Daily Vocabulary – 28 May 2025

Synonyms: Dire, Forceful, Harsh, Radical

Antonyms: Nice, Little, Incomplete, Moderate

Example: They are facing a <strong>drastic</strong> reduction in their budget.

Trick: His idiotic behavior has drastic effects.

Synonyms: Ache, Anxiety, Bruise, Burden

Antonyms: Aid, Calmness, Ease, Health

Example: I <strong>strained</strong> my back trying to lift the couch.

Trick: The strain remains for a longer time.

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: Appraisal, Assessment, Conclusion, Estimation

Antonyms: Ignorance, Fact, Truth

Example: They <strong>estimated</strong> the distance at about three miles.

Trick: Book was collected and estimated to be of more cost.

Synonyms: Abstain, Avoid, Cease, Curb

Antonyms: Carry On, Continue, Indulge, Keep On

Example: I was going to make a joke but I <strong>refrained</strong>.

Trick: The brain refrains itself.

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: 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: Conventional, Frequent, Current, Popular

Antonyms: Different, Exceptional, Infrequent, Irregular

Example: The social ills <strong>prevalent</strong> in society today.

Trick: Their descendants were very prevalent.

Synonyms: Credibility, Soundness, Strength, Impact

Antonyms: Invalidity, Unsoundness, Ineffectuality, Shakiness

Example: It is difficult to test the <strong>validity</strong> of these claims.

Trick: The validity increases activity.

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: Accurate, Categorical, Certain, Clear

Antonyms: Ambiguous, Careless, Doubtful, Equivocal

Example: They were given <strong>explicit</strong> instructions.

Trick: The deficit is explicit.

Synonyms: Feature, Facet, Particular, Ingredient

Antonyms: Disrespect, Disesteem, Disconnect, Unfasten

Example: Climate and weather affect every <strong>aspect</strong> of our lives.

Trick: The suspects had many aspects.

Synonyms: Strictly, Meticulously, Thoroughly, Stringently

Antonyms: Loosely, Carelessly, Leniently, Inaccurately

Example: The experiment was <strong>rigorously</strong> tested to ensure its accuracy.

Trick: His rigorous teaching makes him vigorous.

Synonyms: Difference, Discrepancy, Divergence, Deviation

Antonyms: Consistency, Uniformity, Sameness, Agreement

Example: There was a noticeable <strong>variance</strong> in the test scores among the students.

Trick: Variance in substance.

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.