Daily Vocabulary Words 25 May 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.

Vocabulary Words With Antonyms & Synonyms

1. Recalcitrant (adjective)
Meaning; Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority

Synonyms: disobedient, rebellious
Antonyms: obedient, compliant
2. Skeptic (noun)
Meaning; Someone who habitually doubts beliefs and claims presented as accepted by others

Synonyms: disbeliever
Antonyms: believer

3. Reprisal (noun)
Meaning; An act of retaliation.

Synonyms: counterattack
Antonyms: remission

4. Abhorrent (Adjective)
Meaning; Contrary to something; discordant.

Synonyms: hateful, repugnant
Antonyms: delightful, pleasant
5. Conundrum (noun)
Meaning; A difficult question or riddle

Synonyms: dilemma
Antonyms: solution
6. Benign (adjective)
Meaning; Kind; gentle

Synonyms: gentle
Antonyms: unkind
7. Intrigue (verb)
Meaning; A complicated or clandestine plot

Synonyms: conspire
Antonyms: expose

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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.