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Competitive exams often have questions to test the verbal ability of the candidates appearing for the exam. Having good control over vocabulary and communication skills is important for a candidate appearing for competitive exams like CAT, XAT, SBI PO, SBI CBO, UPSC and many such exams.
Also Read: Vocabulary Made Easy series: Guide to sail through the verbal section in exams
Here’s a way to improve your vocabulary. Check out the words for the day and a small quiz to push yourself to improve your word power.
Voracious ( Adjective)
Meaning: Engaging in an activity with great eagerness or enthusiasm
Example: That child has a voracious appetite!
Valiant (Adjective)
Meaning: Possessing or showing courage or determination
Example: He was a valiant warrior, known to fight lions bare-handed
Vanity (Noun)
Meaning: excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements
Example: It was a meaningless compliment delivered to flatter her vanity
Venerable (Adjective)
Meaning: accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character
Example: I wait to see whether an even more venerable Caledonian diver will now come forward
Also Read: Vocabulary Made Easy series: Learn new words to improve your word power
Put your thinking cap on and try to answer the following questions to understand how much you have grasped.
- Disreputable, Venerated, August – Which of these words is an antonym for the word Venerable?
- Can you come up with a few synonyms for the word Vanity?
Watch out for this space for your weekly update on improving word power.
(Definitions and examples are from Oxford Languages)
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