Daily Vocabulary – 3 April 2025

Synonyms: Ambush, Arrest, Block, Catch

Antonyms: Allow, Encourage, Free, Give

Example: Detectives have been <strong>intercepting</strong> her mail.

Trick: He was arrested and intercepted by the police.

Synonyms: Accord, Agreement, Amnesty, Armistice

Antonyms: Continuation, Disagreement, Persistence, War

Example: We agreed to call a <strong>truce</strong>.

Trick: The truce was produced by the military.

Synonyms: Putting, Placing, Situating, Positioning

Antonyms: Removing, Taking, Relocating, Replacing

Example: I had just arrived in the park to do some hedge <strong>laying</strong>.

Trick: He laid down while he prayed.

Synonyms: Diminishing, Depleting, Reducing, Decreasing

Antonyms: Energized, Refreshed, Increasing, Expanding

Example: Support for the party is <strong>dwindling</strong>.

Trick: Handling the company, which is dwindling, is too hard.

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: Advanced, Experimental, Innovative, Inventive

Antonyms: Outdated, Traditional, Conservative, Moderate

Example: The school has won awards for its <strong>pioneering</strong> work with the community.

Trick: The volunteer has a pioneering spirit.

Synonyms: Interference, Mediation, Arbitration, Intercede

Antonyms: Combine, Connect, Join, Unite

Example: Military <strong>intervention</strong> in the crisis.

Trick: He is doing the intervention during the inspection.

Synonyms: Derive, Emerge, Expand, Get

Antonyms: Leave, Lessen, Stop, Lose

Example: The company has <strong>evolved</strong> over the years into a multi-million-dollar organization.

Trick: The evolving mind helps in problem solving.

Synonyms: Hale, Healthy, Sound, Well, Wholesome

Antonyms: Impotent, Incapable, Ineffective, Small, Unstable

Example: A <strong>robust</strong> pair of walking boots.

Trick: The man must be robust.

Synonyms: Instruction, Directive, Direction, Decree.

Antonyms: Breach, Break, Denial, Question.

Example: Royal <strong>mandates</strong> must be obeyed.

Trick: These rules are mandate and sophisticate.

Synonyms: Unified, Combined, Interspersed, Mingled

Antonyms: Simple, Uncombined, Unmixed, Noncompound

Example: He didn't <strong>integrate</strong> successfully into the Italian way of life.

Trick: They integrated in exchange of eliminated team.

Synonyms: Assignment, Issuing, Awarding, Grant

Antonyms: Discharge, Dismissal, Expulsion, Rejection

Example: The <strong>allotment</strong> of equity securities.

Trick: The government allotted the cultivated land.

Synonyms: Accessible, Defenseless, Exposed, Liable

Antonyms: Guarded, Protected, Safe, Secure

Example: I felt very <strong>vulnerable</strong>, standing there without any clothes on.

Trick: He is able to handle the vulnerable situation.

Synonyms: Embolden, Inspire, Reassure, Restore

Antonyms: Discourage, Dishearten, Dissuade, Hurt

Example: The intention is to<strong> encourage</strong> new writing talent.

Trick: They encourage the boy to cross the passage fearlessly.

Synonyms: Acceptable, Likely, Qualified, Suitable

Antonyms: Unacceptable, Improper, Inappropriate, Ineligible

Example: She is <strong>eligible</strong> to be (elected) president.

Trick: The man is eligible for the accountable work.