Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 30th 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:

• Badinage (noun)

meaning; Playful raillery; banter. 

synonyms: banter, gambit

antonyms: argument, criticize

• Staid (adjective)

meaning; Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.

synonyms: composed, dignified

antonyms: hilarious, indecorous

• Snoop (verb)

meaning; To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal lives of others.

synonyms: interfere, intervene

antonyms: neglect, avoid

• Chutzpah (noun)

meaning; Nearly arrogant courage, supreme self-confidence

synonyms: audacity, boldness

antonyms: fearful, timid

• Conflagration (noun)

meaning; A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.

synonyms: fire

antonyms: smoke

• Excoriate (verb)

meaning; To strongly denounce or censure.

synonyms: imprecate, denounce

antonyms: praise, applaud

• Penchant (noun)

meaning; Taste, liking, or inclination

synonyms: fondness, inclination

antonyms: abhor, dislike

• Skirmish (noun)

meaning; minor dispute.

synonyms: conflict, argument

antonyms: agreement, concord

• Accolade (noun)

meaning; A special acknowledgment; an award.

synonyms: recognition

antonyms: deprivation

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.