Daily Vocabulary Words 22nd 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. Parry (verb)

Meaning; To avoid, deflect

Synonyms: avoid, evade

Antonyms: confront, encounter

2. Supine (adjective)

Meaning; Reluctant to take action due to indifference

Synonyms: inactive

Antonyms: proactive

3. Mire (noun)

Meaning; An undesirable situation, a predicament.

Synonyms: embroil, entangle

Antonyms: release, free

4. Ruse (noun)

    Meaning; Cunning, guile, trickery.

Synonyms: deception, trick

Antonyms: frankness, transparent

5. Fluke (noun)

Meaning; A lucky or improbable occurrence

Synonyms: blessing, Quirk

Antonyms: misfortune, certainty

6. Preoccupy (verb)

Meaning; To distract; to occupy or draw attention elsewhere

Synonyms: employ, involve

Antonyms: distract, eject

7. Proffer (verb)

Meaning; To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of

Synonyms: propose, offer

Antonyms: reject, deny

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.