Daily Vocabulary – 14 July 2026

Synonyms: Brawl, Melee, Fracas, Ruckus

Antonyms: Peace, Truce, Harmony, Concord

Example: A minor argument at the stadium soon turned into a donnybrook.

Trick: Donnybrook sounds like donon ne brook diya—both sides broke into a wild fight.

Synonyms: Saccharine, Sentimental, Maudlin, Cloying

Antonyms: Unsentimental, Austere, Restrained, Bitter

Example: The film’s treacly ending failed to move the audience.

Trick: Treacly sounds like treat—too many sweet treats become unpleasantly sugary.

Synonyms: Remove, Excise, Eradicate, Vaporize

Antonyms: Add, Attach, Preserve, Restore

Example: The surgeon used a laser to ablate the abnormal tissue.

Trick: Ablate sounds like blade—a blade may be used to remove unwanted tissue.

Synonyms: Corrupt, Debase, Deprave, Pervert

Antonyms: Purify, Reform, Elevate, Ennoble

Example: Sudden wealth and unchecked power began to debauch the young ruler.

Trick: Debauch sounds like the bad—bad habits can debauch a person’s character.

Synonyms: Orate, Harangue, Proclaim, Recite

Antonyms: Whisper, Mutter, Mumble, Understate

Example: The actor began to declaim the famous lines with great passion.

Trick: Declaim contains claim—to declaim is to state your claim loudly and dramatically.

Synonyms: Dark, Gloomy, Murky, Tenebrous

Antonyms: Bright, Luminous, Radiant, Cheerful

Example: The explorers entered a Cimmerian cave where no sunlight could penetrate.

Trick: Cimmerian sounds like see me? No!—it is so dark that nobody can see me.

Synonyms: Indignation, Resentment, Umbrage, Pique

Antonyms: Pleasure, Approval, Delight, Contentment

Example: She left the meeting in high dudgeon after her proposal was mocked.

Trick: Dudgeon sounds like judge on—jab unfair judgment ho, indignation on ho jata hai.

Synonyms: Revel, Roister, Binge, Wassail

Antonyms: Abstain, Refrain, Moderate, Avoid

Example: The soldiers caroused late into the night after their victory.

Trick: Carouse sounds like crowd rouse—drinking aur wild partying se crowd rouse ho jata hai.

Synonyms: Damnation, Hell, Inferno, Ruin

Antonyms: Salvation, Redemption, Heaven, Paradise

Example: The villain believed that his crimes had condemned him to eternal perdition.

Trick: Perdition sounds like permanent destruction—eternal ruin or hell.

Synonyms: Infuse, Inject, Transfer, Transmit

Antonyms: Withdraw, Extract, Drain, Remove

Example: Doctors had to transfuse blood into the injured patient immediately.

Trick: Trans + fuse: blood ko patient ki body mein fuse karna means transfuse.

Synonyms: Deception, Fraud, Nonsense, Sham

Antonyms: Truth, Honesty, Sincerity, Authenticity

Example: The expert dismissed the advertised miracle cure as complete humbug.

Trick: Hum-bug: jo baat sirf bug kare aur sach na ho, woh humbug hai.

Synonyms: Melodious, Musical, Harmonious, Sonorous

Antonyms: Discordant, Harsh, Cacophonous, Unmelodious

Example: The canorous voice of the singer filled the entire hall.

Trick: Canorous sounds like can-orchestra—an orchestra can produce a melodious sound.

Synonyms: Unhappy, Uneasy, Distressed, Discontented

Antonyms: Euphoric, Happy, Contented, Cheerful

Example: He felt dysphoric and restless after receiving the disappointing news.

Trick: Dysphoric is the opposite of euphoric—euphoria gayi, unhappiness aayi.

Synonyms: Sonorous, Resonant, Booming, Full-bodied

Antonyms: Thin, Weak, Faint, Inaudible

Example: The actor’s orotund voice carried clearly across the theatre.

Trick: Oro + round: a round and full voice sounds orotund.

Synonyms: Yowl, Wail, Screech, Howl

Antonyms: Whisper, Murmur, Hush, Quiet

Example: The stray cats began to caterwaul outside the window at midnight.

Trick: Cat + wail: a cat’s loud and unpleasant wail is called caterwaul.