Visual Vocabulary Word: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms and Synonyms: 12th May 2021

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 the Visual vocabulary words and their meaning.

Visual Vocabulary Word:

1. Scurrilous (adjective)

            Meaning; Gross, vulgar and evil.

Synonyms: indecent, defamatory

Antonyms: decent, appropriate

2. Plea (noun)

            Meaning; An appeal, petition, urgent prayer, or entreaty.

Synonyms: appeal, request

Antonyms: order, dictate

3. Prune (verb)

Meaning; To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.

Synonyms: trim, select

Antonyms: include, increase

4. Dissidence (noun)

Meaning; The state of being dissident; dissent

Synonyms: disagreement, dispute

Antonyms: agreement, concurrence

5. Apotheosis (noun)

Meaning; A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle

Synonyms: peak, climax

Antonyms: lowest, nadir

6. Succour (noun)

Meaning; Aid, assistance, or relief is given to one in distress;

Synonyms: help, assistance

Antonyms: endanger, resist

7. Incommodious (adjective)

Meaning; Discomforting, inconvenient, or unsuitable

Synonyms: uncomfortable

Antonyms: comfortable

8. Stiffen (verb)

Meaning; To make stiff.

Synonyms: solidify, strengthen

Antonyms: weaken, loosen

9. Rant (verb)

Meaning; A criticism done by ranting.

Synonyms: yell

Antonyms: quiet

The motive of the Visual Vocabulary Word

We all know that visuals give a deep impact on our minds to learn something. In this new Visual Vocabulary Drive, We will be giving you new words daily with a visual and its meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and their usage that will familiarize you with a vast variety of words and will increase your overall vocabulary.  Candidates must check the vocabulary page daily for new words.

Importance of Vocabulary

• The reading comprehension from which 50% of the questions of the English language section are based,  does not only require the candidate to have a good reading skill but also 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 portions of the English test where vocabulary can be used.