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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
- Irascible (adjective)
Meaning; Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.
Synonyms: irritable, short-tempered
Antonyms: cheerful, delightful
- Inviolable (adjective)
Meaning; Not violable; not to be infringed.
Synonyms: unbreakable
Antonyms: breakable
- Jab (verb)
Meaning; A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion
Synonyms: punch, blow
Antonyms: pull, repress
- Haste (noun)
Meaning; Speed; swiftness; dispatch.
Synonyms: urgency, briskness
Antonyms: slow, leisure
- Xenophobic (adjective)
Meaning; Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Synonyms: ethnocentric, racist
Antonyms: permissive, lenient
- Ostensible (adjective)
Meaning; Apparent, evident; meant for open display.
Synonyms: apparent, professed
Antonyms: ulterior, vague
- Tenacious (Adjective)
Meaning; Holding together; cohesive.
Synonyms: firm
Antonyms: loose
- Spurn (verb)
Meaning; To reject
Synonyms: refuse, avoid
Antonyms: accept, agree
- Augur (verb)
Meaning; To anticipate, to foretell
Synonyms: predict, foreshadow
Antonyms: assure, certify
- Bulwark (noun)
Meaning; A defensive wall or rampart.
Synonyms: restriction, barrier
Antonyms: passage, gateway
- Bonhomie (noun)
Meaning; A pleasant, friendly, good-natured manner
Synonyms: affability, friendliness
Antonyms: animosity, enmity
- Bastion (noun)
Meaning; A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.
Synonyms: citadel
Antonyms: vulnerable
- Banishment (noun)
Meaning; The state of being banished, exile
Synonyms: deportation
Antonyms: repatriation
- Frenetic (adjective)
Meaning; Fast, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
Synonyms; hectic, wild
Antonyms; tranquil, settled
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.