Vocabulary Words: Improve Your Vocabulary with Antonyms & Synonyms: 27th July 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. Protege (noun)

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

Synonyms: trainee, pupil

Antonyms: trainer, gaurdian

 

2. Torpor (noun)

            Meaning; A state of being inactive or stuporous.

Synonyms: stagnation, listlessness

Antonyms: vigor, eagerness

 

3. Agape (adjective)

Meaning; In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation

Synonyms: breathless, stunned

Antonyms: indifferent, ignorant

 

4. Thriving (adjective)

Meaning; That thrives; successful; flourishing or prospering.

Synonyms: increasing, blooming

Antonyms: wither, fade

 

5. Confabulate (verb)

Meaning; To speak casually with; to chat.

Synonyms: gossip

Antonyms: listen

 

6. Outpace (verb)

Meaning; To go faster than; to exceed the pace of.

Synonyms: surpass, exceed

Antonyms: underplay, playdown

 

7. Trove (noun)

Meaning; A treasure trove; a collection of treasure.

Synonyms: stock, agglomeration

Antonyms: junk, litter

 

8. Propensity (noun)

Meaning; An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction

Synonyms: inclination

Antonyms: aversion

 

9. Clampdown (noun)

Meaning; A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control

Synonyms: suppression, crackdown

Antonyms: freedom, enhancement

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 skill 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.