Daily Vocabulary – 17 May 2025

Synonyms: Value, Respect, Prize, Cherish

Antonyms: Criticize, Decrease, Depreciate, Disparage

Example: I really <strong>appreciated</strong> the information you gave me.

Trick: The boy was appreciated as he created great project.

Synonyms: Gathering, Assembly, Conference, Convention

Antonyms: Disassembly, Crowd, Multitude, Assemblage, Population

Example: The <strong>conclave</strong> elected the new pope on the fifth ballot.

Trick: There is a conclave in a cave

Synonyms: Assert, Confirm, Declare, Guarantee

Antonyms: Deny, Forget, Refute, Disavow

Example: He was <strong>affirmed</strong> as a candidate.

Trick: Court problem ko affirmed karne se pehle adjourned ho gaya.

Synonyms: Introduced, Educated, Initiated, Acquainted

Antonyms: Aghast, Stunned, Puzzled, Distracted

Example: They need to be <strong>oriented</strong> towards the first-time buyer.

Trick: The obedient dog was oriented towards him.

Synonyms: Tormenting, Troubling, Agonizing, Oppressing

Antonyms: Comforting, Relieving, Soothing, Consoling

Example: The disease has been <strong>afflicting</strong> thousands of people in the region.

Trick: This conflict afflicts the boss.

Synonyms: Mutuality, Exchange, Cooperation, Give-And-Take.

Antonyms: One-Sidedness, Imbalance, Selfishness, Inequity.

Example: Successful relationships are built on <strong>reciprocity</strong>, where both people give and receive equally.

Trick: They both have reciprocity in simplicity.

Synonyms: Suitable, Proper, Fitting, Relevant

Antonyms: Evil, Improper, Inappropriate, Incorrect

Example: It was thought <strong>appropriate</strong> to award her the prize.

Trick: They take appropriate decision to do their passionate work.

Synonyms: Equal, Identical, Similar, Parallel, Analogous

Antonyms: Different, Dissimilar, Opposite, Unequal, Unlike

Example: The <strong>equivalent</strong> of two tablespoons of polyunsaturated oils is ample each day.

Trick: The equivalent behaviour needs talent

Synonyms: Negotiation, Compromise, Consensus, Agreement

Antonyms: Disavowal, Denial, Rejection, Repudiation

Example: They made no <strong>concessions</strong> to the enemy side.

Trick: Due to the concession, he lost his profession.

Synonyms: Charged, Fined, Levied, Assessed

Antonyms: Remitted, Released, Lessened, Abated

Example: I don't want them to <strong>impose</strong> their religious beliefs on my children.

Trick: The crime was supposed to be imposed on the criminal

Synonyms: Negatively, Unfavorably, Disapprovingly, Disdainfully

Antonyms: Positively, Favorably, Appreciatively, Approvingly

Example: These measures <strong>adversely</strong> affected the welfare programmes of the country.

Trick: This nurse makes the situation adverse.

Synonyms: Oblige, Compel, Commit, Bind

Antonyms: Faltering, Hesitant, Indecisive, Irresolute

Example: You are legally <strong>obligated</strong> to repay the loan.

Trick: The guard obligated the directed people.

Synonyms: Declare, Maintain, Contend, Argue

Antonyms: Deny, Disavow, Disclaim, Negate

Example: He <strong>asserted</strong> that there were spies in the government.

Trick: The boss asserted on the diverted employees.

Synonyms: Immune, Absolved, Cleared, Discharged

Antonyms: Hindered, Prevented, Accountable, Answerable

Example: A tax-<strong>exempt</strong> savings plan.

Trick: The tax exemption is for better consumption.

Synonyms: Retaining, Keeping, Holding, Preserving

Antonyms: Releasing, Yielding, Relinquishing, Abandoning

Example: I <strong>reserved</strong> a double room at the Lamb Hotel.

Trick: The chef reserves the serve.