Daily Vocabulary – 13 August 2026

Synonyms: Move, Shift, Yield, Relent

Antonyms: Remain, Resist, Persist, Stay

Example: Despite repeated requests, he refused to budge from his position.

Trick: If someone won’t budge, he won’t move even a little.

Synonyms: Intermix, Intersperse, Insert, Alternate

Antonyms: Separate, Remove, Extract, Disentangle

Example: The editor decided to interleave photographs with the written chapters.

Trick: Inter + leave = leave something in between other things.

Synonyms: Emblem, Symbol, Icon, Insignia

Antonyms: Triviality, Insignificance, Irrelevance, Commonplace

Example: The eagle served as a powerful totem for the community.

Trick: A totem is a special symbol that a tribe or group strongly identifies with.

Synonyms: Regress, Relapse, Revert, Deteriorate

Antonyms: Progress, Improve, Advance, Recover

Example: After months of improvement, he began to backslide into his old habits.

Trick: Back + slide = slide backward after moving forward.

Synonyms: Alert, Observant, Watchful, Considerate

Antonyms: Inattentive, Negligent, Distracted, Heedless

Example: The attentive student noticed every important detail in the lecture.

Trick: Attentive contains attention — an attentive person always pays attention.

Synonyms: Foundation, Base, Bedrock, Underlayer

Antonyms: Surface, Exterior, Top, Superstructure

Example: The ancient rock formed the substratum beneath the newer soil deposits.

Trick: Substratum = something lying at the bottom as a base or foundation.

Synonyms: Writ, Order, Command, Directive

Antonyms: Prohibition, Restraint, Reversal, Revocation

Example: The court issued a mandamus directing the authority to perform its statutory duty.

Trick: Mandamus sounds like mandate us — the court mandates an authority to do its duty.

Synonyms: Emissary, Ambassador, Delegate, Representative

Antonyms: Recipient, Host, Principal, Constituent

Example: The government sent a special envoy to negotiate a peace agreement.

Trick: Envoy = ENVOYed person, someone sent officially to represent others.

Synonyms: Revel, Carouse, Frolic, Celebrate

Antonyms: Mourn, Grieve, Lament, Abstain

Example: The victorious supporters roistered in the streets until midnight.

Trick: Roister sounds like roar — people roister when they party loudly and roar with excitement.

Synonyms: Desire, Long, Yearn, Covet

Antonyms: Dislike, Reject, Avoid, Abhor

Example: After hours of work, she began to crave a quiet place to rest.

Trick: Crave = crazy desire for something you really want.

Synonyms: Feel, Fumble, Search, Probe

Antonyms: Locate, Find, Grasp, Observe

Example: He groped in the darkness for the light switch.

Trick: Grope = when you cannot see, you use your hands to search and cope.

Synonyms: Coin, Manufacture, Produce, Forge

Antonyms: Destroy, Melt, Abolish, Withdraw

Example: The government decided to mint a new series of commemorative coins.

Trick: Mint = the place where money gets made and coins are minted.

Synonyms: Eager, Excited, Curious, Enthusiastic

Antonyms: Indifferent, Uninterested, Apathetic, Bored

Example: The students were agog with excitement before the results were announced.

Trick: Agog = Aaj gossip? — everyone becomes excited and curious to know it.

Synonyms: Plump, Full-figured, Rounded, Stout

Antonyms: Gaunt, Skinny, Emaciated, Scrawny

Example: The artist painted a buxom woman in traditional rural attire.

Trick: Buxom = body looks full and healthy, not thin or gaunt.

Synonyms: Shabby, Slovenly, Unkempt, Dingy

Antonyms: Neat, Tidy, Smart, Immaculate

Example: He appeared at the meeting in a frowsy shirt and uncombed hair.

Trick: Frowsy sounds like frowzy room — messy, shabby, and badly kept.