Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 21st January 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.

Visual Vocabulary Words:

1. Assuage (verb)

            Meaning; To pacify or soothe

Synonyms: pacify, appease

Antonyms: incite, aggravate

2. Corroborate (verb)

Meaning; To confirm or support something with additional evidence

Synonyms: verify, validate

Antonyms: reject, ignore

3. Pummel (verb)

Meaning; To pound or beat.

Synonyms: defeat

Antonyms: fail

4. Abandon (verb)

Meaning;  To leave behind; to desert

Synonyms: drop

Antonyms: hold

5. Undulating (adjective)

Meaning; Moving up and down like waves; wavy.

Synonyms: waving

Antonyms: calm

6. Adroit (adjective)

Meaning; Deft, dexterous, or skillful

Synonyms: expert, apt

Antonyms: naive, inexperienced

7. Hapless (adjective)

Meaning; Very unlucky; ill-fated.

Synonyms: unfortunate

Antonyms: fortunate

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.