Daily Vocabulary Words 11th January 2023: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms

Daily 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 Visual vocabulary words and their meanings.

Daily Vocabulary Words

1. Contrite (adjective)

Meaning; Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow

Synonyms: remorseful, regretful

Antonyms: unrepentant, ignorant

2. Stodgy (adjective)

            Meaning; Dull, old-fashioned

Synonyms: monotonous, uninteresting

Antonyms: entertainment, interesting

3. Vexatious (Adjective)

Meaning; Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.

Synonyms: irksome, annoying

Antonyms: pleasing, aiding

4. Reckon (verb)

Meaning; To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.

Synonyms: estimate, consider

Antonyms: refuse, avoid

5. Gloat (verb)

Meaning; To triumph, crow, relish, glory

Synonyms: rejoice, relish

Antonyms: sympathise, unhappy

6. Agape (Adjective)

Meaning; In a state of astonishment, wonder

Synonyms: breathless

Antonyms: indifferent

7. Dodder (verb)

Meaning; To shake or tremble

Synonyms: stagger, stumble

Antonyms: stay, remain

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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 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.