Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 20th September 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. Pared (verb)

Meaning; to remove the outer covering

Synonyms: slash, cut

Antonyms: raise, grow

2. Implacable (adjective)

Meaning; Not able to be placated or appeased 

Synonyms: unplaceable, unpleasable

Antonyms: appeasable, assuageable

3. Obdurate (adjective)

Meaning; Stubbornly persistent

Synonyms: stubborn

Antonyms: compliant

4. Foray (verb)

Meaning; A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare

Synonyms: attack, invade

Antonyms: withdraw, exit

5. Repine (verb)

Meaning; To fail; to wane

Synonyms: lament, Languish

Antonyms: rejoice, complacent

6. Bait (noun)

Meaning; Anything which allures; something used to lure or entice someone or something

Synonyms: lure

Antonyms: repulsion

7. Obfuscate (verb)

Meaning; To deliberately make more confusing

Synonyms: confuse

Antonyms: clarify

8. Plunge (verb)

Meaning; To thrust into the water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse.

Synonyms: dive, fall

Antonyms: ascend, rise

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.