Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 28th June 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. Riposte (noun)

            Meaning; a counter-attack in any combat or any sport

Synonyms: retaliation

Antonyms: bidding

2. Ennui (noun)

            Meaning; A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.

Synonyms: boredom, listlessness

Antonyms: contentment, empathy

3. Malaise (noun)

Meaning; A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue, or unpleasantness

Synonyms: unhappiness, uneasiness

Antonyms: happiness, comfort

4. Salvage (verb)

Meaning; Of property, people, or situations at risk, to rescue.

Synonyms: save, recover

Antonyms: abandon, endanger

5. Akin (noun)

Meaning;  Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind

Synonyms: alike, similar

Antonyms: unlike, different

6. Meager (adjective)

Meaning; Deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent

Synonyms: sparse, inadequate

Antonyms: enough, adequate

7. Embellish (verb)

Meaning; To make it more beautiful and attractive; to decorate

Synonyms: adorn

Antonyms: lessen

8. Nagging (adjective)

Meaning; Causing persistent mild pain, or annoyance.

Synonyms: distressing, painful

Antonyms: joyful, cheerful

9. Usurp (verb)

Meaning; To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.

Synonyms: seize, expropriate

Antonyms: give, surrender

The motive of the Vocabulary Words

We all know that visuals give a deep impact on our minds to learn something. In this new Visual Vocabulary Drive, We will be giving you new vocabulary words daily with a visual and their meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and usage that will familiarize you with a vast variety of words and increase your overall vocabulary.  Candidates must check the vocabulary page daily for new words.

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 skill 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.