Daily Vocabulary – 25 July 2026

Synonyms: Gust, Storm, Blast, Gale

Antonyms: Calm, Stillness, Breeze, Tranquillity

Example: A sudden squall forced the fishermen to return to the shore.

Trick: Squall sounds like sudden call from the sky bringing strong wind and rain.

Synonyms: Cowardly, Timid, Weak-willed, Craven

Antonyms: Courageous, Resolute, Bold, Fearless

Example: His spineless refusal to defend his colleague disappointed everyone.

Trick: Without a spine, a person cannot stand firm; spineless means lacking courage.

Synonyms: Bargain, Haggle, Negotiate, Barter

Antonyms: Agree, Accept, Settle, Concede

Example: The customers dickered with the shopkeeper over the price of the carpet.

Trick: Dicker sounds like deal kar; deal karte waqt log price par dicker karte hain.

Synonyms: Compose, Write, Draft, Pen

Antonyms: Erase, Delete, Expunge, Destroy

Example: The poet indited a moving tribute to the fallen soldiers.

Trick: Indite sounds like in-write; to indite means to write something formally.

Synonyms: Sediment, Residue, Remnants, Refuse

Antonyms: Essence, Cream, Best, Finest

Example: Only the bitter dregs of the coffee remained in the cup.

Trick: Dregs are the dirty remains dragged to the bottom.

Synonyms: Groom, Primp, Beautify, Adorn

Antonyms: Neglect, Dishevel, Soil, Deface

Example: The peacock began to preen its colourful feathers in the sunlight.

Trick: Preen sounds like preening before a screen—apni appearance ko smart banana.

Synonyms: Obedient, Compliant, Docile, Amenable

Antonyms: Disobedient, Defiant, Rebellious, Intractable

Example: The biddable student followed every instruction given by the teacher.

Trick: A biddable person always does what he is bid to do.

Synonyms: Descent, Downslope, Incline, Gradient

Antonyms: Ascent, Acclivity, Rise, Upslope

Example: The cyclists slowed down while moving along the steep declivity.

Trick: Declivity begins with decline, so it means a slope going downward.

Synonyms: External, Extrinsic, Outside, Foreign

Antonyms: Endogenous, Internal, Intrinsic, Inherent

Example: The disease was caused by exogenous bacteria entering the body.

Trick: Exo means outside, so exogenous means coming from outside.

Synonyms: Epiphora, Antistrophe, Repetition, Refrain

Antonyms: Nonrepetition, Variation, Omission, Discontinuity

Example: The phrase for the people was repeated at the end of several sentences as an epistrophe.

Trick: Epistrophe repeats at the end—remember: epi-strophe keeps coming back at the sentence ending.

Synonyms: Aid, Assistant, Enhancer, Supplement

Antonyms: Hindrance, Obstacle, Inhibitor, Impediment

Example: The vaccine contained an adjuvant to strengthen the immune response.

Trick: Adjuvant is an extra helper that makes the main treatment stronger.

Synonyms: Gold, Silver, Ingots, Precious Metal

Antonyms: Debris, Waste, Dross, Scrap

Example: The central bank stored large quantities of gold bullion in a secure vault.

Trick: Bullion means valuable gold or silver bars kept safely in a vault.

Synonyms: Eject, Expel, Press, Protrude

Antonyms: Insert, Ingest, Withdraw, Retract

Example: The machine extrudes molten plastic through a narrow opening.

Trick: Extrude contains ex, meaning out—push something out under pressure.

Synonyms: Coerce, Compel, Intimidate, Bully

Antonyms: Persuade, Encourage, Release, Liberate

Example: The workers were dragooned into accepting unfair conditions.

Trick: A dragoon does not request; he drags you into doing something by force.

Synonyms: Enigmatic, Cryptic, Oracular, Prophetic

Antonyms: Clear, Explicit, Obvious, Unambiguous

Example: The old woman gave a sibylline warning about the kingdom’s future.

Trick: Sibylline sounds like a secret prophecy—mysterious words about the future.