Daily Vocabulary Words 18th November 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. Leery (adjective)

Meaning; Cautious, suspicious

Synonyms: suspicious, dubious

Antonyms: confidential, clear

2. Prudent (adjective)

Meaning; Practically wise, judicious, shrewd

Synonyms: judicious, wise

Antonyms: incautious, unwise

3. Excruciating (adjective)

Meaning; Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing

Synonyms: disturbing, irritating

Antonyms: pleasing, soothing

4. Imbue (verb)

Meaning; To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.

Synonyms: permeate

Antonyms: drain

5. Append (verb)

        Meaning; To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex

Synonyms: adjoin, attach

Antonyms: exclude, remove

6. Peter (verb)

Meaning; To dwindle

Synonyms: decline, lessen

Antonyms: increase, enhance

7. Canvass (verb)

Meaning; To campaign.

Synonyms: offer, propose

Antonyms: neglect, ignore

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 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.