Daily Vocabulary – 14 September 2024

Synonyms: Support, Backing, Approval, Agreement

Antonyms: Denial, Disapproval, Disfavor, Opposition

Example: The newspaper has announced its political <strong>endorsements</strong>.

Trick: The management is for endorsement.

Synonyms: Disrupting, Fracturing, Breaking, Destroying

Antonyms: Repairing, Rebuilding, Fixing, Healing

Example: Their lyrics are perfectly enunciated, but <strong>fragmented</strong> and dream-like.

Trick: The blocks were fragmented while cemented.

Synonyms: Excessive, Flagrant, Growing, Prevalent

Antonyms: Gentle, Mild, Moderate, Moral

Example: A rich soil soon becomes home to <strong>rampant</strong> weeds.

Trick: The rampant kids were trying to chant.

Synonyms: Rebel, Revolutionary, Mutineer, Guerrilla

Antonyms: Loyalist, Patriot, Supporter, Advocate

Example: The government struggled to suppress the <strong>insurgent</strong> forces in the northern region.

Trick: The agent was the insurgent.

Synonyms: Bitterness, Grudge, Hostility, Indignation

Antonyms: Contentment, Satisfaction, Goodwill, Forgiveness

Example: She felt deep <strong>resentment</strong> towards her colleagues for not supporting her.

Trick: Resentment exploits the sentiment.

Synonyms: Argument, Battle, Brawl, Conflict

Antonyms: Concord, Harmony, Peace, Truce

Example: Students <strong>clashed</strong> with police after demonstrations at five universities.

Trick: The clash turned everything into ashes.

Synonyms: Circulate, Diffuse, Disappear, Disband

Antonyms: Appear, Arrive, Collect, Gather

Example: The police used tear gas to <strong>disperse</strong> protestors.

Trick: The team disperses in the universe.

Synonyms: Grounded, Helpless, Wrecked, Abandoned

Antonyms: Defended, Supported, Recovery, Occupied

Example: The ship was <strong>stranded</strong> on the beach.

Trick: The kid was stranded and handed to his family.

Synonyms: Adjacent, Contiguous, Neighboring, Abutting

Antonyms: Detached, Divided, Separate

Example: Her parents live on an <strong>adjoining</strong> property.

Trick: The adjoining room is cracking

Synonyms: Worried, Anxious, Troubled, Distressed

Antonyms: Unconcerned, Carefree, Indifferent, Untroubled

Example: She was <strong>concerned</strong> about the safety of her children.

Trick: He was concerned with modern tools.

Synonyms: Scope, Extent, Bounds, Confines

Example: She was sitting a little way off, beyond the trees, so as to remain in the full <strong>ambit</strong> of the still-burning sun.

Trick: The father prohibits crossing the ambit.

Synonyms: Destroy, Flatten, Raze, Topple

Antonyms: Build, Construct, Mend, Produce

Example: The old factory was <strong>demolished</strong> to make way for a new parking lot.

Trick: The demolished building was published in newspaper.

Synonyms: Stride, Walk, Pace, Tread

Antonyms: Halt, Retreat, Retrogress, Stay

Example: The soldiers <strong>marched</strong> behind the coffin.

Trick: The militants were marching and catching the lane.

Synonyms: Build, Construct, Raise, Establish

Antonyms: Demolish, Dismantle, Destroy, Ruin

Example: They <strong>erected</strong> a monument in honor of the city's founders.

Trick: Directing is needed while erecting.

Synonyms: Confrontation, Contempt, Opposition, Provocation

Antonyms: Calm, Harmony, Love, Peace

Example: They raised their fists in a gesture of <strong>defiance</strong>.

Trick: Defiance can cause distance between the two.