Daily Vocabulary – 6 October 2025

Synonyms: Learned, Scholarly, Intellectual, Knowledgeable

Antonyms: Ignorant, Illiterate, Uneducated, Uninformed

Example: The professor was admired for his <strong>erudite</strong> lectures on ancient philosophy.

Trick: “Erudite person har subject mein ‘ru’ (root) tak knowledge rakhta hai.”

Synonyms: Pretend, Shirk, Evade, Feign

Antonyms: Work, Confront, Face, Meet

Example: He tried to <strong>malinger</strong> by pretending to have a fever to avoid going to office.

Trick: Mail + linger — kaam ke time mail check karte-karte linger karo aur kaam se bach jao.”

Synonyms: Accustom, Habituate, Condition, Harden

Antonyms: Soften, Sensitize, Weaken, Neglect

Example: Years of hardship had <strong>inured</strong> him to suffering.

Trick: “In + sure situation mein aadat ho gayi, matlab inure ho gaye.”

Synonyms: Self-righteous, Hypocritical, Pious, Pretentious

Antonyms: Sincere, Genuine, Honest, Modest

Example: His <strong>sanctimonious</strong> remarks about honesty irritated everyone, knowing he was corrupt.

Trick: “Sancti (saint) ban kar monious (moral) gyaan dena but actually hypocrite hona = sanctimonious.”

Synonyms: Audacity, Rashness, Boldness, Recklessness

Antonyms: Caution, Fear, Humility, Modesty

Example: He had the <strong>temerity</strong> to question the judge’s decision in open court.

Trick: “Itni daring kar di ki teacher ne bola – ‘Tame nahi hai isme, bas temerity hai.’”