Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 29th April 2022

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 Visual vocabulary words and their meanings.

1. MAGNIFICENCE (noun)

Meaning; grandeur, brilliance, lavishness or splendor

Synonyms: splendid, grandeur                                                     

Antonyms: mediocre, average

2. SANCTIFY (verb)

Meaning; To free from sin; to purify.

Synonyms: consecrate, hallow                                                     

Antonyms: Disapprove, profane

3. DISTANT (adjective)

Meaning; Far off

Synonyms; remote

Antonyms; near

4. TRAIL (noun)

Meaning; The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed

Synonyms: trace

Antonyms: lead

5. PROFANE (adjective)

Meaning; Unclean; ritually impure; unholy

Synonyms: nasty, unholy

Antonyms: holy, sacred

6. AERIAL (adjective)

Meaning; Ethereal, insubstantial; imaginary.

Synonyms: imaginary, fake

Antonyms: real, authentic

7. DELVE (verb)

Meaning; To dig, to excavate, to search deeply

Synonyms: probe, examine

Antonyms: neglect, ignore

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.