Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 29th 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. Excoriate (verb)

Meaning; To strongly denounce or censure.

Synonyms: criticise, assail

Antonyms: praise, applaud

2. Pillage (verb)

Meaning; To loot or plunder by force

Synonyms: ransack, ravage

Antonyms: protect, defend

3. Dole (noun)

Meaning; Money or other goods given as charity.

Synonyms: charity

Antonyms: forfeit

4. Noxious (adjective)

Meaning; Harmful; injurious.

Synonyms: harmful, bad

Antonyms: useful, helpful

5. Flout (verb)

Meaning; To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.

            Synonyms: defy, disregard

Antonyms: honour, respect

6. Alacritous (adjective)

            Meaning; Brisk, speedy, with alacrity, quick and eager.

Synonyms: fast, speedy

Antonyms: slow, lag

7. Hoary (adjective)

            Meaning; Old or old-fashioned.

Synonyms: old, ancient

Antonyms: new, modern

8. Dormant (adjective)

Meaning; Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.

Synonyms: sleeping, slumbering

Antonyms: awake, active

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.