Daily Vocabulary Words 8th 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. Hark (verb)

            Meaning; To listen attentively

Synonyms: hear, listen

Antonyms: ignore, disregard

2. Bewildering (adjective)

            Meaning; Very confusing

Synonyms: puzzling, confusing

Antonyms: clear, comprehensible

3. Shattered (adjective)

            Meaning; physically broken into pieces, emotionally defeated or dispirited

Synonyms: distressed, unhappy

Antonyms: pleased, happy

4. Spurt (noun)

Meaning; A sudden brief burst of, or increase in, speed, effort, activity

Synonyms: increase, stimulus

Antonyms: decrease, dwindle

5. Lull (verb)

Meaning; To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm

Synonyms: ease, allay

Antonyms: aggravate, stimulate

6. Bungle (verb)

Meaning; A botched or incompetently handled situation.

Synonyms: mismanage, mishandle

Antonyms: manage, handle

7. Heed (noun)

Meaning; Careful attention.

Synonyms: notice, consideration

Antonyms: disregard, overlook

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.