Daily Vocabulary – 8 September 2026

Synonyms: Outdated, Antiquated, Defunct, Archaic

Antonyms: Modern, Current, Fashionable, Prevailing

Example: Floppy disks became obsolete within a single decade.

Trick: Obsolete mein sunai deta hai 'ob-so-LATE' - jo cheez itni late ho gayi ki ab kisi kaam ki nahi rahi.

Synonyms: Revere, Worship, Honour, Esteem

Antonyms: Despise, Mock, Scorn, Disrespect

Example: Villagers venerate the old banyan tree at the crossroads.

Trick: Venerate mein 'vener' se yaad karo 'veteran' - veterans ko hum bahut respect dete hain, unki venerate karte hain.

Synonyms: Bitterness, Animosity, Spite, Resentment

Antonyms: Goodwill, Amity, Warmth, Friendliness

Example: They divided the property without rancour and remained friends.

Trick: Rancour sounds like 'rancid' - purana ghee jaise sadta hai, waise hi dil mein purani dushmani sad kar rancour ban jaati hai.

Synonyms: Commendably, Admirably, Respectably, Worthily

Antonyms: Poorly, Shamefully, Badly, Disgracefully

Example: The junior team performed creditably against far stronger rivals.

Trick: Creditably mein hai 'credit' - jab kaam achha ho to log credit dete hain; creditably matlab tareef ke laayak dhang se.

Synonyms: Reduce Debt, Pay Down, Unwind Borrowings, Cut Liabilities

Antonyms: Borrow, Leverage, Indebt, Overextend

Example: The company sold two plants to deleverage its stretched balance sheet.

Trick: De + leverage - leverage matlab udhaar ka lever; 'de' lagate hi lever hataa diya, yaani karza kam kar diya.

Synonyms: Imbalance, Disparity, Unevenness, Inequality

Antonyms: Symmetry, Balance, Parity, Evenness

Example: There is a clear asymmetry between what buyers and sellers know.

Trick: A (nahi) + symmetry - symmetry matlab barabari; 'a' lagते hi barabari khatam, asymmetry matlab असंतुलन.

Synonyms: Fleeting, Transient, Momentary, Short-Lived

Antonyms: Permanent, Enduring, Lasting, Eternal

Example: The fame of a viral video is usually ephemeral.

Trick: Ephemeral sounds like 'a-few-moments-ral' - bas kuch pal ki baat; jaise soap bubble, pop aur khatam.

Synonyms: Crumble, Fragment, Shatter, Break Up

Antonyms: Unite, Cohere, Assemble, Consolidate

Example: The old register disintegrated the moment it was lifted.

Trick: Dis + integrate - integrate matlab jodna; 'dis' lagते hi ulta, sab tukde tukde ho gaya.

Synonyms: Alleviation, Reduction, Easing, Abatement

Antonyms: Aggravation, Intensification, Worsening, Escalation

Example: Planting trees along the highway is a small mitigation of dust and heat.

Trick: Mitigation mein hai 'mighty' - jo cheez mighty yaani bhayankar hai, use halka karna hi mitigation hai.

Synonyms: Stubborn, Unyielding, Inflexible, Adamant

Antonyms: Yielding, Flexible, Compliant, Amenable

Example: The landlord remained obdurate and refused any reduction in rent.

Trick: Obdurate mein 'durate' se socho 'durable, hard' - jiska dil pathar jaisa hard ho, wahi obdurate zid par ada rehta hai.

Synonyms: Subsidised, Discounted, Soft-Term, Preferential

Antonyms: Commercial, Full-Price, Costly, Market-Rate

Example: Small farmers received concessional credit for buying seeds.

Trick: Concessional mein hai 'concession' - jaise railway mein student concession milti hai, waise hi sasti shartein wala loan.

Synonyms: Noticeable, Prominent, Obvious, Striking

Antonyms: Inconspicuous, Hidden, Subtle, Unnoticeable

Example: His bright orange jacket made him conspicuous in the grey crowd.

Trick: Con + SPIC - 'spec' matlab dekhna, jaise spectacles; conspicuous matlab jo saath hi nazar aa jaaye.

Synonyms: Group, Batch, Set, Contingent

Antonyms: Individual, Loner, Outsider, Single

Example: This year's cohort of trainees is the largest the institute has taken.

Trick: Cohort sounds like 'co + court' - ek hi court mein saath khade log, ek hi batch ka group.

Synonyms: Cure-All, Universal Remedy, Elixir, Magic Bullet

Antonyms: Poison, Bane, Partial Fix, Palliative

Example: More policing is no panacea for social unrest.

Trick: Panacea sounds like 'pan (sab) + see' - ek hi dawa jo sab bimari ke liye; Hindi mein rambaan ilaaj.

Synonyms: Demote, Downgrade, Consign, Sideline

Antonyms: Promote, Elevate, Upgrade, Advance

Example: The old trophy was relegated to a corner of the storeroom.

Trick: Relegate mein 'leg' - jaise football team last aane par lower league mein bhej di jaati hai; relegate matlab neeche bhejna.