms: stylish, classy

              Antonyms: unstylish, old-fashioned

3. Leap (verb)

              Meaning; To jump.

              Synonyms: jump, vault

              Antonyms: Decline, decrease

4. Fraught (adjective)

              Meaning; Distressed or causing distress

              Synonyms: worried, distressed

              Antonyms: calm, quiet

5. Reckon (verb)

              Meaning; To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.

              Synonyms: estimate, consider

              Antonyms: refuse, avoid

6. Shrug (noun)

              Meaning; To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern.

              Synonyms: disregard

              Antonyms: agree

7. Sidle (verb)

              Meaning; To (cause something to) move sideways.

              Synonyms: slide

              Antonyms: stride

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.