Daily Vocabulary – 2 February 2026

Synonyms: External, Outside, Outward, Exogenous

Antonyms: Intrinsic, Inherent, Essential, Innate

Example: Her motivation was extrinsic, driven mainly by rewards and praise.

Trick: Extrinsic = extra se aaya hua—value ya reason jo bahar se add hota hai, andar se nahi.

Synonyms: Minor, Secondary, Peripheral, Unplanned

Antonyms: Main, Primary, Central, Essential

Example: Any incidental expenses during the trip will be reimbursed later.

Trick: Incidental = incident ke saath side me aane wali cheez—main nahi, bas extra/side-effect.

Synonyms: Artificial, Forced, Fabricated, Unnatural

Antonyms: Natural, Genuine, Spontaneous, Authentic

Example: The ending of the movie felt contrived and unrealistic.

Trick: Contrived = control karke banaya gaya scene—natural flow nahi, bas forced setup.

Synonyms: Blasphemous, Irreverent, Vulgar, Obscene

Antonyms: Sacred, Reverent, Holy, Respectful

Example: He was warned not to use profane words inside the temple.

Trick: Profane = pro + fan type speech—overexcited fans like gaali mode on; disrespectful words.

Synonyms: Excuse, Alibi, Justification, Cover

Antonyms: Truth, Reality, Honesty, Candor

Example: He used illness as a pretext to avoid the meeting.

Trick: Pretext = pre + text — pehle se ready kiya hua bahana, real reason chhupane ke liye.

Synonyms: Poor, Needy, Destitute, Impoverished

Antonyms: Wealthy, Affluent, Prosperous, Well-off

Example: The charity provided shelter and food for indigent families during winter.

Trick: Indigent sounds like in-debt-gent — jab banda in debt ho jaye, wo indigent (bahut garib) ho sakta hai.

Synonyms: Cliche, Trite remark, Banality, Commonplace

Antonyms: Originality, Novelty, Insight, Profundity

Example: His speech was full of platitudes about hard work, but offered no real solutions.

Trick: Platitude = plate pe rakha hua same old dialogue — har baar wahi ghisa-pita line serve karna.

Synonyms: Hidden, Dormant, Concealed, Underlying

Antonyms: Obvious, Apparent, Active, Manifest

Example: She has a latent talent for music that appeared only after practice.

Trick: Latent = late se dikhne wala talent/issue — abhi hidden hai, baad me saamne aayega.

Synonyms: Peak, Pinnacle, Zenith, Apex

Antonyms: Bottom, Nadir, Low point, Base

Example: Winning the gold medal was the acme of her athletic career.

Trick: Acme = A+ me moment — jab tum apni highest achievement par pahunch jao.

Synonyms: Mournful, Melancholy, Sorrowful, Woeful

Antonyms: Cheerful, Joyful, Happy, Jubilant

Example: He gave a doleful look after hearing the disappointing news.

Trick: Doleful = dole mila but khushi nahi, full sad face — mood bilkul mournful.

Synonyms: Wasting, Deterioration, Degeneration, Decline

Antonyms: Growth, Development, Strengthening, Improvement

Example: Without regular exercise, the muscles may atrophy over time.

Trick: Atrophy = a + trophy nahi jeeta because practice nahi ki — skills use nahi karoge to atrophy ho jayenge.

Synonyms: Facade, Covering, Surface, Front

Antonyms: Reality, Truth, Genuineness, Openness

Example: Beneath his calm veneer, he was actually very nervous.

Trick: Veneer = very near to the surface — sirf upar se acha layer, andar reality kuch aur.

Synonyms: Reveal, Display, Demonstrate, Emerge

Antonyms: Conceal, Hide, Cover, Suppress

Example: The symptoms began to manifest after a few days of infection.

Trick: Manifest = man if-este nahi, clearly show karo — jab cheez bilkul openly dikh jaye, it manifests.

Synonyms: In name only, Titular, Token, Minimal

Antonyms: Real, Substantial, Genuine, Significant

Example: He is the nominal head of the company, but others make the decisions.

Trick: Nominal = sirf name ke liye — position/title hai, power ya amount nominal (bahut little) hai.

Synonyms: Core, Essence, Gist, Kernel

Antonyms: Triviality, Detail, Peripheral point, Irrelevance

Example: The crux of the debate is whether the policy will truly help the poor.

Trick: Crux = cross point — jahan sab lines cross hoti hain, wahi main point hota hai (crux).