Daily Vocabulary – 15 May 2026

Synonyms: Decline, Slump, Recession, Drop

Antonyms: Upturn, Recovery, Improvement, Boom

Example: The company faced a downturn in sales during the winter season.

Trick: Downturn means down + turn; jab growth ya business neeche ki taraf turn ho jaye, that situation is a downturn.

Synonyms: Disadvantage, Downside, Limitation, Flaw

Antonyms: Advantage, Benefit, Strength, Merit

Example: The main drawback of the plan is that it requires too much money.

Trick: Drawback means draw + back; jo cheez progress ko back kheench le, woh drawback hota hai.

Synonyms: Halt, Stop, Stoppage, Deadlock

Antonyms: Movement, Progress, Activity, Flow

Example: Heavy rain brought the traffic to a complete standstill.

Trick: Standstill means stand + still; jab koi kaam ya movement bilkul still ho jaye, that situation is standstill.

Synonyms: Overflow, Spread, Leakage, Carryover

Antonyms: Containment, Retention, Restriction, Confinement

Example: The economic crisis had a spillover effect on nearby countries.

Trick: Spillover means spill + over; jab koi effect ya liquid apni limit se bahar spill ho jaye, that is spillover.

Synonyms: Deficit, Shortage, Deficiency, Lack

Antonyms: Surplus, Excess, Abundance, Plenty

Example: The project faced a shortfall in funds due to rising costs.

Trick: Shortfall means short + fall; jab required amount short pad jaye, that shortage is called shortfall.

Synonyms: Enthusiast, Devotee, Connoisseur, Admirer

Antonyms: Critic, Detractor, Opponent, Novice

Example: He is an aficionado of classical music and attends every major concert in the city.

Trick: Aficionado sounds like a fan; an aficionado is a big fan and expert of something.

Synonyms: Formation, Battalion, Array, Troop

Antonyms: Dispersal, Separation, Scattering, Disorder

Example: The soldiers advanced in a strong phalanx to protect their territory.

Trick: Phalanx sounds like full ranks; soldiers standing in full ranks form a phalanx.

Synonyms: Widespread, Structural, Comprehensive, Pervasive

Antonyms: Local, Isolated, Partial, Individual

Example: The company needs systemic changes to improve its overall work culture.

Trick: Systemic means system ke andar deeply connected; if a problem is systemic, it affects the whole system, not just one part.

Synonyms: Wine Expert, Wine Steward, Wine Waiter, Connoisseur

Antonyms: Novice, Amateur, Layperson, Nonexpert

Example: The sommelier suggested a perfect wine to match the dinner.

Trick: Sommelier sounds like some-liquor; a sommelier knows which wine or liquor suits the meal best.

Synonyms: Taste-related, Gustative, Palatal, Sensory

Antonyms: Non-gustatory, Auditory, Visual, Olfactory

Example: The chef focused on the gustatory experience of each dish.

Trick: Gustatory sounds like taste story; anything gustatory tells the story of taste.

Synonyms: Hearing, Acoustic, Aural, Sonic

Antonyms: Visual, Silent, Nonauditory, Optical

Example: The teacher used auditory exercises to improve the students’ listening skills.

Trick: Auditory sounds like audio; anything auditory is connected with hearing or sound.

Synonyms: Deities, Divinities, Immortals, Hall of Fame

Antonyms: Mortals, Commoners, Unknowns, Nonentities

Example: Kalidasa holds an important place in the pantheon of great Sanskrit poets.

Trick: Pantheon sounds like panth ke gods; kisi religion ya field ke sabse respected gods ya legends ka group pantheon hota h.

Synonyms: Answerer, Replier, Defendant, Participant

Antonyms: Questioner, Petitioner, Plaintiff, Interrogator

Example: Each respondent was asked to give honest answers in the survey.

Trick: Respondent sounds like respond; jo person respond karta h ya answer deta h, woh respondent hota h.

Synonyms: Dual Monopoly, Two-firm Market, Two-seller Market, Shared Monopoly

Antonyms: Monopoly, Perfect Competition, Competitive Market, Open Market

Example: The telecom sector became a duopoly after only two major companies dominated the market.

Trick: Duopoly me duo means two; jab market par two companies ka control ho, use duopoly kehte h.

Synonyms: Curve, Arc, Trajectory, Conic

Antonyms: Straight Line, Circle, Ellipse, Hyperbola

Example: The path of a thrown ball often forms a parabola.

Trick: Parabola sounds like para-bowl; imagine a bowl-shaped curve, and that U-shaped curve is a parabola.