Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 1st 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. Expropriation (noun)

            Meaning; The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim, the act of depriving of private propriety rights

Synonyms: confiscation, seizure

Antonyms: release, absolve

2. Minuscule (adjective)

Meaning; Very small, tiny

Synonyms: tiny, unimportant

Antonyms: huge, important

3. Dismantle (verb)

Meaning; To remove fittings or furnishings from

Synonyms: disassemble

Antonyms: assemble

4. Chimerical (adjective)

Meaning; Being a figment of the imagination; fantastic

Synonyms: fanciful, illusory

Antonyms: realistic, palpable

5. Overhaul (verb)

Meaning; A major repair, remake, renovation, or revision.

Synonyms: revamp, modernize

Antonyms: destroy, damage

6. Cudgels (noun)

Meaning; A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.

Synonyms: weapon

Antonyms: shield

7. Agony (noun)

Meaning; distress, suffering

Synonyms: misery

Antonyms: happiness

8. Filthy (adjective)

Meaning; Covered with filth; very dirty.

Synonyms: dirty, foul

Antonyms: clean, pure

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.