Daily Vocabulary Words 20th July 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 meanings.

Daily Vocabulary Words

1. Sedate (adjective)

Meaning; Remaining composed and dignified, and avoiding too much activity or excitement.

Synonyms: calm, composed

Antonyms: flustered, agitated

2. Clinch (verb)

Meaning; To make certain; to finalize

            Synonyms: finalize, wrap up

Antonyms: unsettle, release

3. Cue (noun)

Meaning; A hint or intimation

            Synonyms: indication, signal

Antonyms: Denial, deny

4. Paucity (noun)

Meaning;  Fewness in number; too few

Antonyms; abundance, plenty

Synonyms; dearth, shortage

5. Usher (verb)

            Meaning; to lead or guide somewhere

Synonyms: assist, accompany

Antonyms: cease, stop

6. Abysmal (adjective)

Meaning; extremely bad; terrible.

Synonyms: awful, bad

Antonyms: good, nice

7. Baiter (noun)

Meaning; A troll who deliberately posts aggravating messages  or criticism

Synonyms: opponent, Heckler

Antonyms: supporter, defender

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 the 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.