Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 12th August 2021

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. Scalding (adjective)

            Meaning; An instance of scalding: a burn

Synonyms: blazing

Antonyms: cool

2. Heave (verb)

Meaning; To lift with difficulty

Synonyms: pull, drag

Antonyms: push, hold

3. Thrall (noun)

Meaning; One who is enslaved or under mind control.

Synonyms: slavery

Antonyms: mastery

4. Choppy (adjective)

Meaning; Discontinuous, intermittent

Synonyms: turbulent, stormy

Antonyms: silent, calm

5. Abstemious (adjective)

Meaning; temperance or moderation

Synonyms: moderate, temperate

Antonyms: voracious, intemperate

6. Slate (verb)

Meaning; To criticize harshly.

Synonyms: lambaste, attack

Antonyms: praise, applaud

7. Veer (verb)

Meaning; To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve

Synonyms: sheer, drive

Antonyms: stable, static

8. Adroit (adjective)

Meaning; Deft, dexterous, or skillful

Synonyms: skilful, agile

Antonyms: incompetent, unskilled

9. Foist (verb)

Meaning; To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit.

Synonyms: force, inflict

Antonyms: remove, prevent

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 a 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.