Daily Vocabulary – 10 September 2026

Synonyms: Clashing, Jarring, Dissonant, Conflicting

Antonyms: Harmonious, Agreeing, Melodious, Consistent

Example: His angry remark struck a discordant note at the farewell party.

Trick: Dis + chord - guitar ke chord bigad gaye, sur besura ho gaya; discordant matlab tal-mel bigda hua.

Synonyms: Unmanageable, Stubborn, Insoluble, Obstinate

Antonyms: Manageable, Solvable, Docile, Tractable

Example: Water sharing between the two states remains an intractable problem.

Trick: In + tract (kheenchna) - jise kheencha hi na ja sake, na control ho na solve ho; jaise ziddi bail jo hilta nahi.

Synonyms: Confusion, Vagueness, Cloudiness, Concealment

Antonyms: Clarity, Transparency, Explanation, Openness

Example: The reply to our query was pure obfuscation, full of jargon and no numbers.

Trick: Obfuscation mein 'fog' jaisa feel hai - baat par fog daal dena taaki sach clearly na dikhe.

Synonyms: Extravagance, Wastefulness, Squandering, Prodigality

Antonyms: Thrift, Frugality, Economy, Prudence

Example: The audit blamed the loss on the profligacy of the earlier management.

Trick: Profligacy mein 'fling' chhupa socho - paise ko fling karke udaana, bina soche kharch karna.

Synonyms: Self-Satisfaction, Smugness, Laxity, Overconfidence

Antonyms: Vigilance, Alertness, Diligence, Concern

Example: One good mock test led to complacency, and his score fell the next month.

Trick: Complacency = 'complete + easy' feel karna - sab set hai sochkar aaram se lat pasar jaana aur mehnat band.

Synonyms: Urging, Appeal, Encouragement, Admonition

Antonyms: Discouragement, Dissuasion, Silence, Deterrence

Example: The principal's exhortation to read daily changed a few students' habits.

Trick: Exhortation mein 'exhort' = ex + short - coach ka short josh-bhara bhashan jo team ko push karta hai.

Synonyms: Optimistic, Hopeful, Confident, Upbeat

Antonyms: Pessimistic, Gloomy, Anxious, Despondent

Example: She stayed sanguine about the result even after a tough paper.

Trick: Sanguine ko todo 'sang + win' - jo maanta hai apni sang wali team win karegi, wahi optimistic hai.

Synonyms: Essential, Vital, Crucial, Necessary

Antonyms: Dispensable, Unnecessary, Optional, Superfluous

Example: A good dictionary is indispensable for serious exam preparation.

Trick: In + dispensable - jise dispense ya hataya nahi ja sakta; bina uske kaam ruk jaata hai.

Synonyms: Blameworthy, Guilty, Answerable, At Fault

Antonyms: Blameless, Innocent, Faultless, Excusable

Example: The contractor was held culpable for using substandard cement.

Trick: Culpable mein 'culprit' chhupa hai - culprit hi culpable hota hai, matlab dosh ke layak.

Synonyms: Greed, Cupidity, Rapacity, Covetousness

Antonyms: Generosity, Contentment, Charity, Selflessness

Example: Avarice made the builder add two illegal floors to the house.

Trick: Avarice yaad rakho 'aur-aur' se - lalachi aadmi ke muh se sirf nikalta hai aur do, aur do paisa.

Synonyms: Superficial, Simplistic, Shallow, Glib

Antonyms: Profound, Thorough, Considered, Deep

Example: Blaming students for the traffic mess is a facile explanation.

Trick: Facile sounds like 'facility' - jahan sab easy ho; par facile matlab itna easy ki satahi aur bekaar argument.

Synonyms: Imbalance, Inequality, Disparity, Unevenness

Antonyms: Symmetry, Balance, Parity, Equality

Example: There is a clear asymmetry of power between a landlord and a new tenant.

Trick: A (nahi) + symmetry - dono side barabar nahi; power ki asymmetry mein ek pallda hamesha bhaari.

Synonyms: Disloyal, Deceitful, Perilous, Unreliable

Antonyms: Loyal, Faithful, Safe, Trustworthy

Example: The wet ghat road looks calm but is treacherous after dark.

Trick: Treacherous mein 'treachery' = gaddaari; socho pahaadi rasta jo smooth dikhe par dhoka de aur phisla de.

Synonyms: Accumulation, Build-Up, Growth, Increment

Antonyms: Erosion, Depletion, Reduction, Loss

Example: His vocabulary grew by the quiet accretion of ten words a day.

Trick: Accretion, 'accrue' se juda - jaise bank mein interest roz thoda-thoda jamta hai, layer par layer badhta hai.

Synonyms: Antagonistic, Confrontational, Hostile, Combative

Antonyms: Cooperative, Collaborative, Friendly, Amicable

Example: The meeting turned adversarial once the audit report was mentioned.

Trick: Adversary matlab virodhi ya dushman; adversarial socho court ke do lawyers ko aamne-saamne behes karte hue.