Daily Vocabulary Words 20 February 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.

Daily Vocabulary Words

1. Altruist (noun)

    Meaning; A person showing regard for others

Synonyms: benevolent, humanitarian

Antonyms: selfish, cruel

2. Incongruous (adjective)

Meaning; Not similar or congruent; not matching

Synonyms: incoherent, contradictory

Antonyms: compatible, consistent

3. Embrace (verb)

Meaning; To accept; to undergo; to submit to.

Synonyms: adopt, accept

Antonyms: exclude, reject

4. Obstreperous (adjective)

Meaning; Stubbornly defiant

Synonyms: blusterous, boisterous

Antonyms: silent, compliant

5. Exegesis (noun)

Meaning; An exposition or explanation of a text

Synonyms: elucidation, illustration

Antonyms: straight, brief

6. Scalding (adjective)

Meaning; An instance of scalding: a burn.

Synonyms: blazing

Antonyms: cold

7. Buttress (verb)

Meaning; Anything that supports or strengthens.

Synonyms: reinforce, strengthen

Antonyms: weaken, reduce

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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 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.