Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 23rd September 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:

Suffuse (verb)

Meaning; To spread through or over something,

Synonyms: perforate, infuse

Antonyms: halt, deplete

Drove (noun)

Meaning; A number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.

Synonyms: flock, herd

Antonyms: few, trickle

Glee (noun)

Meaning; Joy; happiness

Synonyms: delight

Antonyms: disappointment

Jest (verb)

Meaning; To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner

Synonyms: mock, tease

Antonyms: compliment, commend

Foist (verb)

Meaning; To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit.

Synonyms: force, inflict

Antonyms: remove, prevent

Backlash (noun)

Meaning; A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.

Synonyms: retaliation, counterattack

Antonyms: cause, ground

Ablution (noun)

Meaning; The act of washing or cleansing the body

Synonyms: clean

Antonyms: pollution

Peter (verb)

Meaning; To dwindle

Synonyms: decline, lessen

Antonyms: increase, enhance

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.