Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 27th August 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. Rampant (adjective)

Meaning; Unrestrained or unchecked, usually in a negative manner.

Synonyms; uncontrolled, frequent

Antonyms; controlled, limited

2. Clinch (verb)

            Meaning; To hold firmly; to clench or to make certain; to finalize

Synonyms: finalize, settle

Antonyms: confuse, unsettle

3. Telltale (adjective)

            Meaning; A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something

Synonyms: reflective, denotative

Antonyms: informative, secretive

4. Spiralling (verb)

Meaning; increasing continually.

Synonyms: rising, increasing

Antonyms: falling, decreasing

5. Foist (verb)

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

Synonyms: Inflict, impose

Antonyms: prevent, help

6. Plaudit (noun)

Meaning; A mark or expression of applause; praise

Synonyms: commendation, appreciation

Antonyms: condemnation, criticism

7. Corpus (noun)

Meaning; A collection of writings, a body, a collection.

Synonyms: compilation, collection

Antonyms: sole, individual

8. Sack (verb)

Meaning; To discharge from a job or position; to fire.

Synonyms: terminate, dismiss

Antonyms: recruit, hire

9. Malady (noun)

Meaning; Any ailment or disease of the body

Synonyms: illness

Antonyms: health

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.