Daily Vocabulary Words 9th 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. Heave (verb)

Meaning; To lift with difficulty

Synonyms: pull, drag

Antonyms: push, hold

2. Thrall (noun)

Meaning; One who is enslaved or under mind control.

Synonyms: slavery

Antonyms: mastery

3. Choppy (adjective)

Meaning; Discontinuous, intermittent

Synonyms: turbulent, stormy

Antonyms: silent, calm

4. Distend (verb)

Meaning; To extend or expand, as from internal pressure

Synonyms: expand

Antonyms: shrink

5. Congeal (verb)

Meaning; To coagulate, make curdled

Synonyms: curdle, coagulate

Antonyms: melt, soften

6. Wrinkle (noun)

Meaning; A line or crease in the skin

Synonyms: twist

Antonyms: tight

7. Abstemious (adjective)

Meaning; temperance or moderation

Synonyms: moderate, temperate

Antonyms: voracious, intemperate

Daily Vocab 9th January 2023 PDF

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.