Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 3rd 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. Clinch (verb) 

Meaning; To make certain; to finalize. 

Synonyms: finalize, conclude 

Antonyms: unsettle, release 

2. Shimmering (adjective) 

Meaning; A gleam or glimmer. 

Synonyms: Twinkling, Flashing 

Antonyms: Boring, Tedious 

3. Travail (verb) 

Meaning; To weary through excessive labour.  

Synonyms: engage, toil 

Antonyms: drop, leave 

4. Dole (noun) 

Meaning; Money or other goods are given as charity. 

Synonyms: charity 

Antonyms: forfeit

5. Splinter (verb) 

Meaning; To break, or cause to break, into factions.

Synonyms: split, fracture 

Antonyms: join, combine 

6. Feverish (adjective) 

Meaning; Filled with excess energy 

Synonyms: excited, restless 

Antonyms: placid, tranquil 

7. Subterranean (adjective) 

Meaning; below ground, under the earth, underground

Synonyms: subversive, covert 

Antonyms: open, palpable 

8. Fillip (noun) 

Meaning; Something that excites or stimulates.

Synonyms: incitement, boost 

Antonyms: discouragement, restraint

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.