Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 15th April 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 Visual vocabulary words and their meanings.

1. Obstreperous (adjective)

Meaning; Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous.

Synonyms: blusterous

Antonyms: calm

2. Eschew (verb)

Meaning; To avoid; to shun

Synonyms: abandon

Antonyms: accept

3. Laureate (noun)

Meaning; One crowned with laurel/honour

Synonyms: victor

Antonyms: loser

4. Equanimity (noun)

Meaning; the state of being calm, stable

Synonyms: cool, peaceful

Antonyms: agitation, disturbance

5. Recede (verb)

Meaning; To move back; to retreat; to withdraw

Synonyms: sink, fade

Antonyms: enhance, expand

6. Precarious (adjective)

Meaning; Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.

Synonyms: unpredictable

Antonyms: predictable

7. Billow (verb)

Meaning; To swell out or bulge.

Synonyms: bloat

Antonyms: stabilize

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.