Daily Vocabulary – 29 May 2025

Synonyms: Absence, Dearth, Inadequacy, Loss

Antonyms: Enough, Excess, Plenty, Success

Example: Sam did not <strong>lack</strong> for friends.

Trick: This shack lacks the resources.

Synonyms: Mourn, Regret, Bewail, Deplore

Antonyms: Joy, Delight, Laugh, Beam

Example: She <strong>lamented</strong> over the loss of her best friend.

Trick: They were lamenting about the management.

Synonyms: Agitate, Arouse, Inspire, Instigate

Antonyms: Block, Calm, Dampen, Depress

Example: He <strong>incited</strong> loyal subjects to rebellion.

Trick: The man incites the children as he recites the bad story.

Synonyms: Mentioning, Specifying, Quoting, Noting

Antonyms: Ignoring, Disregarding, Forgetting, Neglecting

Example: She was <strong>cited</strong> for reckless driving.

Trick: He cited about the United World.

Synonyms: Expand, Transform, Alter, Assort

Antonyms: Continue, Keep, Remain, Stay

Example: We need to <strong>diversify</strong> to gain new customers.

Trick: The team needs to simplify and diversify the project.

Synonyms: Fired, Freed, Released, Sacked

Antonyms: Admit, Welcome, Contained, Shut

Example: She has been <strong>expelled</strong> from the country - and separated from her son.

Trick: They both were repelled and expelled.

Synonyms: Alter, Belie, Deceive, Disfigure

Antonyms: Preserve, Straighten, Ascend, Build

Example: It creates needless <strong>distortions</strong> in the market.

Trick: The distortion causes extortion.

Synonyms: Castigate, Censure, Chide, Criticize

Antonyms: Approve, Compliment, Laud, Praise

Example: We strongly <strong>condemn</strong> this attack against our allies.

Trick: The hiring committee is condemning the unskillful people.

Synonyms: Circumstances, Conditions, Surroundings, Factors

Antonyms: Ignorance, Nothing, Insignificance, Meaninglessness

Example: The book puts these events in their proper historical and social <strong>contexts</strong>.

Trick: The context is to an extent

Synonyms: Bare, Defined, Disclosed, Discovered

Antonyms: Clothed, Hidden, Ambiguous, Blocked

Example: The film had been <strong>exposed</strong> for too long.

Trick: The guy posed badly when exposed.

Synonyms: Simplify, Explain, Explicate, Define

Antonyms: Complicate, Confuse, Question, Mix Up

Example: Her explanation did not <strong>clarify</strong> matters much.

Trick: The course is clarified and applied nicely.

Synonyms: Communicate, Convey, Indicate, Show

Antonyms: Suppress, Restrict, Restrain, Stifle

Example: He <strong>expressed</strong> an interest in the product.

Trick: They expressed and suppressed their feeling.

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: Assert, Declare, Profess, Affirm

Antonyms: Disclaim, Answer, Honesty, Truth

Example: The man <strong>claimed</strong> (that) he was a long-lost relative.

Trick: His main aim is to claim money.

Synonyms: Disagreement, Dispute, Argument, Debate

Antonyms: Agreement, Concurrence, Peace, Compliment

Example: The decision aroused much <strong>controversy</strong> among the students.

Trick: He never shows mercy in controversy.