Daily Vocabulary Words 12 August 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.

Vocabulary Words With Antonyms & Synonyms

1. Copious (Adjective)
Meaning; Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant

Synonyms: abundant, plenty
Antonyms: less, rare

2. Malady (noun)
Meaning; Any ailment or disease

Synonyms: illness
Antonyms: comfort

3. Stymie (verb)
Meaning; An obstacle or obstruction.

Synonyms: hinder, obstruct
Antonyms: assist, allow

4. Pique (noun)

Meaning; A feeling of enmity; ill-feeling, animosity

Synonyms: displeasure, dissatisfaction
Antonyms: pleasure, satisfaction

5. Chronic (adjective)
Meaning; Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.

Synonyms: persistent, long-lasting
Antonyms: occasional, intermittent

6. Subvert (verb)
Meaning; To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow

Synonyms: overthrow, displace
Antonyms: place, uplift

7. Entrench (verb)
Meaning; To invade; to encroach

Synonyms: encroach, infringe
Antonyms: leave, free

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Importance of Vocabulary Words in the English Language

• The reading comprehension on which 50% of the English language section questions are based requires the candidate to have good reading skills and requires a good hold of 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.