Daily Vocabulary – 3 April 2026

Synonyms: Exceed, Overstep, Transgress, Encroach

Antonyms: Restrain, Limit, Obey, Comply

Example: The court said the authority had begun to overreach its legal powers.

Trick: Overreach = over + reach, matlab itna aage haath badhana ki apni limit cross ho jaye.

Synonyms: Primness, Modesty, Puritanism, Strait-lacedness

Antonyms: Indecency, Impropriety, Immodesty, Boldness

Example: Her constant prudery made even ordinary conversations about relationships seem improper.

Trick: Prudery sounds like prude-wali nature, matlab har cheez me zyada hi sharmana ya overly proper banna.

Synonyms: Charlatanism, Fraud, Deception, Imposture

Antonyms: Honesty, Integrity, Authenticity, Legitimacy

Example: The court took action against the clinic for promoting dangerous quackery.

Trick: Quackery sounds like a duck saying quack while pretending to be a doctor, matlab fake treatment dene wali dhokhebazi.

Synonyms: Linger, Delay, Loiter, Pause

Antonyms: Hurry, Rush, Leave, Depart

Example: Do not tarry on the way, because the meeting will start on time.

Trick: Tarry sounds like thahri, so think of someone stopping and staying back instead of moving quickly.

Synonyms: Flinch, Recoil, Shrink, Cringe

Antonyms: Endure, Bear, Face, Withstand

Example: She winced when the doctor touched the injured area.

Trick: Wince sounds like when-c, matlab jab pain ho tab face automatically squeeze ho jata hai.

Synonyms: Indebted, Obligated, Grateful, Thankful

Antonyms: Unappreciative, Ungrateful, Independent, Unobliged

Example: I am beholden to my teacher for guiding me during my preparation.

Trick: Beholden sounds like be holding someone’s favor in your heart, so you stay thankful to them.

Synonyms: Foolery, Clowning, Tomfoolery, Absurdity

Antonyms: Wisdom, Seriousness, Sense, Prudence

Example: His constant buffoonery in class distracted everyone from the lesson.

Trick: Buffoonery sounds like a buffoon doing funny nonsense again and again.

Synonyms: Hesitate, Waver, Vacillate, Falter

Antonyms: Decide, Resolve, Persist, Proceed

Example: She began to dither before choosing the final answer in the exam.

Trick: Dither sounds like did I, did I? when someone keeps hesitating and cannot decide.

Synonyms: Remove, Delete, Omit, Extract

Antonyms: Insert, Include, Add, Attach

Example: The editor decided to excise the unnecessary paragraph from the report.

Trick: Excise sounds like extra size hata do, yani jo extra ho use cut karke excise kar do.

Synonyms: Stare, Scowl, Frown, Gaze

Antonyms: Smile, Approve, Admire, Praise

Example: He began to glower at his opponent after the rude comment.

Trick: Glower sounds like glow + anger, as if eyes are glowing with anger while staring hard.

Synonyms: Illuminate, Brighten, Radiate, Beam

Antonyms: Darken, Obscure, Dull, Dim

Example: The morning sun began to irradiate the entire valley with golden light.

Trick: Irradiate sounds like in-radiate, meaning filling something with rays or light from inside.

Synonyms: Stingy, Miserly, Parsimonious, Scant

Antonyms: Generous, Liberal, Lavish, Openhanded

Example: The landlord was niggardly about repairs and refused to spend even on basic maintenance.

Trick: Niggardly sounds like a person who guards every rupee too tightly, so they spend very little.

Synonyms: Vague, Evasive, Ambiguous, Indecisive

Antonyms: Definite, Decisive, Clear, Committed

Example: She gave a noncommittal reply when asked about her final decision.

Trick: Noncommittal = non + commit, matlab jo kisi side clearly commit hi na kare.

Synonyms: Mine, Pit, Excavation, Target

Antonyms: Fill, Cover, Restore, Protect

Example: The workers went to the quarry early in the morning to extract marble.

Trick: Quarry sounds like carry from a khadani place, where stones are carried out from a big digging site.

Synonyms: Conservative, Regressive, Orthodox, Traditionalist

Antonyms: Progressive, Reformist, Liberal, Radical

Example: The group was criticized for its reactionary views on social reform.

Trick: Reactionary = one who only reacts against new change and wants old systems back.