Daily Vocabulary Words 8 & 9 April 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. Slate (verb)
Meaning; To criticise harshly.

Synonyms: lambaste, attack
Antonyms: praise, applaud
2. Veer (verb)
Meaning; To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve

Synonyms: sheer, drive
Antonyms: stable, static

3. Adroit (adjective)
Meaning; Deft, dexterous, or skillful

Synonyms: skilful, agile
Antonyms: incompetent, unskilled

4. Fraught (adjective)
Meaning; Distressed or causing distress

Synonyms: worried, distressed
Antonyms: calm, quiet
5. Badinage (noun)
Meaning; Playful raillery; banter.

Synonyms: banter, gambit
Antonyms: argument, criticise

6. Shrug (noun)
Meaning; To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern.

Synonyms: disregard
Antonyms: agree
7. Foist (verb)
Meaning; To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit.

Synonyms: force, inflict
Antonyms: remove, prevent

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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.