Daily Vocabulary Words 19 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. Altruist (noun)
Meaning; A person showing regard for others

Synonyms: benevolent, humanitarian
Antonyms: selfish, cruel

2. Exult (verb)
Meaning; To rejoice

Synonyms: cheer, enjoy
Antonyms: mourn, grieve

3. Stodgy (adjective)
Meaning; Dull, old-fashioned

Synonyms: monotonous, uninteresting
Antonyms: entertainment, interesting

4. Buttress (verb)
Meaning; Anything that supports or strengthens.

Synonyms: reinforce, strengthen
Antonyms: weaken, reduce

5. Bungler (noun)
Meaning; Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence.

Synonyms: inept
Antonyms: expert

6. Nab (verb)
Meaning; To seize, arrest

Synonyms: arrest, seize
Antonyms: liberate, free

7. Scuttle (verb)
Meaning; denigrate or destroy one’s position or property

Synonyms: destroy, sink
Antonyms: construct, save.

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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.