Daily Vocabulary Words 19th October: 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

Henchman (noun)

Meaning; A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.

Synonyms: assistant, helper

Antonyms: captain, chief

Bruised (adjective)

Meaning; A dark mark

Synonyms: damaged, injured

Antonyms: strong, healthy

Dilatory (adjective)

Meaning; Intentionally delaying

Synonyms: slack, sluggish

Antonyms: fast, quick

Muckrake(verb)

Meaning; To search for and expose corruption or scandal

Synonyms: defamation, criticism

Antonyms: praise, approval

Sordid (adjective)

Meaning; Dirty or squalid.

Synonyms: foul, dishonourable

Antonyms: respectable, reputable

Munificence (noun)

Meaning; The quality of being munificent; generosity.

Synonyms: Generous, liberal

Antonyms: conservative, thrift

Trivial (adjective)

Meaning; Ignorable; of little significance or value

Synonyms: Insignificant

Antonyms: Decisive

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.