Daily Vocabulary Words 26 October 2023: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms

Daily Vocabulary Words 2023

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. Calibrate (verb)
Meaning; To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.

Synonyms: Determine, calculate
Antonyms: Approximate, Estimate
2. Jag (verb)
Meaning; A sharp projection.

Synonyms: spiky, pointed
Antonyms: soft, smooth
3. Salubrious (adjective)
Meaning; Promoting health or well-being

Synonyms: medicinal, healthful
Antonyms: unhealthy, harmful

4. Terse (adjective)
Meaning; Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.

Synonyms: laconic, concise
Antonyms: elaborate, verbose
5. Proscribe (verb)
Meaning; A problem affecting function

Synonyms: ban, prohibit
Antonyms: allow, permit
6. Jockey (verb)
Meaning; To maneuver (something) by skill for one’s advantage.

Synonyms: manoeuvre, engineer
Antonyms: mislead, misguide
7. Brazen (Adjective)
Meaning; Extremely strong

Synonyms: bold, straight
Antonyms: shy, quiet

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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.