Daily Vocabulary Words 4th November 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 meaning.

Daily Vocabulary Words

1. Blockade (noun)

Meaning; The physical blocking or surrounding of a place to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.

Synonyms: barricade, barrier

Antonyms: access, open

2. Distrait(adjective)

Meaning; absent-minded, troubled, distracted

Synonyms: inattentive, careless

Antonyms: attentive, careful

3. Vacillate (verb)

Meaning; To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.

Synonyms: oscillate

Antonyms: resolute

4. Tinker (verb)

Meaning; To tinker with; to tweak or attempt to fix.

Synonyms: fix, improve

Antonyms: destroy, mess

5. Endeavor (noun)

Meaning; A sincere attempt

Synonyms: attempt

Antonyms: leave

6. Hoodwink (verb)

Meaning; To deceive by disguise

Synonyms: mislead, deceive

Antonyms: guide, protect

7. Balk (verb)

Meaning; To stop, check, block.

Synonyms: restrict, curb

Antonyms: free, allow

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.