Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 4th 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. Bane (noun)

            Meaning; A cause of misery or death; an affliction or curse.

Synonyms: destruction, catastrophe

Antonyms: construction, blessing

2. Beleaguer (verb)

Meaning; To besiege; to surround with troops

Synonyms: block, confine

Antonyms: free, liberate

3. Blunt (verb)

Meaning; To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker

Synonyms: dampen

Antonyms: amplify

4. Woe (noun)

Meaning; Great sadness or distress;

Synonyms: agony, distress

Antonyms: comfort, relax

5. Tinge (verb)

Meaning; To add a small amount of color

Synonyms: shade, dye

Antonyms: bleach, discolor

6. Eerie (adjective)

Meaning; strange, weird, fear-inspiring

Synonyms: haunting, frightening

Antonyms: soothing, pleasing

7. Wreak (verb)

Meaning; To cause, inflict or let out, especially if causing harm or injury.

Synonyms: inflict

Antonyms: abandon

8. Showcase (verb)

Meaning; the case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.

Synonyms: exhibit

Antonyms: hide

9. Environ (verb)

Meaning; To surround

Synonyms: surround, encircle

Antonyms: free, release

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 a 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.