Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms

Vocabulary Words: 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 Words:

1. Trepidation (noun)

Meaning; A fearful state; a state of concern or hesitation.

Synonyms: fear, apprehension

Antonyms: delight, bravery

2. Furtive (adjective)

Meaning; Exhibiting guilty or evasive secrecy.

Synonyms: fraud

Antonyms: reliable

3. Overtly (adverb)

Meaning; In an overt manner; publicly; openly.

Synonyms: openly, transparently

Antonyms: closely, covertly

4. Confidentiality (noun)

Meaning;  Something told in confidence; a secret.

Synonyms: inside, concealed

Antonyms: open, public

5. Ingenious (adjective)

Meaning; Displaying genius or brilliance

Synonyms: clever, innovative

Antonyms: uncreative, unoriginal

6. Scalding (adjective)

Meaning; An instance of boiling

Synonyms: blazing

Antonyms: calm

7. Grim (adjective)

Meaning; rigid and unrelenting

Synonyms: harsh, forbidding

Antonyms: soft, amiable

8. Recrimination (noun)
Meaning; A counter or mutual accusation.

Synonyms: accusation, blame

Antonyms: acceptance, assent

9. Cadence (noun)
Meaning; Balanced, rhythmic flow

Synonyms; beat, rhythm

Antonyms; chaotic, orderless

10. Ogle (verb)
Meaning; To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or
covetously.

Synonyms: stare

Antonyms: ignore

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11. Cite (verb)
Meaning; to quote; to repeat

Synonyms: reproduce, quote

Antonyms: withhold, conceal

12. Waylay (verb)
Meaning; To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.

Synonyms: ambuscade

Antonyms: forward

13. Insouciant (adjective)
Meaning; Casually unconcerned

Synonyms: unworried, carefree

Antonyms: worried, concerned

14. Exigency (noun)

Meaning; An urgent situation

Synonyms: urgency

Antonyms: unimportant

Importance of Vocabulary Words in the English Language

• The reading comprehension from which 50% of the English language section questions are based requires the candidate to have good reading skills 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.