Daily Vocabulary Words 20 March 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. Scurrilous (adjective)

         Meaning; Gross, vulgar and evil.

Synonyms: indecent, defamatory

Antonyms: decent, appropriate

2. Extol (verb)

Meaning; To praise

Synonyms: applaud, hail

Antonyms: criticise, denounce

3. Incommodious (adjective)

Meaning; Discomforting, inconvenient, or unsuitable

Synonyms: uncomfortable

Antonyms: comfortable

4. Stiffen (verb)

Meaning; To make stiff.

Synonyms: solidify, strengthen

Antonyms: weaken, loosen

5. substantiate (verb)

Meaning; To verify something by supplying evidence

Synonyms;: support, uphold

Antonyms: dismiss, terminate

6. Starkly (adverb)

Meaning; In a stark manner; with great contrast.

Synonyms: harshly, strongly

Antonyms: softly, easily

7. Rant (verb)

Meaning; A criticism done by ranting.

Synonyms: yell

Antonyms: quiet

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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.