Daily Vocabulary – 11 September 2026

Synonyms: Obstinacy, Rigidity, Stubbornness, Inflexibility

Antonyms: Flexibility, Compromise, Accommodation, Openness

Example: The strike dragged on because of intransigence on both sides of the table.

Trick: In + transit socho - jo apni jagah se hile hi na. Intransigence = tas se mas na hona, poora ziddipan.

Synonyms: Burdensome, Taxing, Demanding, Arduous

Antonyms: Easy, Light, Effortless, Undemanding

Example: Caring for the accounts alone became an onerous duty for the young clerk.

Trick: Onerous sounds like 'on us' - saara bojh on us aa gaya! Yaani kaam bahut bhaari aur thakane wala hai.

Synonyms: Cautious, Prudent, Wary, Guarded

Antonyms: Reckless, Rash, Careless, Impulsive

Example: Be circumspect before signing any agreement you have not read fully.

Trick: Circum = around, spect = dekhna. Chaaron taraf dekh kar chalna - yahi hai circumspect, poora satark insaan.

Synonyms: Beneficial, Useful, Corrective, Wholesome

Antonyms: Harmful, Damaging, Injurious, Detrimental

Example: The failed test was a salutary lesson that changed his study habits.

Trick: Salutary mein 'salute' aur Latin 'salus' (health) chhupa hai - jo sehat aur bhalai ke liye achha ho, wahi salutary.

Synonyms: Urging, Appeal, Pep Talk, Admonition

Antonyms: Discouragement, Dissuasion, Silence, Indifference

Example: Posters full of exhortation to save water were pasted across the campus.

Trick: Exhortation = coach ka 'chalo, jeet ke aao!' wala joshila bhaashan - sirf shabdon se ubharna, order nahi.

Synonyms: Favourable, Auspicious, Opportune, Promising

Antonyms: Unfavourable, Inauspicious, Adverse, Untimely

Example: With good rain and low prices, it was a propitious time to sow.

Trick: Propitious ko 'pro' + 'auspicious' socho - pro yaani favour mein, matlab shubh muhurat, sahi mauka.

Synonyms: Rigid, Inflexible, Ossified, Stagnant

Antonyms: Flexible, Agile, Adaptable, Dynamic

Example: A sclerotic bureaucracy takes months to approve a simple file.

Trick: Sclerotic = artery hard ho gayi, khoon ka flow ruk gaya. Waise hi purani sanstha akad kar hil-dul nahi sakti.

Synonyms: Foretell, Portend, Presage, Signal

Antonyms: Conceal, Misjudge, Ignore, Obscure

Example: Heavy pre-monsoon showers augur a good harvest this year.

Trick: Augur ko 'auger' drill socho - jo zameen ke andar ghus kar aage ka haal bataye. 'Augurs well' = shubh sanket.

Synonyms: Glaring, Flagrant, Outrageous, Blatant

Antonyms: Minor, Trivial, Slight, Excusable

Example: Leaving the fire exit locked was an egregious lapse by the management.

Trick: Egregious ko 'e-grievous' padho - grievous mistake yaani ghor galti, jo sabki aankhon mein turant chubh jaaye.

Synonyms: Collusion, Complicity, Tacit Consent, Conspiracy

Antonyms: Opposition, Vigilance, Prevention, Honesty

Example: The illegal stalls came up with the connivance of the local inspector.

Trick: Connivance mein 'con' (thagi) hai - socho do log aankh maar kar chupke se milibhagat kar rahe hain, galat kaam par aankh band.

Synonyms: Exemption, Immunity, Licence, Non-Accountability

Antonyms: Accountability, Punishment, Liability, Penalty

Example: Trucks overloaded far beyond the limit ply the highway with impunity.

Trick: Im (nahi) + puni (punishment) - immunity jaisa lagta hai, par yahan sazaa se chhoot. Bina dar galti karna = with impunity.

Synonyms: Diligently, Painstakingly, Persistently, Carefully

Antonyms: Carelessly, Lazily, Casually, Negligently

Example: She assiduously revised one chapter every night before the exam.

Trick: Assiduously mein 'sid' hai - socho Siddhu bhai roz subah 5 baje uthkar lagan se padhta hai, ek din bhi naaga nahi.

Synonyms: Illusory, Fanciful, Unreal, Utopian

Antonyms: Real, Practical, Feasible, Concrete

Example: Their plan to build a city on the marsh in one year was chimerical.

Trick: Chimera ek mythical jaanwar tha - sher, bakri aur saanp ka mix. Chimerical = bas kalpana, asli duniya mein possible nahi.

Synonyms: Versatile, Changeable, Adaptable, Mutable

Antonyms: Fixed, Rigid, Unchanging, Constant

Example: Social media is protean, showing each user a different version of the world.

Trick: Greek god Proteus roop badalta rehta tha - isi se protean = bahurupiya, jo har baar naya roop le le. Protein nahi, Proteus!

Synonyms: Layered Record, Overwritten Manuscript, Multi-Layered Text, Composite

Antonyms: Blank Slate, Clean Sheet, Original, Single Layer

Example: The old city is a palimpsest of walls, temples and new flyovers.

Trick: Palimpsest ko 'palim' + 'past' socho - naye likhe ke neeche purana past halka dikhta hai, jaise rough copy pe mita kar likhna.