Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 9th August 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:

Calibrate (verb)

Meaning; To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.

Synonyms: Determine, calculate

Antonyms: Approximate, Estimate

Spate (noun)

Meaning; A sudden rush or increase

Synonyms; flurry, succession

Antonyms; drip, trickle

Salubrious (adjective)

Meaning; Promoting health or well-being

Synonyms; medicinal, healthful

Antonyms; unhealthy, harmful

Ennui (noun)

Meaning; A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.

Synonyms: boredom

Antonyms: excitement

Scramble (noun)

Meaning; A rush or hurry

Synonyms; struggle, tussle

Antonyms; comfort, order

Incandescent (adjective)

Meaning; emitting light as a result of being heated or shining very brightly

Synonyms; bright, luminous

Antonyms; dark, dim

Lag (verb)

Meaning; to fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind

Synonyms; linger, straggle

Antonyms; Usher, lead

Entwine (verb)

Meaning; To twist or twine around something

Synonyms; entangle, twist

Antonyms; unwind, untwist

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.