Visual Vocabulary Word: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms and Synonyms: 27th May 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. Brunt (noun)

            Meaning; The full adverse effects; the chief consequences

Synonyms: shock, tension

Antonyms: peace, relaxation

2. Alacrity (noun)

Meaning; Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.

Synonyms: alertness, eagerness

Antonyms: indifference, ignorance

3. Decimate (verb)

Meaning; To devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly

Synonyms: annihilate

Antonyms: build

4. Clampdown (noun)

Meaning; A sudden repressive or punitive restriction

Synonyms: crackdown, curb

Antonyms: freedom, liberty

5. Wrangle (verb)

Meaning; To involve in a quarrel or dispute

Synonyms: brawl, disagreement

Antonyms: peace, agreement

6. Disdain (noun)

Meaning; To be indignant or offended

Synonyms: ridicule, contemn

Antonyms: admire, approve

7. Ordain (verb)

Meaning; To decree.

Synonyms: order

Antonyms: defy

8. Jargon (noun)

Meaning; Language characteristic of a particular group.

Synonyms: dialect

Antonyms: discourse

9. Repudiate (verb)

Meaning; To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown.

Synonyms; abandon, deny

Antonyms; accept, approve

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.