Daily Vocabulary



✅ 13.05.2024


1. EMBOLDEN (VERB):  encourage
Synonyms: hearten, strengthen
Antonyms: dishearten
Example Sentence:Emboldened by the claret, he pressed his knee against hers.


2. SLAM (VERB):  hit
Synonyms: strike, ram
Antonyms: miss
Example Sentence:The car mounted the pavement, slamming into a lamp post.


3. BLEAK (ADJECTIVE):  cold
Synonyms: keen, raw
Antonyms: warm
Example Sentence:It was a bleak midwinter's day.


4. UNLEASH (VERB) : release
Synonyms: free, loose
Antonyms: restrain
Example Sentence:They dig up badger setts and unleash terriers into them. 


5. BURNISH (VERB): polish up 
Synonyms: shine, brighten
Antonyms: dull
Example Sentence:To burnish copper, I would probably use a drill with a pad attached to the end.


6. DIPLOMATIC (ADJECTIVE): tactful
Synonyms: sensitive, subtle
Antonyms: indiscreet
Example Sentence:He tried his best to be diplomatic.


7. ABATEMENT (NOUN): subsiding
Synonyms: lessening, decrease
Antonyms: intensification, increase
Example Sentence:The new trend showed no signs of abatement.


8. AMELIORATE (VERB): improve
Synonyms: better, enhance
Antonyms: worsen
Example Sentence:Steps have been taken to ameliorate his situation.


9. FORMIDABLE (ADJECTIVE) : intimidating
Synonyms: forbidding, redoubtable
Antonyms: comforting
Example Sentence:His opponent was certainly a formidable one.


10. ENDURE (NOUN): last
Synonyms: live, live on
Antonyms: fade
Example Sentence:These cities have endured through time.

✅ 12.05.2024


1. VANQUISH (VERB): (जीतना): conquer 
Synonyms: trounce, annihilate 
Antonyms: lose 
Example Sentence: 
He successfully vanquished his rival. 


2. CESSATION (NOUN): (समापन): end 
Synonyms: ending, termination 
Antonyms: start 
Example Sentence: 
The hostilities finally came to a cessation. 


3. OBSCURE (VERB): (ढांकना): hide 
Synonyms: conceal cover 
Antonyms: reveal 
Example Sentence: 
Grey clouds ten to obscure the sun.


4.SEVER (VERB): (अलग करना): break off 
Synonyms: discontinue suspend 
Antonyms: maintain 
Example Sentence: 
The notice itself may be sufficient to sever the joint tenancy. 


5. EPHEMERAL (ADJECTIVE): (अल्पकालिक): transitory 
Synonyms: transient, fleeting 
Antonyms: long-lived 
Example Sentence: 
Fashions are ephemeral as new ones regularly drive out the old. 


6. OUTCRY (NOUN): (शिकायत): complaints 
Synonyms: objections, indignation 
Antonyms: indiffference 
Example Sentence: 
The public outcry over the bombing has had solid ramifications. 


7.PETRIFY (VERB): (डराना): terrify 
Synonyms: horrify, scare 
Antonyms: reassure 
Example Sentence: 
Her icy controlled quietness petrifies me all the time. 


8. TACIT (ADJECTIVE): (निहित): implicit 
Synonyms: understood, implied 
Antonyms: explicit 
Example Sentence: 
He gave his tacit approval in letters to the media. 

9.WRATH (NOUN): (रोष): anger 
Synonyms: rage, fury 
Antonyms: happiness 
Example Sentence: 
He hid his pipe for fear of incurring his father's wrath. 


10. RELUCTANCE (NOUN): (अनिच्छा): unwillingness 
Synonyms: disinclination, hesitation 
Antonyms: willingness 
Example Sentence: 
She sensed his reluctance to continue. 

✅ 07.05.2024


1. INEVITABLY (ADVERB): unavoidably 
Synonyms: automatically, necessarily 
Antonyms: avoidably 
Example Sentence: Inevitably some details are already out of date. 


2. FRAUGHT (ADJECTIVE): anxious 
Synonyms: worried, upset 
Antonyms: calm 
Example Sentence: There was a fraught silence in the cabin. 


3. INCENDIARY (ADJECTIVE):inflammatory 
Synonyms: provocative, agitational 
Antonyms: conciliatory 
Example Sentence: The principal's incendiary remarks were not appropriate for the students to hear. 


4. STARTLE (VERB): surprise 
Synonyms: frighten, scare 
Antonyms: put at ease 
Example Sentence: A sudden sound in the doorway startled all of us. 



5. SAGACIOUS (ADJECTIVE):  wise 
Synonyms: clever, intelligent 
Antonyms: stupid 
Example Sentence: Step by step, with sagacious attitude, he advanced to the great discovery. 


6. DISRUPT (VERB): distort 
Synonyms: damage, buckle 
Antonyms: organize 
Example Sentence:It wasn't like Alex to let anger disrupt his schedule. 


7. VENOMOUS (ADJECTIVE):  vicious 
Synonyms: spiteful, rancorous 
Antonyms: friendly 
Example Sentence: She replied with a venomous glance. 


8. LEGITIMATE (ADJECTIVE): valid 
Synonyms: sound, admissible 
Antonyms: invalid 
Example Sentence: His excuse for being late was legitimate. 


