Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 5 October 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. PLAINTIVE (Adjective)

            Meaning; Sounding sorrowful, mournful

            Synonyms: mournful, wistful

            Antonyms: joyful, euphoric

2. PROTEGE (noun)

            Meaning; A person is guided and protected by a more prominent person.

          Synonyms; pupil, trainee

         Antonyms; guardian, trainer

3. LOGJAM (noun)

            Meaning; A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress.

            Synonyms: stagnation, deadlock

            Antonyms: advance, expedition

4. RUCKUS (noun)

            Meaning; A noisy disturbance and/or commotion.

            Synonyms: disorder, turbulence

            Antonyms: tranquil, peace

5. SCURRY (verb)

            Meaning; To run with quick light steps, to scamper.

            Synonyms: rush, scuttle

            Antonyms: crawl, stroll

6. UNRULY (adjective)

            Meaning; Wild; uncontrolled

            Synonyms: uncontrollable, wild

            Antonyms: controllable, obedient

7. SURMISE (verb)

            Meaning; Thought, imagination

            Synonyms: suppose, think

            Antonyms: sense, recognize

8. BOUT (noun)

            Meaning; A period of something, usually painful or unpleasant

           Synonyms; stretch, spell

          Antonyms; stagnation, stop

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.