Daily Vocabulary – 23 January 2026

Synonyms: Indict, Accuse, Charge, Impeach

Antonyms: Acquit, Exonerate, Clear, Vindicate

Example: The suspect was arraigned in court on charges of fraud.

Trick: Arraign = array in court; court me line me khada karke officially charges read karna.

Synonyms: Judge, Umpire, Referee, Mediator

Antonyms: Participant, Contestant, Litigant, Rival

Example: The committee head acted as the arbiter in the disagreement between the two teams.

Trick: Arbiter = arbitrate karne wala; jhagda ho to final decision dene वाला arbiter.

Synonyms: Grump, Grouch, Miser, Complainer

Antonyms: Cheerful person, Optimist, Amiable person, Pleasant person

Example: The curmudgeon next door grumbles about every little noise.

Trick: Curmudgeon = cur (gussa) + mud (mood kharab); har baat pe mood kharab karne wala.

Synonyms: Insincere, Deceitful, Dishonest, Pretended

Antonyms: Sincere, Candid, Honest, Frank

Example: His disingenuous apology sounded polite, but he clearly did not mean it.

Trick: Dis + genuine = not genuine; bahar se sweet, andar se cheating wala.

Synonyms: Disproportionate, Unequal, Incompatible, Mismatched

Antonyms: Proportionate, Equivalent, Comparable, Commensurate

Example: The punishment was incommensurate with the minor mistake.

Trick: In + commensurate = match nahi karta; reward/punishment jab match na kare to incommensurate.

Synonyms: Flair, Swagger, Elegance, Style

Antonyms: Awkwardness, Shyness, Timidity, Plainness

Example: She delivered the speech with panache, winning the audience instantly.

Trick: Panache yaani pa-naach nahi, balki style ke saath confident hona—jab entry ho full flair ke saath, that’s panache.

Synonyms: Pretentious, Magnificent, Pompous, Extravagant

Antonyms: Modest, Humble, Simple, Unassuming

Example: He made grandiose claims about his success, but had little proof to support them.

Trick: Grandiose = grand dikhna chahta hai, but over-the-top—thoda fake-wala grand show.

Synonyms: Hysteria, Mania, Agitation, Turmoil

Antonyms: Calmness, Composure, Tranquility, Serenity

Example: The crowd went into a frenzy when the final goal was scored.

Trick: Frenzy = friends-zyada excitement—jab excitement control se bahar ho jaye, that’s frenzy.

Synonyms: Harden, Solidify, Calcify, Rigidify

Antonyms: Soften, Loosen, Melt, Flex

Example: Over time, the flexible policy began to ossify into rigid rules.

Trick: Ossify = oss sounds like bone idea—jab cheez bone jaisi hard aur rigid ban jaye, it has ossified.

Synonyms: Stronghold, Fortress, Citadel, Bulwark

Antonyms: Weakness, Vulnerability, Exposure, Fragility

Example: The university became a bastion of free thought and debate.

Trick: Bastion = best-on defence—jab koi jagah ya group kisi cheez ko strongly protect kare, that’s a bastion.

Synonyms: Redundancy, Repetition, Pleonasm, Verbosity

Antonyms: Brevity, Conciseness, Succinctness, Economy

Example: Saying free gift is a tautology because a gift is already free.

Trick: Tautology = two-to same baat—jab ek hi idea ko do baar different words me bol do, that’s tautology.

Synonyms: Emigrant, Exile, Immigrant, Foreigner

Antonyms: Native, Resident, Local, Citizen

Example: As an expatriate, he missed his hometown traditions during festivals.

Trick: Expatriate = ex + patria (country) —apne desh se bahar rehne wala person, like living abroad.

Synonyms: Climax, Peak, Build-up, Intensification

Antonyms: Decline, Decrease, Diminution, Fade

Example: The music rose to a crescendo that filled the entire hall.

Trick: Crescendo = crease + end nahi—slowly build hota hai till it hits the peak, like volume going up step by step.

Synonyms: Isolate, Segregate, Seclude, Impound

Antonyms: Release, Integrate, Unite, Return

Example: The judge ordered the jury to be sequestered during the trial.

Trick: Sequester = secret me rakh do—jab kisi ko ya cheez ko sabse alag karke isolate kar do, that’s sequester.

Synonyms: Rhythm, Beat, Tempo, Flow

Antonyms: Discord, Irregularity, Disruption, Arrhythmia

Example: The cadence of his speech made the message more powerful and memorable.

Trick: Cadence = कैसा dance jaisa rhythm—jab words ya steps ek smooth pattern me flow karein, that’s cadence.