Daily Vocabulary Words 22 April 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.

Vocabulary Words With Antonyms & Synonyms

1. Apportion (noun)
Meaning; To divide and distribute portions of a whole.

Synonyms: divide, distribute
Antonyms: withhold, keep
2. Bout (noun)
Meaning; A period of something, usually painful or unpleasant

Synonyms: stretch
Antonyms: stagnation
3. Sabotage (noun)
Meaning; To deliberately destroy or damage something

Synonyms: destroy, damage
Antonyms: enhance, upgrade
4. Staid (adjective)
Meaning; Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.

Synonyms: composed, dignified
Antonyms: hilarious, indecorous

5. Foray (noun)
Meaning; A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare

Synonyms: invasion
Antonyms: leave
6. Onerous (adjective)
Meaning; demanding, difficult

Synonyms: stringent
Antonyms: effortless
7. Recalcitrant (adjective)
Meaning; Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority

Synonyms: defiant
Antonyms: compliant

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Importance of Vocabulary Words in the English Language

• The reading comprehension on which 50% of the English language section questions are based requires the candidate to have good reading skills and requires a good hold of 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.