Daily Vocabulary – 10 June 2026

Synonyms: Quibble, Fuss, Carp, Nitpick

Antonyms: Praise, Ignore, Approve, Overlook

Example: Do not niggle over minor spelling errors in the first draft.

Trick: Niggle sounds like needle; small issues needle your mind and make you niggle.

Synonyms: Podium, Platform, Dais, Lectern

Antonyms: Floor, Ground, Pit, Audience Area

Example: The leader stepped onto the rostrum to address the crowd.

Trick: Rostrum sounds like raise-trum; a speaker is raised above others on a rostrum.

Synonyms: Vellum, Scroll, Manuscript, Document

Antonyms: Digital Document, Soft Copy, Modern Paper, Electronic Record

Example: The ancient treaty was written on parchment.

Trick: Parchment sounds like past document; old documents were often written on parchment.

Synonyms: Bandit, Robber, Outlaw, Marauder

Antonyms: Protector, Guard, Lawman, Defender

Example: The travellers were attacked by brigands in the forest.

Trick: Brigand sounds like big gang; a brigand often belongs to a big gang of robbers.

Synonyms: Swagger, Parade, Prance, Stalk

Antonyms: Slouch, Cower, Shuffle, Sneak

Example: He began to strut across the stage after winning the prize.

Trick: Strut sounds like street; some people strut on the street to show off.

Synonyms: Damage, Disfigure, Maim, Lacerate

Antonyms: Repair, Restore, Mend, Heal

Example: The statue was mutilated by vandals during the night.

Trick: Mutilate sounds like cut-ilate; imagine someone cutting something badly and damaging its shape.

Synonyms: Framework, Lattice, Support, Grid

Antonyms: Solid Wall, Plain Surface, Open Space, Unsupported Structure

Example: The gardener fixed a trellis near the wall for the climbing roses.

Trick: Trellis sounds like tree-lace; imagine a tree or plant climbing on a lace-like wooden frame.

Synonyms: Worn, Shabby, Ragged, Tattered

Antonyms: New, Fresh, Thick, Untorn

Example: He wore a threadbare coat during the cold winter.

Trick: Threadbare means only threads are left bare because the cloth is too old and worn.

Synonyms: Barrier, Guardwall, Railing, Rampart

Antonyms: Opening, Gap, Exposure, Unprotected Edge

Example: The soldier stood behind the parapet and watched the road.

Trick: Parapet sounds like protect-pet; imagine a small wall protecting people from falling.

Synonyms: Swallow, Devour, Drink, Gobble

Antonyms: Sip, Abstain, Nibble, Ration

Example: He guzzled two bottles of water after the long run.

Trick: Guzzle sounds like gulp; when someone gulps a drink very fast, he is guzzling it.

Synonyms: Psychopath, Antisocial Person, Manipulator, Remorseless Person

Antonyms: Empath, Humanitarian, Altruist, Compassionate Person

Example: The story shows a sociopath who harms others without feeling guilty.

Trick: Sociopath = society + path problem; a sociopath has a wrong path in society because he does not care about others.

Synonyms: Repulse, Reject, Resist, Ward off

Antonyms: Attract, Invite, Accept, Welcome

Example: The spray helps to repel mosquitoes.

Trick: Repel sounds like re-push; imagine pushing something away again and again.

Synonyms: Embarrassed, Ashamed, Bashful, Guilty

Antonyms: Confident, Bold, Proud, Unashamed

Example: He gave a sheepish smile after forgetting his lines.

Trick: Sheepish comes from sheep; imagine a shy sheep lowering its head after doing something wrong.

Synonyms: Upgrade, Modify, Adapt, Modernize

Antonyms: Downgrade, Dismantle, Remove, Neglect

Example: The old buses were retrofitted with new safety equipment.

Trick: Retro means old and fit means adjust; retrofit means fitting new things into something old.

Synonyms: Fireplace, Fireside, Home, Chimney Corner

Antonyms: Wilderness, Outdoors, Coldness, Homelessness

Example: The family sat near the hearth on a cold evening.

Trick: Hearth sounds like heart; the hearth is like the heart of a home because it gives warmth.