Daily Vocabulary Words 28th & 29th june 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. Pillage (verb)

Meaning; To loot or plunder by force

Synonyms: ransack, ravage

Antonyms: protect, defend

2. Noxious (adjective)

Meaning; Harmful; injurious.

Synonyms: harmful, bad

Antonyms: useful, helpful

3. Flout (verb)

Meaning; To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.

            Synonyms: defy, disregard

Antonyms: honour, respect

4. Alacritous (adjective)

            Meaning; Brisk, speedy, with alacrity, quick and eager.

Synonyms: fast, speedy

Antonyms: slow, lag

5. Hoary (adjective)

            Meaning; Old or old-fashioned.

Synonyms: old, ancient

Antonyms: new, modern

6. Dormant (adjective)

Meaning; Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.

Synonyms: sleeping, slumbering

Antonyms: awake, active

7. Exacerbate (verb)

Meaning; To make worse (a problem, bad situation

Synonyms: worsen, aggravate

Antonyms: pacify, hold

1. Clinch (verb)

            Meaning; To hold firmly; to clench or to make certain; to finalize

Synonyms: finalize, settle

Antonyms: confuse, unsettle

2. Peter (verb)

Meaning; To dwindle

Synonyms: decline, lessen

Antonyms: increase, enhance

3. Coax (verb)

Meaning; To wheedle, persuade

Synonyms: persuade, tempt

Antonyms: discourage, repulse

4. Leery (adjective)

Meaning; Cautious, suspicious

Synonyms: suspicious, dubious

Antonyms: confidential, clear

5. Telltale (adjective)

            Meaning; A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something

Synonyms: reflective, denotative

Antonyms: informative, secretive

6. Clout (noun)

Meaning; Influence or effectiveness, especially political.

Synonyms: influence, dominance

Antonyms: insignificance, irrelevance

7. Malady (noun)

Meaning; Any ailment or disease of the body

Synonyms: illness

Antonyms: health

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.