Prime

Wednesday, 26 October 2022

Full page for this day →

10 words · first 5 free, all 10 with Prime

2 Bind (verb)

बाँधना

Bind meaning

To tie somebody/something with rope, string, etc. so that they/it cannot move or are held together strongly.

Synonyms: Fasten, Attach, Join, Connect

Antonyms: Free, Undo, Unfasten, Untie

Example: A physician is coming to bind his wound.

Full meaning, pronunciation and usage of Bind →

6 Assuage (verb)

कम करना

Assuage meaning

To make an unpleasant feeling less severe

Synonyms: Allay, Relieve, Soothe, Ease

Antonyms: Upset, Hurt, Agitate, Intensify

Example: But now you can assuage that guilt.

7 Douse (verb)

बुझा

Douse meaning

To stop a fire from burning by pouring water over it

Synonyms: Soak, Drench, Dunk, Souse

Antonyms: Dry, Arson, Blaze, Drain

Example: Douse those in water and hold over your faces.

8 Gradual (adjective)

क्रमिक

Gradual meaning

Happening slowly over a long period

Synonyms: Progressive, Slow, Gentle, Piecemeal

Antonyms: Abrupt, Sudden, Choppy, Direct

Example: A gradual approach to independence was best.

9 Linguistic (adjective)

भाषाई

Linguistic meaning

Connected with language or the scientific study of language.

Synonyms: Lingual, Language, Grammatical, Morphological

Antonyms: Nonlinguistic, Nonverbal, Nonlexical, Erroneous

Example: It focuses on the governance of linguistic diversity.

10 Overwhelm (verb)

अभिभूत करना

Overwhelm meaning

To have such a strong emotional effect on somebody that it is difficult for them to resist or know how to react.

Synonyms: Overcome, Overpower, Crush, Defeat

Antonyms: Underwhelm, Comfort, Aid, Assist

Example: I mean, that can overwhelm anyone with anxiety.

All 20 words every day, the trick to remember each one, and unlimited tap-to-meaning on every editorial — see what Vocab24 Prime includes →

How the daily vocabulary works

Every word here was picked from the day's newspaper editorials, so you learn the vocabulary that actually appears in SSC, Bank and other exam passages. Each word comes with its Hindi meaning, synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence; Prime members also get a trick to remember it. Read the editorial of the day to see the words in context, then test yourself in the daily English quiz.

Looking for an older day?

Use the date strip above (Older takes you back two weeks at a time), open the words of 10 September 2026 as a page of its own, or browse the vocabulary archive by month since 2016. Every word also has an entry in the English–Hindi dictionary.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

* Your mail address will be fully secure . We don’t share!