Daily Vocabulary Words 19th January 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.

Daily Vocabulary Words

1. Contrite (adjective)
Meaning; Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow

Synonyms: remorseful, regretful
Antonyms: unrepentant, ignorant
2. Inglorious (adjective)
Meaning; Ignominious; disgraceful

Synonyms; disgraceful, shameful

Antonyms; respectful, appreciable

3. Joust (noun)
Meaning; To engage in mock combat on horseback or To engage in verbal sparring over an
important issue

Synonyms: contest
Antonyms: support

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

Synonyms: disregard
Antonyms: agree
5. Gutted (verb)
Meaning; With the most important parts destroyed

Synonyms: empty, ransacked
Antonyms: filled, prosperous
6. Amnesty (noun)
Meaning; Forgetfulness

Synonyms: forgiveness
Antonyms: conviction

7. Abstruse (adjective)
Meaning; Difficult to comprehend or understand

Synonyms: rarefied, obscure
Antonyms: clear, evident

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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.