Daily Vocabulary – 21 April 2024

Synonyms: Constraining, Forbidding, Governing, Prohibiting

Antonyms: Permit, Promote, Release, Start

Example: When he started fighting, it took four police officers to <strong>restrain</strong> him.

Trick: Training is restraining here.

Synonyms: Accost, Defy, Encounter, Meet

Antonyms: Avoid, Dodge, Evade, Surrender

Example: They <strong>confronted</strong> the invaders at the shore.

Trick: The reaction time while confrontation should be quick.

Synonyms: Broad, Comprehensive, Considerable, Expanded

Antonyms: Exclusive, Insignificant, Limited, Little

Example: The author has done <strong>extensive</strong> archival and oral research.

Trick: Extensive fields are more effective.

Synonyms: Combative, Contentious, Destructive, Intrusive

Antonyms: Calm, Complaisant, Easygoing, Laid-Back

Example: He started to get <strong>aggressive</strong> and began to shout.

Trick: The man is aggressive and depressive too.

Synonyms: Acute, Serious, Grave, Critical

Antonyms: Minor, Negligible, Gentle, Amenable

Example: The storm caused <strong>severe</strong> damage to the roof.

Trick: They prepare for the severe pain.

Synonyms: Entail, Involve, Demand, Require

Antonyms: Calculate, Check, Delay, Disallow.

Example: Reduction in government spending will <strong>necessitate</strong> further cuts in public services.

Trick: These measures were necessitated by the deteriorated economic situation.

Synonyms: Call, Declare, Disclose, Issue

Antonyms: Conceal, Hide, Hold, Keep

Example: The government <strong>announced</strong> a cut in taxes.

Trick: The manager was announcing the enhancing technique.

Synonyms: Enterprise, Inventiveness, Resourcefulness, Capability.

Antonyms: Cowardice, Idleness, Inactivity, Indifference.

Example: There's talk of a new peace <strong>initiative</strong>.

Trick: This is an active initiative

Synonyms: Blame, Blast, Castigate, Censure

Antonyms: Approve, Commend, Compliment, Exonerate

Example: His boss <strong>criticized</strong> him for his sloppy work habits.

Trick: The boss is criticizing and analyzing the employees.

Synonyms: Supposed, Professed, Purported, Apparent

Antonyms: Proved, Verifiable, Stated, Tried-And-True.

Example: But sometimes there is also an element of fraud from the <strong>alleged</strong> victim.

Trick: He was alleged by the managed workers.

Synonyms: Destructive, Ruinous, Disastrous, Catastrophic

Antonyms: Nondestructive, Blessed, Fortunate, Beneficial.

Example: The flood <strong>devastated</strong> the town.

Trick: His devastating actions causes breaking of rules.

Synonyms: Avert, Avoid, Bar, Block

Antonyms: Approve, Assist, Continue, Encourage

Example: You can't <strong>prevent</strong> my leaving.

Trick: They helped us to prevent from this bad event.

Synonyms: Appetite, Compulsion, Craving, Impulse

Antonyms: Disgust, Dislike, Distaste, Hate

Example: I can never resist the <strong>urge</strong> to laugh.

Trick: Vo dog feeding ke liye urging kar raha h.

Synonyms: Associate, Colleague, Friend, Partner

Antonyms: Antagonist, Detractor, Enemy, Foe

Example: India and its Asian <strong>allies</strong>.

Trick: The allies combine the flies.

Synonyms: Compelling, Convincing, Decisive, Indisputable

Antonyms: Ambiguous, Disputable, Doubtful, Dubious

Example: The data is far from <strong>conclusive</strong>.

Trick: The detective is in conclusive state.