Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 23rd & 24th November 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. Abstruse (adjective)

            Meaning; Difficult to comprehend or understand

Synonyms: esoteric, obscure

            Antonyms: clear, apparent

2. Bottleneck (noun)

Meaning; The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome

Synonyms: halt, stalemate

Antonyms: unrestricted, free

3. Petulance (verb)

Meaning; Rudeness, insolence

Synonyms: cynicism, viciousness

Antonyms: politeness, kindness

4. Delve (verb)

Meaning;  To dig, to excavate, to search deeply

Synonyms: probe, examine

            Antonyms: neglect, ignore

5. Swathe(noun)

            Meaning; A bandage; a band

Synonyms: track, envelope

Antonyms: margin, unfold

6. Contrition (noun)

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

Synonyms: remorse, repentance

Antonyms: remorselessness

7. Paranoid (noun)

            Meaning; Someone suffering from paranoia(irrational distrust of others)

Synonyms: suspicious, distrustful

Antonyms: secure, trustful

    8. Fraught (Adjective)

Meaning; Loaded up

Synonyms: abundant, flush

Antonyms: barren, devoid

   9. Salutary (adjective)

Meaning; Effecting or designed to effect an improvement

            Synonyms: beneficial, advantageous

Antonyms: harmful, injurious

  10. Wariness (noun)

Meaning; vigilance or the condition of being alert

Synonyms: vigilance, attentiveness

Antonyms: hastiness, inattentiveness

  11. Protracted (adjective)

Meaning; Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.

Synonyms: long, endless

Antonyms: short, brief

  12. Approbation (noun)

Meaning;  The act of approving

Synonyms: approval, assent

            Antonyms: rejection, refusal

  13. Envisage (verb)

            Meaning; To conceive

Synonyms: visualise, conceive

Antonyms: real, actual

  14. Imputation (noun)

Meaning; The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.

Synonyms: accusation

Antonyms: Remission

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.