Daily Vocabulary Words 20th October 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 meaning.

Daily Vocabulary Words

1. Inglorious (adjective)

Meaning; Ignominious; disgraceful

Synonyms: disgraceful, shameful

Antonyms: respectful, appreciable

2. Scrunch (verb)

Meaning; To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.

Synonyms: compress, supress

Antonyms: expand, ease

3. Lukewarm (adjective)

Meaning; Not very enthusiastic

Synonyms: chilled, unheated

Antonyms: warm, heated

4. Scurry (verb)

Meaning;  To run with quick light steps, to scamper.

Synonyms: scuttle, rash

Antonyms: stroll, crawl

5. Fraught (adjective)

Meaning; A load; a burden

Synonyms: laden, full

Antonyms: devoid, empty

6. Extol (verb)

Meaning; To praise

Synonyms: applaud, hail

Antonyms: criticize, denounce

7. Allude (verb)

Meaning; To refer to something

Synonyms: direct, mention

Antonyms: snub, disregard

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.