Daily Vocabulary – 8 March 2026

Synonyms: Lethargy, Sluggishness, Inertia, Apathy

Antonyms: Alertness, Energy, Vitality, Activity

Example: After the heavy meal, he sank into a torpor and could barely keep his eyes open.

Trick: Think TORE + POOR — when you feel tore and poor in energy, you fall into torpor (lazy, inactive).

Synonyms: Meal, Feast, Banquet, Dinner

Antonyms: Fasting, Starvation, Hunger, Abstinence

Example: The travelers enjoyed a warm repast after a long journey.

Trick: Re + past — after finishing work, you re-past (repeat) food time and have a repast (meal).

Synonyms: Guideline, Criteria, Framework, Standard

Antonyms: Confusion, Disorder, Uncertainty, Chaos

Example: The teacher explained the rubric clearly so students knew how their essays would be graded.

Trick: Rule + brick — a rubric is like solid rules built like bricks that guide grading and evaluation.

Synonyms: Mockery, Parody, Lampoon, Irony

Antonyms: Praise, Compliment, Flattery, Admiration

Example: The movie is a sharp satire on modern consumer culture.

Trick: Think SAT on mistakes + FIRE jokes — satire sits on flaws and uses fiery humor to expose them.

Synonyms: Quench, Satisfy, Relieve, Suppress

Antonyms: Ignite, Arouse, Intensify, Provoke

Example: A glass of cold water helped slake his thirst after the run.

Trick: SLAKE = stop LAKE-thirst — when you drink, you slake your thirst and feel quenched.