Daily Vocabulary Words 29th 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. Fraught (adjective)

Meaning; Distressed or causing distress

Synonyms: stress, anxious

Antonyms: calm, tranquil

2. Alacrity (noun)

            Meaning; Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.

            Synonyms: alertness, eagerness

            Antonyms: apathy, indifference

3. Discreet (Adjective)

            Meaning; Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment;

Synonyms: careful, cautious

            Antonyms: careless, senseless

4. Hegemon (noun)

Meaning; A dominating leader or force.

Synonyms: head, commander

Antonyms: follower, backer

5. Coherent (adjective)

Meaning; Orderly, logical and consistent.

Synonyms: logical, rational

Antonyms: illogical, confused

6. Sober (adjective)

Meaning;  moderate; realistic; serious

Antonyms; joyful, cheerful

Synonyms; serious, grave

7. Mollify (verb)

            Meaning; To ease a burden, particularly worry; make less painful; to comfort.

Synonyms: pacify, soothe

Antonyms: inflame, infuriate

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.