Daily Vocabulary Words 19th October: 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. Henchman (noun)

            Meaning; A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.

            Synonyms: assistant, helper

Antonyms: captain, chief

2. Bruised (adjective)

            Meaning; A dark mark

Synonyms: damaged, injured

Antonyms: strong, healthy

3. Dilatory (adjective)

Meaning; Intentionally delaying

            Synonyms: slack, sluggish

Antonyms: fast, quick

4. Muckrake(verb)

Meaning; To search for and expose corruption or scandal

            Synonyms: defamation, criticism

Antonyms: praise, approval

5. Sordid (adjective)

Meaning;  Dirty or squalid.

Synonyms: foul, dishonourable

Antonyms: respectable, reputable

6. Munificence (noun)

            Meaning; The quality of being munificent; generosity.

Synonyms: Generous, liberal

Antonyms: conservative, thrift

7. Trivial (adjective)

Meaning; Ignorable; of little significance or value

Synonyms: Insignificant

Antonyms: Decisive

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.