Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 16th 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. Drub (verb)

            Meaning; To beat

Synonyms: hit, beat

Antonyms: protect, gaurd

2. Invoke (verb)

Meaning; To bring about as an inevitable consequence.

Synonyms: evoke, cause

Antonyms: neglect, avoid

3. Disseminate (verb)

Meaning; To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions

Synonyms: disperse, spread

Antonyms: order, bind

4. Upheaval (noun)

Meaning; A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion.

Synonyms: turbulence

Antonyms: stability

5. Sulk (noun)

Meaning;  ill humor or A dull, spiritless person.

Synonyms: grouchy

Antonyms: cheerful

6. Sagacity (adjective)

Meaning; The quality of being sage, wise

Synonyms: wisdom, intelligence

Antonyms: foolishness, stupidity

7. Salubrious (adjective)

Meaning; Promoting health or well-being

Synonyms; medicinal, healthful

Antonyms; unhealthy, harmful

8. Dodge (verb)

Meaning; To avoid

Synonyms: avoid, evade

Antonyms: face, confront

9. Percolate (verb)

Meaning; To pass a liquid through a porous substance

Synonyms: penetrate

Antonyms: restrict

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.