Daily Vocabulary – 25 March 2026

Synonyms: Filter, Seep, Penetrate, Diffuse

Antonyms: Block, Stop, Stagnate, Halt

Example: The rainwater began to percolate through the dry soil.

Trick: Percolate sounds like pair ko late-late le jana — jaise paani dheere-dheere niche seep karta hai, waise hi percolate means slowly pass through.

Synonyms: Pale, Wan, Sickly, Ashen

Antonyms: Rosy, Healthy, Fresh, Glowing

Example: After days of illness, his face looked sallow and tired.

Trick: Sallow sounds like saala low — jab health low ho jati hai, face sallow yani pale and unhealthy lagta hai.

Synonyms: Stout, Corpulent, Heavyset, Plump

Antonyms: Slim, Lean, Thin, Slender

Example: The portly gentleman walked slowly into the hall with great confidence.

Trick: Portly sounds like pot-li — imagine a man with a pot-like round body, looking portly.

Synonyms: Supple, Limber, Agile, Graceful

Antonyms: Stiff, Rigid, Awkward, Inflexible

Example: The dancer’s lissome body moved beautifully across the stage.

Trick: Lissome sounds like listen to some smooth moves — someone moving smoothly and flexibly is lissome.

Synonyms: Feudatory, Subject, Retainer, Dependent

Antonyms: Ruler, Lord, Master, Sovereign

Example: The vassal promised military service and loyalty to his king.

Trick: Vassal sounds like vas me all — a vassal was someone under the control and service of a lord.

Synonyms: Censor, Sanitize, Expurgate, Purge

Antonyms: Preserve, Retain, Restore, Reveal

Example: The publisher decided to bowdlerize the novel before releasing it for young readers.

Trick: Bowdlerize sounds like bad lines ko laser se kaat do yani offensive lines hata dena.

Synonyms: Ancestor, Forefather, Originator, Founder

Antonyms: Descendant, Offspring, Successor, Heir

Example: The king was regarded as the progenitor of the royal dynasty.

Trick: Progenitor = pro + generator, yani jo poori generation ka starter ho.

Synonyms: Immature, Juvenile, Pretentious, Superficial

Antonyms: Mature, Wise, Sensible, Sophisticated

Example: His sophomoric comments during the debate made him look uninformed.

Trick: Sophomoric = sofa pe baith kar mor jaisa overconfident banda jo half knowledge ke saath expert banne ki acting kare.

Synonyms: Grovel, Cower, Submit, Obey

Antonyms: Defy, Resist, Oppose, Challenge

Example: He refused to kowtow to the powerful officials despite their pressure.

Trick: Kowtow sounds like kao-tao matlab kisi ke saamne itna jhuk jana ki bas sirf yes sir hi bolte raho.

Synonyms: Rustic, Bumpkin, Hick, Boor

Antonyms: Sophisticate, Gentleman, Urbanite, Aristocrat

Example: The city crowd unfairly treated the farmer like a yokel just because of his simple clothes.

Trick: Yokel sounds like local gaon wala jise log simple aur unsmart samajh lete hain.

Synonyms: Heir, Descendant, Offspring, Successor

Antonyms: Ancestor, Forefather, Predecessor, Originator

Example: He is the scion of a famous business family known across the country.

Trick: Scion sounds like sher ka child in rich lion family matlab kisi bade ya famous khandan ka waris.

Synonyms: Aphorism, Proverb, Saying, Adage

Antonyms: Absurdity, Nonsense, Fallacy, Misstatement

Example: Honesty is the best policy is a well-known maxim.

Trick: Maxim = maximum wisdom in minimum words.

Synonyms: Cower, Flinch, Recoil, Tremble

Antonyms: Advance, Confront, Resist, Stand firm

Example: She did not quail even when everyone tried to intimidate her.

Trick: Quail = fear ke time body quietly hilne lage and courage fail ho jaye.

Synonyms: Platitude, Cliche, Commonplace, Banality

Antonyms: Insight, Revelation, Originality, Discovery

Example: Saying that hard work leads to success is a truism that everyone has heard before.

Trick: Truism = true + ism, matlab aisi baat jo itni true ho ki sabko already pata ho.

Synonyms: Appearance, Disguise, Form, Pretense

Antonyms: Reality, Truth, Identity, Authenticity

Example: He entered the meeting under the guise of a helpful advisor.

Trick: Guise sounds like guys ko different disguise me dekhna matlab asli identity chhupa kar doosre roop me dikhna.