Daily Vocabulary Words 24 June 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. Ablution (noun)

Meaning; The act of washing something.

Synonyms: purification

Antonyms: impure

2. Contrite (adjective)

Meaning; Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow

Synonyms: remorseful, regretful

Antonyms: unrepentant, ignorant

3. Leap (verb)

Meaning; To jump.

Synonyms: jump, vault

Antonyms: Decline, decrease

4. Seclusion (noun)

Meaning; The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society

Synonyms: remoteness

Antonyms: togetherness

5. Joust (noun)

Meaning; To engage in mock combat on horseback or To engage in verbal sparring over an important issue

Synonyms: contest

Antonyms: support

6. encumbrance(noun)

          Meaning; Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.

Synonyms: obstruction, hindrance

Antonyms: asset, helpful

7. Onus (noun)

Meaning; A legal obligation.

Synonyms: duty, liability

Antonyms: aid, blank

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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.