Daily Vocabulary – 18 June 2026

Synonyms: Fake, Fraud, Pretence, Hoax

Antonyms: Genuine, Real, Authentic, Sincere

Example: His apology was only a sham to avoid punishment.

Trick: Sham sounds like shame — fake kaam pakda jaye to shame hoti hai.

Synonyms: Arctic Plain, Frozen Plain, Polar Region, Ice Field

Antonyms: Forest, Woodland, Jungle, Tropics

Example: Very few plants can survive in the tundra.

Trick: Tundra sounds like thanda — bahut thanda region means tundra.

Synonyms: Temple, Shrine, Tower, Stupa

Antonyms: Hut, Cottage, House, Secular Building

Example: The ancient pagoda attracted many tourists.

Trick: Pagoda sounds like puja ka adda — worship place means pagoda.

Synonyms: Beg, Borrow, Forage, Cadge

Antonyms: Give, Donate, Offer, Provide

Example: He tried to scrounge some money from his friends.

Trick: Scrounge sounds like search around — idhar-udhar search karke cheez lena.

Synonyms: Crooked, Slanted, Awry, Tilted

Antonyms: Straight, Level, Aligned, Even

Example: His cap was sitting askew on his head.

Trick: Askew sounds like a skew — skew means tilted, so askew means tedha.

Synonyms: Waste, Rubbish, Refuse, Impurity

Antonyms: Treasure, Value, Purity, Essence

Example: The workers removed the dross from the melted metal.

Trick: Dross sounds like dust + gross, so remember it as gross waste material.

Synonyms: Search, Scan, Sift, Explore

Antonyms: Ignore, Neglect, Overlook, Skim

Example: The police trawled through the records to find evidence.

Trick: Trawl sounds like try all; when you try all places to search something, you trawl.

Synonyms: Dirty, Grimy, Dull, Shabby

Antonyms: Bright, Clean, Fresh, Spotless

Example: He lived in a small dingy room near the station.

Trick: Dingy sounds like dirty energy; a place with dirty energy looks dingy.

Synonyms: Slim, Thin, Lean, Slight

Antonyms: Broad, Thick, Stout, Wide

Example: She has a slender chance of winning the race.

Trick: Slender sounds like slim + tender, so remember it as thin and delicate.

Synonyms: Iron Block, Metal Block, Forge Block, Smithing Block

Antonyms: Cushion, Pillow, Feather, Softness

Example: The blacksmith placed the hot iron on the anvil.

Trick: Anvil sounds like iron will; an anvil is a strong iron block.

Synonyms: Pester, Harass, Nag, Bother

Antonyms: Soothe, Comfort, Assist, Encourage

Example: The children badgered their father to buy them a new toy.

Trick: Badger sounds like bad jar; a bad jar repeatedly makes noise and bothers you.

Synonyms: Debris, Ruins, Wreckage, Fragments

Antonyms: Structure, Building, Construction, Order

Example: The earthquake reduced the houses to rubble.

Trick: Rubble sounds like rubbish bundle; broken building pieces become rubble.

Synonyms: Bombard, Shower, Hurl, Strike

Antonyms: Protect, Defend, Shield, Guard

Example: The boys pelted stones at the tree.

Trick: Pelt sounds like pellets; when many pellets are thrown, it means pelt.

Synonyms: Fold, Wrinkle, Line, Furrow

Antonyms: Smoothness, Flatness, Plainness, Evenness

Example: There was a crease on his shirt.

Trick: Crease sounds like crushed crease; when paper is crushed, it gets a crease.

Synonyms: Wall Painting, Fresco, Artwork, Painting

Antonyms: Blank Wall, Plain Wall, Bare Wall, Empty Wall

Example: The school wall was decorated with a beautiful mural.

Trick: Mural sounds like wall mural; a mural is art made on a wall.