Daily Vocabulary – 15 May 2025

Synonyms: Reputable, Distinguished, Respected, Estimable

Antonyms: Disreputable, Obscure, Minor, Humble

Example: It's one of the most <strong>prestigious</strong> schools in the country.

Trick: The king is religious and prestigious.

Synonyms: Detail, Example, Item, Occasion

Antonyms: Disassemble, Disjoin, Break

Example: These delays are just another <strong>instance</strong> of bureaucratic inefficiency.

Trick: They should five instances with the references.

Synonyms: Ascend, Climb, Rise, Increase

Antonyms: Descend, Dismount, Decrease, Decline

Example: The pressure began to <strong>mount</strong> as the deadline approached.

Trick: They count the mount in data.

Synonyms: Combine, Unite, Merge, Integrate

Antonyms: Decrease, Discourage, Disperse, Dissuade

Example: The administration hopes that such measures will <strong>consolidate</strong> its position.

Trick: This combination is consolidation.

Synonyms: Grasp, Clasp, Clinch, Cling

Antonyms: Free, Give, Loose, Release

Example: She ran to him and he <strong>embraced</strong> her.

Trick: She embraces the kids by the face.

Synonyms: Decency, Decorum, Grace, Grandeur

Antonyms: Dishonor, Evil, Immorality, Indecency

Example: She comported herself with great <strong>dignity</strong> at her husband's funeral.

Trick: The soldier’s dignity is infinity.

Synonyms: Crime, Rumor, Aspersion, Calumny

Antonyms: Approval, Commendation, Compliment, Esteem

Example: I know that you would want no <strong>scandal</strong> attached to her name.

Trick: That scandal was not easy to handle.

Synonyms: Vehement, Firm, Wholehearted, Forceful

Antonyms: Ambiguous, Equivocal, Idle, Impotent

Example: He was most <strong>emphatic</strong> that I should go.

Trick: The haptic touch was emphatic.

Synonyms: Bring, Send, Transfer, Transmit

Antonyms: Receive, Take, Deny, Discourage

Example: The singer was <strong>conveyed</strong> from her hotel to the airport by limousine.

Trick: The doctor conveyed about the delayed operation.

Synonyms: Collaborate, Combine, Connect, Cooperate

Antonyms: Discord, Divide, Part, Separation

Example: Dominique's teacher says that she <strong>interacts</strong> well with the other children.

Trick: They all rejected the way they interacted.

Synonyms: Disparaging, Belittling, Diminishing, Slighting.

Antonyms: Complimentary, Flattering, Appreciative, Praising.

Example: He refused to withdraw <strong>derogatory</strong> remarks made about his boss.

Trick: The derogatory words are not compulsory to say.

Synonyms: Scorn, Disdain, Disrespect, Deprecation

Antonyms: Respect, Admiration, Esteem, Regard

Example: He feels that wealthy people view/regard him with <strong>contempt</strong> because he is poor.

Trick: He attempts to contempt the elders.

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: Applying, Using, Exercising, Deploying

Antonyms: Withholding, Refraining, Conserving, Relaxing

Example: He had to <strong>exert</strong> all of his strength to move the stone.

Trick: The employee is not pretending that he is exerting.

Synonyms: Tenancy, Occupancy, Holding, Residence

Antonyms: Subordination, Submission, Compliance, Obedience

Example: During his <strong>tenure</strong> as head coach, the team won the championship twice.

Trick: Yeh tenure builder ki saari problems ka cure h.