Daily Vocabulary Words 20th 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. Conundrum (adjective)
Meaning; A difficult question or riddle

Synonyms: confusing, tricky
Antonyms: simple, clear
2. Persuade (verb)
Meaning; To successfully convince

Synonyms: influence, convince
Antonyms: restrain, deter

3. Peter (verb)
Meaning; To dwindle

Synonyms: decline, lessen
Antonyms: increase, enhance

4. Leery (adjective)
Meaning; Cautious, suspicious

Synonyms: suspicious, dubious
Antonyms: confidential, clear
5. Recalcitrant (adjective)
Meaning; Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority

Synonyms: disobedient, rebellious
Antonyms: obedient, compliant
6. Benign (adjective)
Meaning; Kind; gentle

Synonyms: gentle
Antonyms: unkind

7. Intrigue (verb)
Meaning; A complicated or clandestine plot

Synonyms: conspire
Antonyms: expose

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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.