Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 12th January 2022

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. HEFT (noun)

            Meaning; Heaviness, the feel of weight

            Synonyms: heavy, burdensome

            Antonyms: light, floaty

2. PURGE (noun)

            Meaning: A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.

            Synonyms: expulsion, termination

            Antonyms: keep, hold

3. MALAPERT (Adjective)

            Meaning; Cheeky, impudent, saucy.

            Synonyms: rude

            Antonyms: modest

4. SPATE (noun)

            Meaning; A sudden rush or increase.

            Synonyms: flurry, flood

            Antonyms: drip, trickle

5. RIPOSTE (noun)

            Meaning; a counter-attack in any combat or any sport

            Synonyms: retaliation

            Antonyms: bidding

6. BEWAIL (verb)

            Meaning; To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for

            Synonyms: deplore

            Antonyms: rejoice

7. NAGGING (adjective)

            Meaning; Causing persistent mild pain, or annoyance.

            Synonyms: distressing, painful

            Antonyms: joyful, cheerful

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.