Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 3rd September 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. Salubrious (adjective)

Meaning; Promoting health or well-being

Synonyms; medicinal, healthful

Antonyms; unhealthy, harmful

2. Relent (verb)

Meaning; To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield; to dissolve

Synonyms: submit, concede

Antonyms: confront, defy

3. Muzzle (verb)

Meaning; To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); gag, silence, censor.

Synonyms: suppress, curb

Antonyms: unleash, free

4. Traumatic (adjective)

Meaning; Of, caused by, or causing trauma.

Synonyms: shocking, horrific

Antonyms: pleasing, soothing

5. Glee (noun)

Meaning; Joy; happiness

Synonyms: pleasure, joy

Antonyms: displeasure, disappointment

6. Cleave (verb)

Meaning; To split or sever something

Synonyms: split, divide

Antonyms: Unite, connect

7. Gleaned (verb)

Meaning; To gather what is left in

Synonyms: collect

Antonyms: scatter

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.