Visual Vocabulary Word: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms and Synonyms: 19th & 20th 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. Exhortation (noun)

Meaning; Language intended to incite and encourage

Synonyms: encouragement, persuasion

Antonyms: Discouragement, despair

2. Upbeat (adjective)

Meaning; Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude

Synonyms: happy, cheery

Antonyms: unhappy, depressed

3. Seclusion (noun)

Meaning; The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society

Synonyms: remoteness

Antonyms: togetherness

4. Cynical (Adjective)

            Meaning; Skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others

Synonyms: skeptical, suspicious

Antonyms: optimistic, trustworthy

5. Distrait(adjective)

Meaning; absent-minded, troubled, distracted

Synonyms: inattentive, careless

Antonyms: attentive, careful

6. Exonerate (verb)

Meaning; To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden.

Synonyms: absolve, free

Antonyms: imprison, convict

7. Rainfed (adjective)

            Meaning; filled with rainwater

Synonyms: waterlogged, watery

Antonyms: Dehydrated, Parched

8. Drub (verb)

Meaning; To beat

Synonyms: beat

Antonyms: protect

9. Banter (noun)

Meaning; To joke about; to ridicule

Synonyms: crosstalk

Antonyms: praise

10. Garner (verb)

Meaning; An accumulation, supply, store

Synonyms: collect, assemble

Antonyms: disperse, spread

11. Embargo (noun)

Meaning; A temporary ban on making certain things

Synonyms: prohibition, ban

Antonyms: freedom, permission

12. Foment (verb)

Meaning; To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage

Synonyms: incite, instigate

Antonyms: pacify, calm

13. Onerous (adjective)

Meaning; imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load

Synonyms: troublesome, burdensome

Antonyms: easygoing, effortless

14. Endorse (Verb)

Meaning; To support, to back, to give one’s approval

Synonyms: support, favour

Antonyms: refuse, oppose

15. Venturous (adjective)

Meaning; Adventurous; venturesome;

Synonyms: adventurous

Antonyms: cowardly

16. Woo (verb)

Meaning; To endeavor to gain someone’s support.

Synonyms: pursue, ingratiate

Antonyms: repulse, deter

17. Quell (verb)

Meaning; To subdue, to put down

Synonyms: repress, finish

Antonyms: prompt, induce

18. Trammel (noun)

Meaning; Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.

Synonyms: constraint, impediment

Antonyms: aid, assist

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.