Visual Vocabulary Word: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms and Synonyms: 13th & 14th June 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. Stash (verb)

Meaning; To hide

Synonyms: burry, smuggle

Antonyms: expose, reveal

2. Confabulate (verb)

Meaning; To speak casually with; to chat.

Synonyms: gossip, chitchat

Antonyms: silent, listen

3. Eerie (adjective)

Meaning; strange, weird, fear-inspiring

Synonyms: ghostly, haunting

Antonyms: ordinary, entertaining

4. Juxtapose (verb)

Meaning; To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.

Synonyms: compare

Antonyms: differ

5. Balk (verb)

Meaning; To stop, check, block.

Synonyms: restrict, curb

Antonyms: free, allow

6. Allay (Verb)

Meaning; To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.

Synonyms: lessen, pacify

Antonyms: increase, boost

7. Inroads (noun)

Meaning; The beginnings of progress; penetration of a problem; initial steps.

Synonyms: assault, strike

Antonyms: protect, guard

8. Incivility (noun)

            Meaning; The state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy;

Synonyms: disrespect, discourtesy 

Antonyms: humility, modesty

9. Stifle (verb)

Meaning; To repress, keep in (like controlling laugh)

Synonyms: curb, hinder

Antonyms: free, overt

10. Adjudicate (verb)

            Meaning; To settle a legal case or other dispute.

Synonyms: arbitrate, decide

Antonyms: neglect, ignore

11. Wallow (verb)

            Meaning; To live or exist in filth or in a sickening manner.

Synonyms: bask

Antonyms: eschew

12. Debilitate (verb)

Meaning; To make feeble; to weaken.

Synonyms: weaken

Antonyms: strengthen

13. Scrunch (verb)

Meaning; To crumple and squeeze to make it more compact.

Synonyms: compress

Antonyms: expand

14. Buoyed (verb)

Meaning; To maintain or enhance enthusiasm or confidence

Synonyms: cheer up

Antonyms: depress

15. Abduction (noun)

Meaning; The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being

Synonyms: kidnap, capture

Antonyms: protect, release

16. Bash (verb)

Meaning; To strike heavily

Synonyms: hit, beat

Antonyms: protect, guard

17. Punctilious (adjective)

Meaning; Strictly attentive to detail

Synonyms: careful

Antonyms: adjective

18. Hobble (verb)

Meaning; To move roughly or irregularly

Synonyms: dodder

Antonyms: glide

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 their meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and usage that will familiarize you with a vast variety of words and 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 English language section questions are based requires the candidate to have a good reading skill 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.