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

Vexatious (Adjective)

Meaning; Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.

Synonyms: irksome, annoying

Antonyms: pleasing, aiding

Snazzy (adjective)

Meaning; Elegant in a manner of dress; stylish

Synonyms: stylish, classy

Antonyms: unstylish, old-fashioned

Leap (verb)

Meaning; To jump.

Synonyms: jump, vault

Antonyms: Decline, decrease

Fraught (adjective)

Meaning; Distressed or causing distress

Synonyms: worried, distressed

Antonyms: calm, quiet

Reckon (verb)

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

Synonyms: estimate, consider

Antonyms: refuse, avoid

Shrug (noun)

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

Synonyms: disregard

Antonyms: agree

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.