Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 2nd 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. Recalcitrant (adjective)

Meaning; Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority. 

Synonyms: unmanageable, stubborn

Antonyms: manageable, compliant

2. Suffuse (verb)

Meaning; To spread through or over something, especially as a liquid, colour, or light; to bathe.

Synonyms: spread

Antonyms: collect

3. Lament (verb)

Meaning; An expression of grief, suffering, or sadness.

Synonyms: moan, mourn

Antonyms: celebrate, joy

4. Shunt (verb)

Meaning; To turn aside or away; to divert.

Synonyms: deter

Antonyms: aid

5. Internment (noun)

Meaning; Confinement within narrow limits

Synonyms: detain, restrain

Antonyms: free, liberate

6. Gripe (verb)

Meaning; To suffer griping pains

Synonyms: grouch, scream

Antonyms: tolerate, enjoy

7. Swathe (noun)

Meaning; A bandage; a band

Synonyms: fold, envelope

Antonyms: margin, border

8. Corroborate (verb)

Meaning; To confirm or support something with additional evidence

Synonyms: verify, validate

Antonyms: reject, ignore

9. Pummel (verb)

Meaning; To pound or beat.

Synonyms: defeat

Antonyms: fail

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.