Daily Vocabulary – 12 September 2025

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: Annoyance, Failure, Grievance, Irritation

Antonyms: Pleasure, Joy, Delight

Example: The <strong>frustration</strong> of their wishes.

Trick: A fraction of frustration can lower concentration.

Synonyms: Banning, Forbidding, Prohibiting, Barring

Antonyms: Freedom, Incitement, Support, Wildness

Example: She has promised to implement <strong>prohibition</strong> in a phased manner.

Trick: There is a prohibition on the extraction of substances.

Synonyms: Aggravate, Make Worse, Worsen, Inflame.

Antonyms: Calm, Reduce, Aid, Appease.

Example: The proposed factory shutdown would only <strong>exacerbate</strong> our unemployment problems.

Trick: The boy exacerbates and aggravate the situation.

Synonyms: Disturb, Rattle, Agitate, Bollix

Antonyms: Appease, Soothe, Calm, Clear Up

Example: Protesters <strong>disrupted</strong> the conference.

Trick: The rules are disrupted by the corrupted people.

Synonyms: Guesswork, Conjecture, Assumption, Theory

Antonyms: Reality, Truth, Certainty, Fact

Example: This is pure <strong>speculation</strong> on my part.

Trick: He has speculation about this creation.

Synonyms: Information, Orientation, Preparation, Rundown

Antonyms: Deliberate, Unhurried, Unrushed, Long

Example: They received thorough <strong>briefing</strong> before they left the country.

Trick: The chief gives a brief description.

Synonyms: Continue, Control, Cultivate, Finance

Antonyms: Abandon, Destroy, Discontinue, Finish

Example: The king swears he will <strong>maintain</strong> the laws of God.

Trick: The company retained and maintained the profits.

Synonyms: Portray, Define, Detail, Express

Antonyms: Confuse, Distort, Suppress, Twisted

Example: He <strong>described</strong> his experiences in a letter to his parents.

Trick: The transcribed letter was described carefully.

Synonyms: Repeat, Restate, Retell, Iterate

Antonyms: Differ, Oppose, Reverse.

Example: The government has <strong>reiterated</strong> its refusal to compromise with terrorists.

Trick: They reiterated the twisted work.

Synonyms: Accurate, Categorical, Certain, Clear

Antonyms: Ambiguous, Careless, Doubtful, Equivocal

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

Trick: The deficit is explicit.

Synonyms: Snub, Avoid, Spurn, Shun

Antonyms: Support, Accept, Allow, Approve

Example: They <strong>boycotted</strong> the city's bus system.

Trick: They boycotted the cottage industries.

Synonyms: Growing, Radial, Widening, Extensive

Antonyms: Suppressed, Halt, Stop, Abridgment

Example: The newspaper was <strong>spread</strong> across his lap.

Trick: The virus is spreading and heading towards the cities.

Synonyms: Cease, Forgo, Pass Up, Quit

Antonyms: Continue, Do, Accept, Allow

Example: He <strong>abstained</strong> from taking part in the discussion.

Trick: He was abstained by the police in a sustained manner.

Synonyms: Ridicule, Deride, Scorn, Make Fun Of

Antonyms: Genuine, Respectful, Courteous, Reverent.

Example: He <strong>mocks</strong> art only because he doesn't understand it.

Trick: The student mocked and blocked the teacher.