Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 1st October 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. DISSUADE (verb) 

Meaning; To convince not to try or do. 

Synonyms: derail, diverge 

Antonyms: straight, stable 

2. ADJUDICATE (verb) 

Meaning; To settle a legal case or other dispute. 

Synonyms: arbitrate, decide 

Antonyms: neglect, ignore 

3. CUMBERSOME (adjective) 

Meaning; Burdensome or hindering 

Synonyms: complex, inefficient 

Antonyms: systematic, efficient

4. WALLOW (verb) 

Meaning; To live or exist in filth or in a sickening manner. 

Synonyms: bask 

Antonyms: eschew 

5. SCRUNCH (verb) 

Meaning; To crumple and squeeze to make it more compact.

Synonyms: compress 

Antonyms: expand 

6. ABSTRACT (verb) 

Meaning; to remove something from somewhere. 

Synonyms: remove, extract 

Antonyms: incorporate, add

7. BASH (verb) 

Meaning; To strike heavily 

Synonyms: hit, beat 

Antonyms: protect, guard 

8. PUNCTILIOUS (adjective) Meaning; Strictly attentive to detail

Synonyms: careful, attentive 

Antonyms: careless, inattentive

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.