Daily Vocabulary – 8 August 2026

Synonyms: Weaken, Exhaust, Debilitate, Drain

Antonyms: Strengthen, Energize, Invigorate, Fortify

Example: The intense heat began to enervate the workers by noon.

Trick: Enervate means energy vacate; when energy leaves, you become weak.

Synonyms: Respected, Esteemed, Revered, Honoured

Antonyms: Disreputable, Contemptible, Dishonoured, Unrespected

Example: The venerable scholar was admired for his wisdom and integrity.

Trick: Venerable people are worthy of veneration and respect.

Synonyms: Deception, Trickery, Fraud, Duplicity

Antonyms: Honesty, Sincerity, Candour, Fairness

Example: The businessman used legal chicanery to avoid paying the penalty.

Trick: Chicanery sounds like cheat canary; cheating and trickery are chicanery.

Synonyms: Support, Strengthen, Reinforce, Fortify

Antonyms: Weaken, Undermine, Impair, Discourage

Example: The new policy is expected to bolster the rural economy.

Trick: A bolster pillow supports your back; similarly, bolster means to support or strengthen.

Synonyms: Mournful, Gloomy, Melancholy, Doleful

Antonyms: Cheerful, Joyful, Jubilant, Lighthearted

Example: His lugubrious expression revealed his deep disappointment.

Trick: Lugubrious sounds like look gloomy; a lugubrious person looks extremely sad.

Synonyms: Improve, Enhance, Better, Alleviate

Antonyms: Worsen, Aggravate, Impair, Deteriorate

Example: The government introduced several measures to ameliorate the living conditions of rural communities.

Trick: Ameliorate sounds like a meal you rate; a good meal can ameliorate your mood.

Synonyms: Fickle, Whimsical, Unpredictable, Inconstant

Antonyms: Consistent, Stable, Predictable, Steadfast

Example: The capricious weather changed from bright sunshine to heavy rain within minutes.

Trick: A capricious person changes decisions without any clear reason.

Synonyms: Lament, Elegy, Requiem, Threnody

Antonyms: Paean, Celebration, Jubilation, Rejoicing

Example: The musicians played a solemn dirge during the funeral procession.

Trick: Dirge sounds like deep urge to cry after hearing a sad song.

Synonyms: Incite, Instigate, Provoke, Agitate

Antonyms: Suppress, Quell, Pacify, Discourage

Example: The inflammatory speech was intended to foment unrest among the workers.

Trick: Foment means to fuel the moment and make trouble grow.

Synonyms: Reticent, Reserved, Laconic, Uncommunicative

Antonyms: Talkative, Garrulous, Loquacious, Communicative

Example: The taciturn guard answered every question with only a few words.

Trick: Taciturn sounds like talking turn, but a taciturn person avoids taking a talking turn.

Synonyms: Exemplar, Ideal, Model, Epitome

Antonyms: Disgrace, Failure, Inferior, Mediocrity

Example: She is considered a paragon of honesty and professional integrity.

Trick: Paragon sounds like perfect person; a paragon is a perfect example.

Synonyms: Appease, Pacify, Soothe, Placate

Antonyms: Enrage, Provoke, Agitate, Irritate

Example: The manager offered a refund to mollify the dissatisfied customer.

Trick: Mollify sounds like mellow-fy; mollify someone by making their mood mellow.

Synonyms: Learned, Scholarly, Knowledgeable, Intellectual

Antonyms: Ignorant, Unlearned, Illiterate, Uneducated

Example: The erudite professor explained the complex theory with remarkable clarity.

Trick: Erudite sounds like read it; a person who has read a lot becomes erudite.

Synonyms: Effectiveness, Potency, Usefulness, Success

Antonyms: Inefficacy, Ineffectiveness, Futility, Failure

Example: Researchers conducted several trials to determine the efficacy of the new treatment.

Trick: Efficacy sounds like effective; it tells how effectively something works.

Synonyms: Meticulous, Punctilious, Exacting, Particular

Antonyms: Careless, Sloppy, Negligent, Indifferent

Example: The fastidious editor checked every sentence for even the smallest error.

Trick: A fastidious person checks every detail fast, but never carelessly.