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Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 19th August 2021

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 the Visual vocabulary words and their meaning.

Visual Vocabulary Words:

  1. Purloin (verb)

            Meaning; To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.

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Synonyms: steal, loot

Antonyms: donate, contribute

 

  1. Contrition (noun)

Meaning; The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.

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Synonyms: regret, remorse

Antonyms: remorselessness

 

  1. Environ (verb)

Meaning; To surround; to encircle

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Synonyms: surround, encircle

Antonyms: free, liberate

 

  1. Carnage (noun)

Meaning; Death and destruction.

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Synonyms: bloodshed

Antonyms: peace

 

  1. Coherence (noun)

Meaning; The quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency.

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Synonyms: consistency, unity

Antonyms: inconsistency, disunity

 

  1. Feeble (adjective)

Meaning; Deficient in physical strength

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Synonyms: weak, unwell

Antonyms: strong, well

 

  1. Ameliorate (verb)

Meaning; To make better, or improve, something

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Synonyms: upgrade, improve

Antonyms: diminish, degrade

 

  1. Plaintive (adjective)

Meaning; Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

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Synonyms: painful, wistful

Antonyms: delightful, pleasant

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 a 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.

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