Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 22nd March 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. Condone (verb)

            Meaning; To forgive, excuse or overlook

Synonyms: overlook, ignore

Antonyms: attend, care

2. Ruing (verb)

Meaning; Sorrow; repentance; regret.

Synonyms: mourn, grieve

Antonyms: delight, praise

3. Steer (verb)

Meaning; To guide the course

Synonyms: guide

Antonyms: follow

4. Mount (verb)

Meaning; To get upon; to ascend; to climb.

Synonyms: build, escalate

Antonyms: reduce, decrease

5. Marquee (noun)

Meaning; A large tent with open sides

Synonyms: tent

Antonyms: Nest

6. Myriad (adjective)

Meaning; A countless number

Synonyms: countless, infinite

Antonyms: meagre, scarce

7. Ameliorate (verb)

Meaning; To make better, or improve

Synonyms: alleviate

Antonyms: aggravate

8. Vicious(adjective)

Meaning; Violent, destructive

Synonyms: cruel, barbarous

Antonyms: gentle, innocent

9. Scuttle (verb)

Meaning; denigrate or destroy one’s position or property

Synonyms: destroy, sink

Antonyms: construct, save

10. Exhort (verb)

Meaning; To urge; to advise earnestly

Synonyms: adjure

Antonyms: discourage

11. Intransigent (adjective)

Meaning; Unwilling to compromise

Synonyms: inexorable, resolute

Antonyms: subservient, tractable

12. Assuage (verb)

Meaning; To pacify or soothe

Synonyms: soften, appease

Antonyms: irritate, provoke

13. Append (verb)

Meaning; To hang or attach to, as by a string

Synonyms: adjoin, attach

Antonyms: ditach, disconnect

14. Mire (verb)

Meaning; To soil with mud or foul matter.

Synonyms: entangle

Antonyms: release

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.