Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 1st April 2022

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.

1. Accrue (verb)

Meaning; To increase, to augment

Synonyms: amass, accumulate

Antonyms: decrease, diminish

2. Scurrilous (adjective)

Meaning; Gross, vulgar and evil.

Synonyms: abuse

Antonyms: compliment

3. Inadvertent (adjective)

Meaning; Inattentive

Synonyms: careless

Antonyms: careful

4. Morose (adjective)

Meaning; Sullen, gloomy; showing brooding ill humour.

Synonyms: sullen

Antonyms: cheerful

5. Harp (verb)

Meaning; To repeatedly mention a subject.

Synonyms: repeat

Antonyms: forbid

6. Breviary (noun)

Meaning; A brief statement or summary.

Synonyms: summary, encapsulation

Antonyms: elaboration, expansion

7. Thrall (noun)

Meaning; One who is enslaved or under mind control.

Synonyms: slavery

Antonyms: mastery

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.