Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 19th October 2021 |

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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:

Internment (noun)

Meaning; Confinement within narrow limits

Synonyms: detain, restrain

Antonyms: free, liberate

Recalcitrant (adjective)

Meaning; Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.

Synonyms: unmanageable, stubborn

Antonyms: manageable, compliant

Suffuse (verb)

Meaning; To spread through or over something, especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe.

Synonyms: spread

Antonyms: collect

Shunt (verb)

Meaning; To turn aside or away; to divert.

Synonyms: deter

Antonyms: aid

Joust (noun)

Meaning; To engage in mock combat or To engage in verbal sparring over an important issue

Synonyms: contest

Antonyms: support

Swathe (noun)

Meaning; A bandage; a band

Synonyms: fold, envelope

Antonyms: margin, border

Corroborate (verb)

Meaning; To confirm or support something with additional evidence

Synonyms: verify, validate

Antonyms: reject, ignore

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.