Daily Vocabulary Words 28th January 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. Excoriate (verb)

Meaning; To strongly denounce or censure.

Synonyms: criticise, assail

Antonyms: praise, applaud

2. Pillage (verb)

Meaning; To loot or plunder by force

Synonyms: ransack, ravage

Antonyms: protect, defend

3. Noxious (adjective)

Meaning; Harmful; injurious.

Synonyms: harmful, bad

Antonyms: useful, helpful

4. Flout (verb)

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

   Synonyms: defy, disregard

Antonyms: honour, respect

5. Alacritous (adjective)

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

Synonyms: fast, speedy

Antonyms: slow, lag

6. Hoary (adjective)

         Meaning; Old or old-fashioned.

Synonyms: old, ancient

Antonyms: new, modern

7. Dormant (adjective)

Meaning; Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.

Synonyms: sleeping, slumbering

Antonyms: awake, active

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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 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.