Visual Vocabulary Word: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms and Synonyms: 15th 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. Distract (Adjective)

            meaning; absent-minded

synonyms: inattentive, careless

antonyms: attentive, careful

2. Priggish (adjective)

            meaning; A deliberately superior person

synonyms: moralistic

antonyms: immoralist

3. Harbor (verb)

meaning; To provide a harbor or safe place.

synonyms: hide, protect

antonyms: disclose, open

4. Virulence (noun)

meaning; The state of being virulent.

synonyms: hatred, unfriendliness

antonyms: amiable, cordial

5. Interdict (noun)

meaning; To forbid

synonyms: ban, prohibition

antonyms: support, permission

6. Benignant (Adjective)

meaning; Kind; gracious

synonyms: compassionate, benevolent

antonyms: barbarous, cruel

7. Semblance (noun)

meaning;  likeness, similarity

synonyms: similarity, resemblance

antonyms: dissimilarity, difference

8. Sobering (adjective)

meaning; Causing more serious thought or concern.

synonyms; serious, grave

antonyms; cheerful, jolly

9. Bucolic (adjective)

meaning; Rustic, pastoral, country-styled

synonyms: rural

antonyms: urban

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.