Daily Vocabulary Words 9th & 10th August 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. ECSTASY (noun)

meaning; Intense pleasure.

              Synonyms: bliss, happiness

              Antonyms: pain, unhappiness

2. OPEROSE (adjective)

              Meaning; tedious, wearisome.

              Synonyms: laborious, hardworking

              Antonyms: lazy, engaging

3. MELLOW (adjective)

              Meaning; Relaxed; calm; easygoing; laid-back.

              Synonyms: melodious, mellifluous

              Antonyms: harsh, gruff

4. INTIMIDATE (verb)

              Meaning; To make timid or afraid

              Synonyms; terrify, dishearten

Antonyms; please, strengthen

5. LOUSY (adjective)

              Meaning; Remarkably bad; of poor quality

              Synonyms: bad, awful

              Antonyms: good, nice

6. BENIGNANT (adjective)

              Meaning; Kind; gracious; favorable

              Synonyms: compassionate, benevolent

              Antonyms: barbarous, atrocious

7. INTRIGUE (verb)

              Meaning; A complicated or clandestine plot

              Synonyms: conspire

              Antonyms: expose

1. RUCKUS (noun)

              Meaning; A noisy disturbance and/or commotion.

              Synonyms: disorder, turbulence

              Antonyms: tranquil, peace

2. SURMISE (verb)

              Meaning; Thought, imagination

              Synonyms: suppose, think

              Antonyms: sense, recognise

3. THWART (verb)

              Meaning; To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.

              Synonyms: control, restrict

              Antonyms: encourage, bolster

4. GOBSMACKED (adjective)

              Meaning; Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless

              Synonyms: surprised

              Antonyms: unsurprised

5. DISMANTLE (verb)

              Meaning; To remove fittings or furnishings from

              Synonyms: disassemble

              Antonyms: assemble

6. CHIMERICAL (adjective)

              Meaning; Being a figment of the imagination; fantastic

              Synonyms: fanciful, illusory

              Antonyms: realistic, palpable

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.