Daily Vocabulary – 14 April 2026

Synonyms: Support, Brace, Prop, Fortify

Antonyms: Undermine, Weaken, Dismantle, Destabilize

Example: The workers scaffolded the outer wall before beginning repairs.

Trick: Scaffold ko aise yaad karo — support ka fold yani jab kisi cheez ko extra support dena ho, to usse scaffold karte hain.

Synonyms: Starvation, Drought, Hunger, Scarcity

Antonyms: Abundance, Plenty, Prosperity, Surplus

Example: The prolonged drought led to a severe famine in the region.

Trick: Famine = food fail ho gaya, aur log bhookh se suffer karne lage.

Synonyms: Trick, Ploy, Device, Stunt

Antonyms: Substance, Sincerity, Authenticity, Straightforwardness

Example: The company used a flashy gimmick to attract more customers to its new product.

Trick: Gimmick ko yaad karo as game ka trick — koi aisi cheez jo bas attention kheenchne ke liye use ho, wo gimmick hoti hai.

Synonyms: Disorder, Condition, Affliction, Ailment

Antonyms: Health, Wellness, Normality, Soundness

Example: The doctor explained that the child was showing signs of a rare genetic syndrome.

Trick: Syndrome = symptoms ka dome, yani jab kai symptoms ek saath group bana lete hain, use syndrome kehte hain.

Synonyms: Memento, Keepsake, Token, Reminder

Antonyms: Discard, Trash, Junk, Refuse

Example: She bought a small souvenir from Jaipur to remember her trip.

Trick: Souvenir ko aise yaad karo — so, we near a place, and buy a memory item yani trip ki yaad ke liye li gayi cheez = souvenir.

Synonyms: Sarcasm, Satire, Mockery, Contradiction

Antonyms: Sincerity, Directness, Literalness, Straightforwardness

Example: It was an irony that the fire station burned down.

Trick: Irony mein often reality aur expectation opposite nikalte hain.

Synonyms: Haven, Refuge, Sanctuary, Retreat

Antonyms: Wasteland, Barrenness, Aridity, Desert

Example: After hours of walking through the desert, the travelers finally reached an oasis.

Trick: Oasis sounds like a safe place in the middle of a dry space.

Synonyms: Excess, Extra, Remainder, Overflow

Antonyms: Deficit, Lack, Shortage, Scarcity

Example: The company sold its surplus stock at a discounted price.

Trick: Surplus = Sir ke upar plus extra, yaani jo needed amount se zyada ho.

Synonyms: Outbreak, Plague, Pandemic, Contagion

Antonyms: Sporadic case, Isolated case, Rarity, Containment

Example: The city took strict measures to control the epidemic before it spread further.

Trick: Epidemic sounds like a disease episode spreading fast among many people at one time.

Synonyms: Ghost, Phantom, Apparition, Spirit

Antonyms: Reality, Substance, Certainty, Tangibility

Example: The specter of war continued to trouble the region.

Trick: Specter sounds like scary picture in the mind, like a ghostly fear appearing suddenly.

Synonyms: Sky-blue, Cerulean, Sapphire, Blue

Antonyms: Black, Gray, Murky, Dusky

Example: The lake reflected the azure sky beautifully.

Trick: Azure ko yaad rakho as aaj sure sky blue hoga = azure means sky-like blue.

Synonyms: Comparison, Analogy, Likeness, Resemblance

Antonyms: Literal statement, Direct statement, Noncomparison, Plain expression

Example: In the sentence Her smile was like sunshine, like sunshine is a simile.

Trick: Simile = Similar + like/as, yaani jab kisi cheez ko like ya as se compare kiya jaye.

Synonyms: Dreamlike, Unreal, Fantastical, Bizarre

Antonyms: Real, Normal, Ordinary, Realistic

Example: The foggy forest looked so surreal that it felt like a scene from a dream.

Trick: Surreal = so real jaisa lagta hai, but actually bilkul dream jaisa unreal hota hai.

Synonyms: Land bridge, Neck, Strip, Bar

Antonyms: Strait, Channel, Waterway, Sea passage

Example: The Isthmus of Panama connects North America and South America.

Trick: Isthmus ko yaad rakho as is-thin-mus = land ka thin part jo do bade land areas ko jodta hai.

Synonyms: Naval, Seafaring, Oceanic, Marine

Antonyms: Inland, Terrestrial, Continental, Landlocked

Example: India has great maritime importance because of its long coastline and busy sea routes.

Trick: Maritime = marine + time, so think of things related to sea travel, ships, and coastal life.