Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 20th 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. Audacity (noun)

            Meaning; Fearlessness, intrepid or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.

Synonyms:  impudence

Antonyms: humble

2. Eschew (verb)

Meaning; To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

Synonyms: abjure, renounce

Antonyms: involve, engage

3. Confound (verb)

Meaning; To perplex or puzzle

Synonyms: astonish, stun

Antonyms: relax, comfort

4. Boisterous (adjective)

Meaning; Full of energy; exuberant

Synonyms: spirited, joyful

Antonyms: restrained, controlled

5. Dash (noun)

Meaning; A rushing or violent onset.

Synonyms: shatter, devastate

Antonyms: enhance, upgrade

6. Subvert (verb)

Meaning; To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow

Synonyms: disturb, unsettle

Antonyms: settle, ameliorate

7. Scourge (noun)

Meaning; A means to inflict such pain or destruction.

Synonyms: menace, misfortune

Antonyms: blessing, protection

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.