9. INADVERTENTLY (ADVERB):  accidentally 
Synonyms: by accident, unintentionally 
Antonyms: deliberately 
Example Sentence: His name had been inadvertently omitted from the list. 


10. SLASH (VERB): reduce 
Synonyms: cut drop 
Antonyms: raise 
Example Sentence: The workforce has been slashed by 3,000. 

✅ 06.05.2024


1. COROLLARY (NOUN): consequence
Synonyms: result, upshot
Antonyms: cause
Example Sentence:The huge increases in unemployment were the corollary of expenditure cuts.


2. FRIVOLOUS (ADJECTIVE):  flippant
Synonyms: glib, waggish
Antonyms: serious
Example Sentence:At bottom the man was frivolous, selfish and unstable.


3. CONTEMPT (NOUN): disrespect
Synonyms: disregard, slighting
Antonyms: respect
Example Sentence:This action displays an arrogant contempt for the wishes of the majority.


4. DRENCH (VERB): soak
Synonyms: saturate, wet through
Antonyms: dry
Example Sentence:I fell in the stream and was drenched.


5. PROPRIETY (NOUN): decorum
Synonyms: respectability decency
Antonyms: impropriety
Example Sentence: She always behaves with the utmost propriety.


6. REFUTE (VERB): disprove
Synonyms: rebut, confute
Antonyms: confirm
Example Sentence:These claims have not been refuted at all.


7. COLLOQUIAL (ADJECTIVE) : informal
Synonyms: conversational, everyday
Antonyms: literary
Example Sentence:His colloquial talents were indeed of the highest order.


8. BEWILDER (VERB): baffle
Synonyms: mystify, bemuse
Antonyms: enlighten
Example Sentence:She was bewildered by his sudden change of mood.


9. HAPLESS (ADJECTIVE): unfortunate
Synonyms: unlucky, luckless
Antonyms: lucky
Example Sentence:I met the hapless victims of the disaster.


10. INHIBIT (VERB): impede
Synonyms: hinder hamper
Antonyms: assist
Example Sentence:Too much cold inhibits plant growth.

27.04.2024

1.PRESTIGIOUS (ADJECTIVE):reputable

Synonyms: distinguished, respected

Antonyms: disreputable

Example Sentence:

He works at a much more prestigious academic post.


2. ENSUING (ADJECTIVE): subsequent

Synonyms: following, succeeding

Antonyms: previous

Example Sentence:

The theory was developed subsequent to the earthquake of 1906.


3.RECOMMENDATION (NOUN): advice

Synonyms: counsel, guidance

Antonyms: Criticism

Example Sentence:

The committee put forward forty recommendations for change.


4.REVEL (VERB): celebrate

Synonyms: make merry, party

Antonyms: mourn

Example Sentence:

They spent the evening revelling with their guests.


5.OUTBREAK (NOUN): eruption

Synonyms: flare-up, upsurge

Antonyms: pacification

Example Sentence:

The origin of the outbreak is uncertain.


6.WITHOLD (VERB): hold back

Synonyms: keep back, conceal

Antonyms: reveal

Example Sentence:

The name of the dead man is being withheld.


7. DISSENSION (NOUN): disagreement

Synonyms: difference of opinion, dispute

Antonyms: agreement, accord

Example Sentence:

These issues caused bitter dissension in the party.


8. GENEROSITY (NOUN): liberality

Synonyms: magnanimity

Antonyms: meanness

Example Sentence:

I was overwhelmed by the generosity of friends and neighbours.





✅ 26.04.2024

1. BRINK (NOUN): edge

Synonyms: verge, margin

Antonyms: middle

Example Sentence:

This woman could bring me to the brink of insanity.



2. SPUR (NOUN): stimulus

Synonyms: incentive, encouragement

Antonyms: disincentive

Example Sentence:

Wars act as a spur to practical invention. 



3. UNRELENTING (ADJECTIVE): continual

Synonyms: constant, continuous

Antonyms: intermittent

Example Sentence:

He continued to pursue acting with unrelenting hostility.



4. BLEAK (ADJECTIVE):  unpromising

Synonyms: unfavourable , unpropitious

Antonyms: promising

Example Sentence:

He paints a bleak picture of a company that has lost its way.



5. SLACKEN (VERB):slow

Synonyms: slow down, decelerate

Antonyms: speed up

Example Sentence:

The pace of trade never slackens.



6. BENEVOLENT (ADJECTIVE):  kind

Synonyms: kindly, kind-hearted

Antonyms: unkind

Example Sentence:

He was something of a benevolent despot.



7. TACIT (ADJECTIVE): implicit

Synonyms: understood, implied

Antonyms: explicit

Example Sentence:

Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.



8. AGILE (ADJECTIVE): nimble

Synonyms: lithe, spry

Antonyms: clumsy

Example Sentence:

I am as agile as a monkey.



9. PERIL (NOUN): danger

Synonyms: jeopardy, risk

Antonyms: safety

Example Sentence:

The hour of peril for the Latin kingdom had now at last struck.



10. AMASS (VERB): gather

Synonyms: collect, assemble

Antonyms: dissipate

Example Sentence:

He amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds.

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