Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 2nd November 2021 |

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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:

PROSELYTIZE (verb)

Meaning; To advertise one’s religious beliefs; to convert

Synonyms: campaigner, crusader

Antonyms: dissuade, non partisan

HIATUS (noun)

Meaning; A gap in a series, making it incomplete.

Synonyms: break, interruption

Antonyms: continuity, closure

TARDY (adjective)

Meaning; Late; overdue or delayed

Synonyms: overdue, unpunctual

Antonyms: early, punctual

QUAINT (Adjective)

Meaning; Strange or odd; unusual.

Synonyms: peculiar, strange

Antonyms: common, ordinary

Comport (verb)

Meaning; To be in agreement

Synonyms: fit, cohere

Antonyms: conflict, disagreement

OBVIATE (verb)

Meaning; To avoid

Synonyms: eliminate, preclude

Antonyms: assist, support

LEVITATION (noun)

Meaning; The raising of something

Synonyms: rise, ascent

Antonyms: descent, fall

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.