Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 3rd & 4th May 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. Telltale (adjective)

Meaning; A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something

Synonyms: reflective, denotative

Antonyms: informative, secretive

2. Malaise (noun)

Meaning; A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness

Synonyms: unhappiness, uneasiness

Antonyms: happiness, comfort

3. Salvage (verb)

Meaning; Of property, people, or situations at risk, to rescue.

Synonyms: save, recover

Antonyms: abandon, endanger

4. Akin (noun)

Meaning; Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind

Synonyms: alike, similar

Antonyms: unlike, different

5. Cynical (adjective)

Meaning; Skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others

Synonyms: skeptical, suspicious 

Antonyms: optimistic, trustworthy

6. Rainfed (adjective)

Meaning; filled with rainwater

Synonyms: waterlogged, watery 

Antonyms: Dehydrated, Parched

7. Nagging (adjective)

Meaning; Causing persistent mild pain, or annoyance.

Synonyms: distressing, painful

Antonyms: joyful, cheerful

1. Ensconce (verb)

Meaning; To place in a secure environment.

Synonyms: establish, install

Antonyms: displace, abolish

2. Usurp (verb)

Meaning; To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.

Synonyms: seize, expropriate

Antonyms: give, surrender

3. Baiter (noun)

Meaning; A troll who deliberately posts aggravating messages  or criticism

Synonyms: opponent, Heckler

Antonyms: supporter, defender

4. Unremitting (adjective)

Meaning; never slackening

Synonyms: ceaseless, enduring

Antonyms: ending, discontinuous

5. Furlough (noun)

Meaning; A leave of absence or vacation

Synonyms: recess, break

Antonyms: recall, travail

6. Conundrum (noun)

Meaning; A difficult question or riddle

Synonyms: dilemma

Antonyms: solution

7. Tally (noun)

Meaning; To count something.

Synonyms: calculate

Antonyms: miscalculate

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.