Daily Vocabulary – 11 July 2026

Synonyms: Oaf, Clod, Lout, Klutz

Antonyms: Adept, Expert, Genius, Sophisticate

Example: The careless lummox knocked over three chairs while entering the room.

Trick: A lummox is like a large lump moving around clumsily.

Synonyms: Cavort, Frolic, Gambol, Prance

Antonyms: Trudge, Plod, Creep, Rest

Example: The children capered around the garden after winning the game.

Trick: Caper means a carefree and playful leap.

Synonyms: Unctuous, Sycophantic, Ingratiating, Oily

Antonyms: Sincere, Genuine, Forthright, Candid

Example: The smarmy salesman praised every customer merely to increase his sales.

Trick: Smarmy sounds like smear me — an oily person who uses fake flattery.

Synonyms: Core, Essence, Pith, Substance

Antonyms: Surface, Exterior, Shell, Periphery

Example: Freedom of expression is the marrow of a democratic society.

Trick: Marrow is the main matter found inside a bone.

Synonyms: Boast, Brag, Flaunt, Trumpet

Antonyms: Belittle, Minimize, Understate, Deprecate

Example: He frequently vaunted his achievements before his colleagues.

Trick: Vaunt sounds like want attention, so a person vaunts to attract attention.

Synonyms: Idle, Languish, Stagnate, Loaf

Antonyms: Work, Act, Thrive, Flourish

Example: He spent the entire weekend vegetating in front of the television.

Trick: Vegetate sounds like a vegetable lying still and doing nothing.

Synonyms: Heavenly, Celestial, Divine, Ethereal

Antonyms: Earthly, Terrestrial, Mundane, Infernal

Example: The temple was filled with supernal music that deeply moved everyone.

Trick: Supernal means something super and eternal, like the beauty of heaven.

Synonyms: Whine, Complain, Moan, Grumble

Antonyms: Praise, Commend, Applaud, Approve

Example: The passengers began to yammer about the delayed train.

Trick: Yammer sounds like yaar, meri problem, repeated again and again.

Synonyms: Military Rule, Military Government, Junta, Martial Regime

Antonyms: Democracy, Civilian Rule, Civil Government, Civilian Supremacy

Example: The country gradually became a stratocracy under its powerful military commanders.

Trick: Strato means army and cracy means rule, so stratocracy means army rule.

Synonyms: Speaker, Rhetorician, Declaimer, Lecturer

Antonyms: Listener, Hearer, Audience, Spectator

Example: The celebrated orator inspired the crowd with his powerful speech.

Trick: An orator uses oral skills to deliver an impressive speech.

Synonyms: Thrash, Swing, Lash, Beat

Antonyms: Steady, Control, Restrain, Calm

Example: The frightened swimmer began to flail his arms in the water.

Trick: When you fail to control your limbs, they may flail wildly.

Synonyms: Grab, Seize, Clutch, Grasp

Antonyms: Release, Return, Surrender, Relinquish

Example: The thief tried to snatch the woman’s handbag and escape.

Trick: Snatch means to catch something in a sudden snap.

Synonyms: Angelic, Heavenly, Divine, Cherubic

Antonyms: Devilish, Demonic, Wicked, Impure

Example: The child had a seraphic smile that delighted everyone.

Trick: Seraph is an angel, so a seraphic face looks pure and angelic.

Synonyms: Mischievous, Playful, Roguish, Prankish

Antonyms: Solemn, Serious, Obedient, Well-behaved

Example: The boy gave an impish grin before hiding his sister’s notebook.

Trick: An impish person is like an imp who enjoys harmless mischief.

Synonyms: Fear of Work, Work Aversion, Occupational Anxiety, Workplace Phobia

Antonyms: Ergophilia, Industriousness, Diligence, Zeal

Example: His ergophobia made it difficult for him to enter a professional workplace.

Trick: Ergo means work and phobia means fear, so ergophobia is the fear of work.