Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 2nd July 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. Leap (verb)

          Meaning; To jump.

Synonyms: jump, vault

Antonyms: Decline, decrease

2. Egregious (Adjective)

          Meaning; Outrageously bad; shocking.

Synonyms: shocking, horrific

Antonyms: pleasing, marvelous

3. Splinter (verb)

Meaning; To break, or cause to break, into factions.

Synonyms: shatter, break

Antonyms: unification, join

4. Fraught (adjective)

Meaning; Distressed or causing distress

Synonyms: worried, distressed

Antonyms: calm, quiet

5. Joust (noun)

Meaning; To engage in mock combat on horseback or To engage in verbal sparring over an important issue

Synonyms: contest

Antonyms: support

6. Shrug (noun)

Meaning; To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern.

Synonyms: disregard

Antonyms: agree

7. Swarthy (adjective)

Meaning; Tawny, dusky, dark.

Synonyms: dusky, brunette

Antonyms: blonde, bright

8. Vintage (adjective)

Meaning; Having an enduring appeal; high-quality

Synonyms: superior, classic

Antonyms: subordinate, inferior

9. Sidle (verb)

Meaning; To (cause something to) move sideways.

Synonyms: slide

Antonyms: stride

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.