Daily Vocabulary Words 20th September 2022: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms |

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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 meanings.

Daily Vocabulary Words

Atrophy (verb)

Meaning; To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.

Synonyms; decline, dwindle

Antonyms; flourish, strengthen

Dawdle (verb)

Meaning; To spend (time) without haste or purpose.

Synonyms: delay, linger

Antonyms: expedite, hasten

Onslaught (noun)

Meaning; A fierce attack.

Synonyms: attack, aggression

Antonyms: support, protection

Wily (adjective)

Meaning; sly, cunning, full of tricks

Synonyms: clever, canny

Antonyms: ignorant, naive

Ablution (noun)

Meaning; The act of washing or cleansing the body

Synonyms: clean

Antonyms: pollution

Tenacious (Adjective)

Meaning; Holding together; cohesive.

Synonyms; firm

Antonyms; loose

Proclivity (noun)

Meaning; A predisposition or natural inclination

Synonyms: like, affinity

Antonyms: dislike, hate

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 the 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.