Daily Vocabulary – 5 June 2026

Synonyms: Suspiciously, Distrustfully, Skeptically, Disapprovingly

Antonyms: Trustingly, Approvingly, Favorably, Openly

Example: The teacher looked askance at the student’s unusual excuse.

Trick: Askance sounds like “ask chance— when someone asks for another chance, you may look at him askance with doubt.

Synonyms: Weight, Counterweight, Stabilizer, Support

Antonyms: Instability, Lightness, Imbalance, Weakness

Example: The ship carried ballast to remain steady in rough water.

Trick: Ballast sounds like “balance last— ballast helps a ship maintain balance till the last.

Synonyms: Ten-year, Ten-yearly, Decadal, Decade-long

Antonyms: Annual, Monthly, Weekly, Daily

Example: The government conducted a decennial census to collect population data.

Trick: Decennial has “decilike decade — decade means ten years, so decennial means related to ten years.

Synonyms: Carcinogenic Agent, Cancer-causing Substance, Cancer-producing Agent, Tumor-inducing Agent

Antonyms: Anticarcinogen, Cancer-preventive Substance, Protective Agent, Chemopreventive Agent

Example: Tobacco smoke contains carcinogens that can damage the lungs.

Trick: Carcinogen sounds like “cancer gene— remember it as something that can generate cancer.

Synonyms: Lurch, Swerve, Veer, Sway

Antonyms: Stabilize, Straighten, Steady, C

Example: The bus began to careen down the slippery road.

Trick: Careen sounds like “car introuble — imagine a car moving uncontrollably on the road.

Synonyms: Flourish, Teem, Overflow, Proliferate

Antonyms: Lack, Dwindle, Decrease, Disappear

Example: Wild animals abound in this forest.

Trick: Abound sounds like “a boundless amount,so when something is present in huge quantity, it abounds.

Synonyms: Muscular, Strong, Sturdy, Powerful

Antonyms: Weak, Frail, Feeble, Delicate

Example: The brawny wrestler lifted the heavy box easily.

Trick: Brawny sounds like “body banao,so a brawny person has a strong body.

Synonyms: Twist, Deform, Distort, Warp

Antonyms: Straighten, Align, Untwist, Smooth

Example: His face contorted in pain after the injury.

Trick: Contort sounds like “control tort,when shape is not controlled and gets twisted, it is contorted.

Synonyms: Cringe, Shrink, Tremble, Quail

Antonyms: Confront, Face, Resist, Brave

Example: The child began to cower when the dog barked loudly.

Trick: Cower sounds like “cow डर गई,so when someone bends back in fear, they cower.

Synonyms: Indicate, Signify, Represent, Mean

Antonyms: Conceal, Misrepresent, Confuse, Obscure

Example: A red light usually denotes danger.

Trick: Denote sounds like “the note,and a note can indicate or represent important information.

Synonyms: Feed, Forage, Hay, Provender

Antonyms: Poison, Starvation, Deprivation, Scarcity

Example: The farmer stored fodder for the cattle.

Trick: Fodder sounds like “food-er,meaning food for animals.

Synonyms: Frown, Scowl, Sneer, Face

Antonyms: Smile, Grin, Beam, Laugh

Example: She made a grimace after tasting the bitter medicine.

Trick: Grimace sounds like “grim face,so a grimace is a bad or painful face expression.

Synonyms: Accident, Misfortune, Disaster, Setback

Antonyms: Success, Fortune, Blessing, Benefit

Example: The journey was delayed because of a small mishap.

Trick: Mishap sounds like “miss-happen,something bad happens by mistake.

Synonyms: Glare, Frown, Grimace, Lower

Antonyms: Smile, Grin, Beam, Approve

Example: The teacher scowled at the noisy students.

Trick: Scowl sounds like “school angry look,like a teacher’s angry look in school.

Synonyms: Shake, Quiver, Vibration, Shudder

Antonyms: Stillness, Stability, Calmness, Steadiness

Example: A small tremor was felt in the city at night.

Trick: Tremor sounds like “train more shake,so remember tremor as a small shaking movement.