Daily Vocabulary – 2 April 2026

Synonyms: Plural marriage, Multiple marriage, Bigamy, Polyandry

Antonyms: Monogamy, Single marriage, Exclusive union, One-spouse marriage

Example: In some societies, polygamy has been practiced as a cultural tradition.

Trick: Polygamy = poly means many + gamy means marriage, so it means marriage with many spouses.

Synonyms: Repetition, Recurrence, Restatement, Parallelism

Antonyms: Variation, Difference, Change, Irregularity

Example: In the speech, the repeated use of we shall at the beginning of consecutive lines created a powerful anaphora.

Trick: Anaphora = again at the start — jab same word ya phrase baar-baar starting me aaye, use anaphora kehte hain.

Synonyms: Sleepwalker, Somnambulist, Nightwalker, Noctambule

Antonyms: Early bird, Day person, Wakeful person, Diurnal person

Example: The family grew worried when the noctambulist wandered into the garden at midnight.

Trick: Noctambulist = nocturnal + ambulance style walk, so imagine a person walking at night while still sleeping.

Synonyms: Address, Invocation, Appeal, Direct address

Antonyms: Narration, Description, Indirectness, Detachment

Example: In poetry, the line O Death, where is thy sting? is a famous example of apostrophe.

Trick: Apostrophe sounds like a-post pe khade hokar kisi absent person ko bulaana — directly calling out to someone or something not actually there.

Synonyms: Exhaustion, Starvation, Weakness, Depletion

Antonyms: Nourishment, Strength, Vitality, Robustness

Example: After days without proper food, the prisoners suffered severe inanition.

Trick: Inanition sounds like in-a-weak condition — jab food ki kami se body bilkul weak ho jaye, that is inanition.

Synonyms: Kinship, Blood relationship, Lineage, Ancestry

Antonyms: Unrelatedness, Nonrelation, Estrangement, Separation

Example: The royal family carefully recorded every line of consanguinity in its genealogy.

Trick: Consanguinity sounds like common same blood connection in a family, so think of cousins linked by blood.

Synonyms: Planned, Deliberate, Intentional, Calculated

Antonyms: Spontaneous, Unplanned, Impulsive, Accidental

Example: The attack was clearly premeditated and not an act of sudden anger.

Trick: Pre + meditate = pehle se mind me soch lena, matlab pehle hi plan bana lena.

Synonyms: Renovate, Restore, Repair, Recondition

Antonyms: Damage, Deteriorate, Ruin, Neglect

Example: The company decided to refurbish the old office before moving its staff back in.

Trick: Refurbish = re + furnish, matlab kisi purani cheez ko fir se naya jaisa banana.

Synonyms: Hatred, Spite, Ill will, Malevolence

Antonyms: Kindness, Benevolence, Goodwill, Compassion

Example: He spoke with such malice that everyone in the room felt uncomfortable.

Trick: Malice sounds like maalish nahi, yeh dil me chhupa hua bura feeling hai to hurt someone.

Synonyms: Hardship, Misfortune, Trouble, Distress

Antonyms: Prosperity, Advantage, Comfort, Fortune

Example: She faced great adversity in her early life but never lost hope.

Trick: Adversity = adverse situation in life, matlab jab life opposite chal rahi ho and problems hi problems ho.

Synonyms: Shortage, Deficiency, Insufficiency, Lack

Antonyms: Abundance, Plenty, Surplus, Excess

Example: The scarcity of clean drinking water became a serious problem in the village.

Trick: Scarcity = scarce city, matlab aisi situation jahan kisi important cheez ki bahut kami ho.

Synonyms: Loot, Rob, Pillage, Ransack

Antonyms: Protect, Safeguard, Preserve, Guard

Example: The invading army began to plunder the villages for food and valuables.

Trick: Plunder sounds like pulling under your control by looting everything in sight.

Synonyms: Magnificence, Splendor, Majesty, Glory

Antonyms: Simplicity, Plainness, Humility, Modesty

Example: The grandeur of the palace left every visitor amazed.

Trick: Grandeur sounds like grand, so think of something grand, royal, and impressively beautiful.

Synonyms: Temperament, Nature, Inclination, Tendency

Antonyms: Aversion, Reluctance, Disinclination, Unwillingness

Example: Her cheerful disposition made her popular among her classmates.

Trick: Disposition = kisi person ki default position of mind, matlab uska natural swabhav ya tendency.

Synonyms: Aspiration, Aim, Desire, Goal

Antonyms: Apathy, Indifference, Contentment, Laziness

Example: Her ambition to become an IAS officer kept her focused on her studies.

Trick: Ambition = bada aim in action, matlab life me kuch bada karne ki strong ichchha.