Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 2nd December 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. Haughty (adjective)

Meaning; assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious

Synonyms: pompous, arrogant

Antonyms: modest, humble

2. Mandatory (adjective)

            Meaning; Obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

Synonyms: binding, compulsory

            Antonyms: unnecessary, unwanted

3. Solely (adverb)

Meaning; Alone; exclusively.

Synonyms: just, merely

Antonyms: together, collectively

4. Proclivity (noun)

Meaning; A predisposition or natural inclination

Synonyms: tendency, inclination

Antonyms: deviation, divergence

5. Turgid (adjective)

Meaning;  Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.

Synonyms: inflated, bloated

            Antonyms: deflated, contracted

6. Despotic (adjective)

            Meaning; Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.

Synonyms: authoritarian, autocratic

Antonyms: democratic, liberal

7. Smattering (noun)

            Meaning; A small number or amount of something.

Synonyms: few, handful

Antonyms: loads, many

8. Disastrous (adjective)

            Meaning; Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.

Synonyms: detrimental, unfortunate    

Antonyms: auspicious, fortunate

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.