Daily Vocabulary Words 28th July 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 meanings.

Daily Vocabulary Words

1. Spite (noun)

Meaning; Ill will or hatred toward another

Synonyms: animosity, hate

Antonyms: kindness, love

2. Aghast (adjective)

Meaning; Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror

Synonyms: dismayed

Antonyms: calm

3. Ablution (noun)

Meaning; The act of washing or cleansing the body

Synonyms: clean

Antonyms: pollution

4. Truncate (verb)

Meaning; To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.

Synonyms: cut, trim

Antonyms: stretch, extend

5. Trammel (noun)

Meaning; Whatever impedes activity, progress

Synonyms: constraint, impediment

Antonyms: assistance, aid

6. Jest (verb)

Meaning; To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner

Synonyms: mock, tease

Antonyms: compliment, commend

7. Enthuse (verb)

Meaning; to show enthusiasm

Synonyms: motivated, excited

Antonyms: demotivated, depressed

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.