Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 8th 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. Irascible (adjective)

Meaning; Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable. 

Synonyms: irritable, short-tempered

Antonyms: cheerful, delightful

2. Inviolable (adjective)

Meaning; Not violable; not to be infringed.

Synonyms: unbreakable

Antonyms: breakable

3. Jab (verb)

Meaning; A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion

Synonyms: punch, blow

Antonyms: pull, repress

4. Haste (noun)

Meaning; Speed; swiftness; dispatch.

Synonyms: urgency, briskness

Antonyms: slow, leisure

5. Ramping (noun)

Meaning; A steady change in value.

Synonyms: raise, heighten

Antonyms: fall, condemn

6. Xenophobic (adjective)

Meaning; Exhibiting or characterized by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners

Synonyms: ethnocentric, racist

Antonyms: permissive, lenient

7. Ostensible (adjective)

Meaning; Apparent, evident; meant for open display.

Synonyms: apparent, professed

Antonyms: ulterior, vague

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.