Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 3rd November 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. Murky (adjective)

            Meaning; Hard to see through, shady

Synonyms: dark, vague

Antonyms: clear, luminous

2. Exhort (verb)

Meaning; To urge; to advise earnestly

Synonyms: adjure

Antonyms: discourage

3. Intransigent (adjective)

Meaning; Unwilling to compromise

Synonyms: inexorable, resolute

Antonyms: subservient, tractable

4. Mire (verb)

Meaning; To soil with mud or foul matter.

Synonyms: entangle

Antonyms: release

5. Vacillate (verb)

Meaning; To sway unsteadily

Synonyms: oscillate, hesitate

Antonyms: firm, resolute

6. Mettle (adjective)

Meaning; A quality of endurance and courage

Synonyms: valour, fortitude

Antonyms: cowardice, timidity

7. Fetter (verb)

Meaning; To restrain or impede

Synonyms: constrain, confine

Antonyms: expedite, liberate

8. Parry (verb)

Meaning; To avoid, deflect

Synonyms: avoid, evade

Antonyms: confront, encounter

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.