Daily Vocabulary – 31 March 2026

Synonyms: Disinfect, Purify, Sanitize, Cleanse

Antonyms: Contaminate, Pollute, Infect, Dirty

Example: The workers were called to fumigate the warehouse to get rid of pests.

Trick: Fumigate sounds like fume + gate, so remember it as using fumes to clean a place.

Synonyms: Harmony, Counterpoint, Multipart music, Choral texture

Antonyms: Monophony, Solo, Unison, Simplicity

Example: The choir performance was rich in polyphony, with many voices blending beautifully.

Trick: Poly means many and phony sounds like phone/voice, so polyphony means many voices or sounds together.

Synonyms: Four-footed animal, Beast, Mammal, Creature

Antonyms: Biped, Human, Bird, Two-legged animal

Example: A horse is a common quadruped that runs very fast.

Trick: Quad means four, so a quadruped is a four-legged animal.

Synonyms: Storehouse, Warehouse, Silo, Depot

Antonyms: Wasteground, Dump, Consumption area, Marketplace

Example: The farmers stored their wheat safely in the granary after harvest.

Trick: Granary sounds like grain-ary, so remember it as the place where grain is kept.

Synonyms: Digestion, Assimilation, Breakdown, Conversion

Antonyms: Stagnation, Inactivity, Dormancy, Halt

Example: Regular exercise helps improve metabolism in the body.

Trick: Metabolism means body ka system jo food ko energy me convert karta hai.

Synonyms: Fossil science, Prehistoric biology, Ancient life study, Evolutionary paleobiology

Antonyms: Modern biology, Contemporary science, Present-day zoology, Current life study

Example: Paleontology helps scientists understand the evolution of plants and animals through fossils.

Trick: Paleo sounds like old, so paleontology is the study of very old life through fossils.

Synonyms: Fearfulness, Dread, Terror, Panic

Antonyms: Courage, Bravery, Confidence, Fearlessness

Example: The child could not sleep alone because of nyctophobia.

Trick: Night me jo fear ho jaye, use yaad karo as nyctophobia = fear of darkness.

Synonyms: Wife-murder, Spousal killing, Homicide, Murder

Antonyms: Protection, Care, Saving, Preservation

Example: The detective revealed that the case was one of uxoricide.

Trick: Uxoricide me uxor ko wife se jodo, so uxoricide means killing of wife.

Synonyms: Eye specialist, Eye doctor, Oculist, Vision specialist

Antonyms: Patient, Layman, Amateur, Non-specialist

Example: The ophthalmologist examined her eyes and prescribed new glasses.

Trick: Ophthalmologist sounds like optical doctor, so remember it as an eye specialist.

Synonyms: Fish-eating, Predatory, Carnivorous, Hunter-like

Antonyms: Herbivorous, Vegetarian, Plant-eating, Non-predatory

Example: The kingfisher is a piscivorous bird that mainly survives on fish.

Trick: Pisces means fish, so piscivorous means a fish-eating animal.

Synonyms: Glowing, Radiant, Ledded, Luminous

Antonyms: Dull, Dark, Faded, Dim

Example: The fluorescent tube lit up the entire room brightly.

Trick: Fluorescent things flow with bright light, so remember it as glowing strongly.

Synonyms: Echoic word, Sound imitation, Sound word, Imitative expression

Antonyms: Silence, Plain expression, Literal wording, Non-imitative language

Example: Words like buzz, hiss, and splash are examples of onomatopoeia.

Trick: Onomatopoeia sounds like a poem of sounds, so remember it as words that copy real sounds.

Synonyms: Misrule, Corrupt rule, Bad governance, Inept government

Antonyms: Meritocracy, Good governance, Efficient rule, Wise leadership

Example: Critics called the corrupt regime a kakistocracy because incompetent people were in power.

Trick: Kaki si gandi sarkar yaad karo, kakistocracy means rule by the worst people.

Synonyms: Record, Repository, Storehouse, File

Antonyms: Destroy, Erase, Discard, Delete

Example: The library decided to archive old newspapers for research purposes.

Trick: Archive ko aise yaad karo — important files ko car me nahi, archive me safe rakhte hain for future use.

Synonyms: Pagan, Idolater, Believer, Worshipper

Antonyms: Monotheist, Atheist, Disbeliever, Agnostic

Example: A polytheist may worship different gods for different aspects of life.

Trick: Poly means many, so polytheist is a person who believes in many gods.