Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 24th & 25th April 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 Visual vocabulary words and their meanings.

1. Theological (adjective)

Meaning; Of or relating to theology.

Synonyms: religious, doctrinal

Antonyms: blasphemy, atheism

2. Prudent (adjective)

Meaning; Practically wise, judicious, shrewd

Synonyms: judicious, wise

Antonyms: incautious, unwise

3. Incursion (noun)

Meaning; An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion

              Synonyms: raid, invasion

Antonyms: withdraw, pull out

4. Amicable (adjective)

Meaning;  Showing friendliness or goodwill.

Synonyms: polite, cordial

              Antonyms: uncivil, unfriendly

5. Ostensible (adjective)

              Meaning; Apparent, evident; meant for open display.

Synonyms: apparent, superficial

Antonyms: genuine, real

6. Imbue (verb)

Meaning; To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.

Synonyms: permeate

Antonyms: drain

7. Append (verb)

              Meaning; To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex

Synonyms: adjoin, attach

Antonyms: exclude, remove

1. Excruciating (adjective)

            Meaning; Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing

Synonyms: disturbing, irritating

Antonyms: pleasing, soothing

2. Trepidation (noun)

Meaning; A fearful state; a state of concern or hesitation.

Synonyms: apprehension, fear

Antonyms: delight, happiness

3. Gargantuan (adjective)

Meaning; Huge; immense; tremendous

Synonyms: enormous, gigantic

Antonyms: small, minute

4. Poised (verb)

Meaning; Balanced, in position

Synonyms: balance

Antonyms: imbalance

5. Wily (adjective)

Meaning; sly, cunning, full of tricks

Synonyms:  clever, canny

Antonyms: ignorant, naive

6. Wade (verb)

Meaning; to walk through water or something that impedes progress.

Synonyms: paddle

Antonyms: dodge

7. Discard (verb)

Meaning; to throw away, to reject.

Synonyms: dismiss, dump

Antonyms: retain, store

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.