Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 16th July 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. Petulant (adjective)

            Meaning; childishly irritable

Synonyms: grouchy, bad-tempered

Antonyms: genial, affable

2. Humdrum (adjective)

Meaning; Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.

Synonyms: boring, dull

Antonyms: exciting, pleasing

3. Distrait (adjective)

Meaning; absent-minded, troubled, distracted

Synonyms: inattentive, heedless

Antonyms: attentive, focused

4. Banter (noun)

Meaning; To joke about; to ridicule

Synonyms: crosstalk

Antonyms: praise

5. Mayhem (noun)

Meaning; A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos.

Synonyms: disorder, Chaos

Antonyms: peace, stability

6. Agony (noun)

Meaning; anguish, distress

Synonyms: suffering, pain

Antonyms: pleasure, satisfaction

7. Aloof (adjective)

Meaning; At or from a distance

Synonyms: distant, unfriendly

Antonyms: close, friendly

8. Benignant (adjective)

Meaning; Kind; gracious; favorable

Synonyms: compassionate, benevolent

Antonyms: barbarous, atrocious

9. Gobsmacked (adjective)

Meaning; Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless

Synonyms: surprised

Antonyms: unsurprised

The motive of the Vocabulary Words

We all know that visuals give a deep impact on our minds to learn something. In this new Visual Vocabulary Drive, We will be giving you new vocabulary words daily with a visual and their meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and usage that will familiarize you with a vast variety of words and increase your overall vocabulary.  Candidates must check the vocabulary page daily for new words.

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 skill 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.