Daily Vocabulary Words 17 May 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

• Caustic (adjective)

Meaning; Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue

Synonyms: harmful

Antonyms: supportive

• Cohort (noun)

Meaning; A group of people supporting the same thing or person

Synonyms: partner, comrade

Antonyms: enemy, foe

• Ingress (verb)

Meaning; The act of entering.

Synonyms: approach, enter

Antonyms: withdraw, exit

• Hiatus (noun)

Meaning; An interruption, break or pause.

Synonyms: pause, break

Antonyms: closure, end

• Demur (verb)

Meaning; To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose

Synonyms: object

Antonyms: confirm

• Sojourn (noun)

Meaning; A short stay somewhere

Synonyms: stay, stopover

Antonyms: progress, advance

• Splurge (verb)

Meaning; To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money

Synonyms: fling, disburse

Antonyms: preserve, hoard

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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.