Daily Vocabulary Words 31st August 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. Apportion (noun)

Meaning; To divide and distribute portions of a whole.

Synonyms: divide, distribute

Antonyms: withhold, keep

2. Wary (adjective)

Meaning; Cautious of danger

Synonyms: vigilant, cautious

Antonyms: ignorant, careless

3. Adroit (adjective)

Meaning; Deft, dexterous, or skillful

Synonyms: skilful, agile

Antonyms: incompetent, unskilled

4. Haul (verb)

Meaning; To draw or pull something heavy.

Synonyms: drag, lift

Antonyms: push, keep

5. Skirmish (verb)

Meaning; A brief battle

Synonyms: fight, brawl

Antonyms: Harmony, peace

6. Repression (noun)

Meaning; The act of repressing; state of being repressed.

Synonyms: suppression, restraint

Antonyms: freedom, permission

7. Suffuse (verb)

Meaning; To spread through or over something, especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe.

Synonyms: spread

Antonyms: collect

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 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