Visual Vocabulary Word: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms and Synonyms: 12th April 2021

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 the Visual vocabulary words and their meaning.

Visual Vocabulary Word:

1. Diminution (noun)

Meaning; A lessening, decrease, or reduction.

            Antonyms; increase, expansion

            Synonyms; decrease, contraction

2. Grisly (adjective)

            Meaning; Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.

Antonyms; attractive, pleasant

Synonyms; ghastly, horrible

3. Spike (noun)

Meaning; A sharp peak in a graph.

Synonyms; rise, fasten

Antonyms; loosen, decline

4. Affluent (adjective)

Meaning; Abundant; copious; plenteous.

            Synonyms; prosperous, rich

Antonyms; poor, impoverished

5. Seminal (adjective)

Meaning; Highly influential

Synonyms; Influential, important

Antonyms; inessential, unsubstantial

6. Fuelled (verb)

Meaning; To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater.

            Synonyms; encourage, boost

Antonyms; reduce, moderate

7. Dispel (verb)

Meaning; To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering.

Antonyms; trigger, intensify

Synonyms; dismiss, eliminate

8. Scoff (verb)

Meaning; To mock; to treat with scorn.

Synonyms; mock, ridicule

Antonyms; praise, applaud

9. Strained (adjective)

            Meaning; Under tension; tense.

Synonyms; worn, uneasy

Antonyms; easy, relaxed

10. Decrepit (adjective)

            Meaning; Weakened

Synonyms; obsolete, fragile

Antonyms; firm, solid

The motive of the Visual Vocabulary Word

We all know that visuals give a deep impact on our minds to learn something. In this new Visual Vocabulary Drive, We will be giving you new words daily with a visual and its meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and their usage that will familiarize you with a vast variety of words and will increase your overall vocabulary.  Candidates must check the vocabulary page daily for new words.

Importance of Vocabulary

• The reading comprehension from which 50% of the questions of the English language section are based,  does not only require the candidate to have a good reading skill but also 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 portions of the English test where vocabulary can be used.

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