The importance of vocabulary cannot be ignored by students preparing for competitive exams like UPSC, Bank Exams, IELTS, GRE, etc. To achieve their dream goal, students also need to focus on improving their language skills.
Here’s a way to improve your vocabulary and communication skills. Check out the word for the day and take a short quiz to motivate yourself to improve your word power and language skills.
Daring (Adjective)
Meaning: showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks
Examples: his Daring This behavior will get him in trouble one day
puzzle (Noun)
Meaning: a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
Example: Scientists have solved this problem. puzzle About strange markings in the desert
hesitant (Adjective)
Meaning: vacillating between different opinions or actions; indecisive
Example: He was accused of hesitant Leadership
Wonderful (Adjective)
Meaning: delightfully attractive or adorable
Example: Wonderful The sight of the swans in the twilight was mesmerizing
talkative (Adjective)
Meaning: Tends to talk a lot; loquacious
Example: I can’t tell if he recognized me or not, but that night he was very talkative, almost talkative
noise (Noun)
Meaning: harsh dissonant mixture of sounds
Example: at home, at work, and on the street noise never stops
weak (Adjective)
Meaning: loss of energy or vitality
Examples: there is stress energetic Entire generations of players
deceit (verb)
Meaning: to speak or act evasively
Example: It seemed like he deceit When journalists asked sharp questions
excommunication (verb)
Meaning: to exclude from society or a group
Example: colleague Outcast He was blamed for not participating in the strike
Grudge (Noun)
Meaning: a desire to harm someone; malice
Example: The principle of even transfer Grudge can be used
Activate your thinking and try to answer the following questions to see how much you have understood.
- I have no _________________ towards him. Which of the following words best fits the sentence? (hatred, boycott)
- He lost the war, and was _________________; most of the Athenians did not agree with him. Which of the following words best fits the sentence? (excluded, liar)
- Can you think of some antonyms for the word Enervate?
- Can you think of some synonyms for the word cacophony?
- Can you think of some sentences using the words audacious, enigma and loquacious?
Also read: Make Vocabulary Easy Series: Brush up on your language skills and impress your peers
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(Definitions and examples taken from Oxford Languages)
