Daily Vocabulary Words 19th September 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 meaning.

Daily Vocabulary Words

Epicene (adjective)

Meaning; Of or relating to a class that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender

Synonyms: womanish, unmanly

Antonyms: manly, masculine

Caulk (verb)

Meaning; To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.

Synonyms: block, restrict

Antonyms: free, allow

Arrant (adjective)

Meaning; Utter; complete

Synonyms: sheer, absolute

Antonyms: light, minor

Purge (noun)

Meaning; A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.

Synonyms: expulsion, termination

Antonyms: keep, hold

Bout (noun)

Meaning; A period of something, usually painful or unpleasant

Synonyms: stretch

Antonyms: stagnation

Backstop (noun)

Meaning; A wall or fence behind home plate.

Synonyms: prevention, safeguard

Antonyms: limitation, sanction

Erect (Verb)

Meaning; To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.

Synonyms: build

Antonyms: spoil

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.