Daily Vocabulary Words 18 April 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.

Vocabulary Words With Antonyms & Synonyms

1. Thaw (noun)
Meaning; To grow gentle or genial.

Synonyms: amiability, affability
Antonyms: hostile, aggressive
2. Audacity (noun)
Meaning; Fearlessness, intrepid or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.

Synonyms: impudence
Antonyms: humble

3. Eschew (verb)
Meaning; To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

Synonyms: abjure, renounce
Antonyms: involve, engage

4. Abstract (verb)
Meaning; to remove something from somewhere.

Synonyms: remove, extract
Antonyms: incorporate, add
5. Vicious (adjective)
Meaning; Violent, destructive

Synonyms: ruthless, ferocious
Antonyms: generous, kind

6. Cudgels (noun)
Meaning; A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.

Synonyms: weapon
Antonyms: shield
7. Nightmare (noun)
Meaning; Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience

Synonyms: dread, torment
Antonyms: pleasant, entertaining

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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.