Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 22nd and 23rd 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. Humdrum (adjective)

Meaning; Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.

Synonyms: boring, dull

Antonyms: exciting, pleasing

2. Banter (noun)

Meaning; To joke about; to ridicule

Synonyms: crosstalk

Antonyms: praise

3. Mayhem (noun)

Meaning; A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos.

Synonyms: disorder, Chaos

Antonyms: peace, stability

4. Agony (noun)

Meaning; anguish, distress

Synonyms: suffering, pain

Antonyms: pleasure, satisfaction

5. Aloof (adjective)

Meaning; At or from a distance

Synonyms: distant, unfriendly

Antonyms: close, friendly

6. Benignant (adjective)

Meaning; Kind; gracious; favorable

Synonyms: compassionate, benevolent

Antonyms: barbarous, atrocious

7. Gobsmacked (adjective)

Meaning; Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless

Synonyms: surprised

Antonyms: unsurprised

8. Excoriate (verb)

Meaning; To strongly denounce or censure.

Synonyms: criticise, assail

Antonyms: praise, applaud

    9. Eschew (verb)

Meaning; To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

Synonyms: abjure, renounce

Antonyms: involve, engage

    10. Confound (verb)

Meaning; To perplex or puzzle

Synonyms: astonish, stun

Antonyms: relax, comfort

    11. Boisterous (adjective)

Meaning; Full of energy; exuberant

Synonyms: spirited, joyful

Antonyms: restrained, controlled

    12. Dash (noun)

Meaning; A rushing or violent onset.

Synonyms: shatter, devastate

Antonyms: enhance, upgrade

    13. Scourge (noun)

Meaning; A means to inflict such pain or destruction.

Synonyms: menace, misfortune

Antonyms: blessing, protection

   14. Abhorrent (Adjective)

Meaning; Contrary to something; discordant.

Synonyms: hateful, repugnant

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 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.