New Delhi, Feb. 29 -- Candidates appearing for competitive exams need to understand the importance of honing their vocabulary skills to crack the exams. Almost every other competitive exam like CAT, XAT, Bank Jobs, etc has a verbal section which the candidates are expected to answer.

Some of these verbal sections are qualifying in nature making it very detrimental for candidates to secure a minimum mark in order to qualify. Hence, the need to improve the word power is very much the need of the hour for aspirants.

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.

Obliterate (Verb)

Meaning: destroy utterly; wipe out

Example: The city was obliterated, o...