Daily Vocabulary Words 20 October 2023: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms

Daily Vocabulary Words 2023

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. Delve (verb)
Meaning; To dig, to excavate, to search deeply

Synonyms: probe, examine
Antonyms: neglect, ignore

2. Smidgen (noun)
Meaning; A very small quantity or amount.

Synonyms: bit
Antonyms: lot

3. Vandalise (noun)
Meaning; To needlessly destroy or deface public property;

Synonyms: destroy, annihilate
Antonyms: protect, build

4. Rant (verb)
Meaning; A criticism done by ranting.

Synonyms: yell
Antonyms: quiet

5. Consternation (noun)
Meaning; terror, combined with amazement; dismay

Synonyms: anxiety, disturbance
Antonyms: satisfaction, comfort

6. Plea (noun)
Meaning; An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.

Synonyms: appeal, request
Antonyms: order, dictate

7. Odious (adjective)
Meaning; Arousing or meriting strong dislike

Synonyms: repulsive
Antonyms: pleasant

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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.