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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 meaning.
Daily Vocabulary Words
- Epicene (adjective)
Meaning; Of or relating to a class that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender
Synonyms: womanish, unmanly
Antonyms: manly, masculine
- Caulk (verb)
Meaning; To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.
Synonyms: block, restrict
Antonyms: free, allow
- Arrant (adjective)
Meaning; Utter; complete
Synonyms: sheer, absolute
Antonyms: light, minor
- Purge (noun)
Meaning; A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.
Synonyms: expulsion, termination
Antonyms: keep, hold
- Bout (noun)
Meaning; A period of something, usually painful or unpleasant
Synonyms: stretch
Antonyms: stagnation
- Backstop (noun)
Meaning; A wall or fence behind home plate.
Synonyms: prevention, safeguard
Antonyms: limitation, sanction
- Erect (Verb)
Meaning; To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
Synonyms: build
Antonyms: spoil
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.