Daily Vocabulary Words 27 July 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. Jab (verb)

Meaning; A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion

Synonyms: punch, blow

Antonyms: pull, repress

2. Haste (noun)

Meaning; Speed; swiftness; dispatch.

Synonyms: urgency, briskness

Antonyms: slow, leisure

3. Ramping (noun)

Meaning; A steady change in value.

Synonyms: raise, heighten

Antonyms: fall, condemn

4. Xenophobic (adjective)

Meaning; Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners

Synonyms: ethnocentric, racist

Antonyms: permissive, lenient

5. Despotic (adjective)

Meaning; Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.

Synonyms: authoritarian, autocratic

Antonyms: democratic, liberal

6. Smattering (noun)

Meaning; A small number or amount of something.

Synonyms: few, handful

Antonyms: loads, many

7. Ostensible (adjective)

Meaning; Apparent, evident; meant for open display.

Synonyms: apparent, professed

Antonyms: ulterior, vague

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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.