Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 21st December 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. Scurrilous (adjective)

            Meaning; Gross, vulgar and evil.

Synonyms: indecent, defamatory

Antonyms: decent, appropriate

2. Plea (noun)

            Meaning; An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.

Synonyms: appeal, request

Antonyms: order, dictate

3. Dissidence (noun)

Meaning; The state of being dissident; dissent

Synonyms: disagreement, dispute

Antonyms: agreement, concurrence

4. Apotheosis (noun)

Meaning; A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle

Synonyms: peak, climax

Antonyms: lowest, nadir

5. Incommodious (adjective)

Meaning; Discomforting, inconvenient, or unsuitable

Synonyms: uncomfortable

Antonyms: comfortable

6. Stiffen (verb)

Meaning; To make stiff.

Synonyms: solidify, strengthen

Antonyms: weaken, loosen

7. Rant (verb)

Meaning; A criticism done by ranting.

Synonyms: yell

Antonyms: quiet

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.