Daily Vocabulary Words 16th December 2022: 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. Adroit (adjective)
Meaning; Deft, dexterous, or skillful

Synonyms: skilful, agile
Antonyms: incompetent, unskilled
2. Dissuade (verb)
Meaning; To convince not to try or do.

Synonyms: derail, diverge
Antonyms: straight, stable
3. Tenacious (Adjective)
Meaning; Holding together; cohesive.

Synonyms: firm
Antonyms: loose

4. Bonhomie (noun)
Meaning; A pleasant, friendly, good-natured manner

Synonyms: affability, friendliness
Antonyms: animosity, enmity
5. Bastion (noun)
Meaning; A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.

Synonyms: citadel
Antonyms: vulnerable
6. Purge (noun)
Meaning; A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.

Synonyms: expulsion, termination
Antonyms: keep, hold
7. Indictment (noun)
Meaning; An accusation of wrongdoing

Synonyms: charge
Antonyms: free

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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 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.

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