"Daily Vocabulary Dose : Enhance Your English Word Power" 🗒🗒🗒 06 May 2025
"While studying English, we often encounter new words. To enhance our vocabulary, we note these words and their meanings. This post aims to share such words along with their meanings, synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples." this word help us to enhance our English language preparation. whenever we face new word we make some foot note to help us add this word in our vocab. so catching this point we start to small efforts to post vocab footnote here.
In this footnote we post some words and related information like parts of speech of word, meaning, use in sentence and at the end of this word list we make one passage using this word to help you remember meaning of this word.
1. Palliate
Parts of Speech: Verb
Meaning: To make the effects of something less painful or severe without curing it. (Cambridge Dictionary)
Synonyms: Alleviate, Soften, Ease
Antonyms: Worsen, Intensify, Aggravate
Use in Sentence: He palliated his guilt with chocolate, which honestly works better than therapy some days.
2. Retaliation
Parts of Speech: Noun
Meaning: The act of doing something harmful to someone because they have harmed you first. (Cambridge Dictionary)
Synonyms: Revenge, Payback, Reprisal
Antonyms: Forgiveness, Mercy, Tolerance
Use in Sentence: As retaliation for eating her chocolate, Priya replaced her brother’s shampoo with ketchup.
3. Flagged
Parts of Speech: Verb (Past tense of "flag")
Meaning: To mark something for attention or to become tired or weak. (Merriam-Webster)
Synonyms: Marked, Signaled, Weakened
Antonyms: Ignored, Energized, Strengthened
Use in Sentence: I flagged the email as important, but Gmail still treated it like yesterday’s lunch invite.
4. Spillway
Parts of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A passage for surplus water to escape from a dam. (Cambridge Dictionary)
Synonyms: Drain, Outlet, Channel
Antonyms: Blockage, Dam
Use in Sentence: The spillway released water so fast, even fish were calling it a water slide.
5. Testament
Parts of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Proof or evidence that something exists or is true. (Cambridge Dictionary)
Synonyms: Proof, Evidence, Confirmation
Antonyms: Denial, Contradiction, Disproof
Use in Sentence: His six-pack abs were a testament to either gym dedication or excellent Photoshop skills.
6. Connotation
Parts of Speech: Noun
Meaning: An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning. (Cambridge Dictionary)
Synonyms: Implication, Undertone, Suggestion
Antonyms: Denotation, Literal meaning
Use in Sentence: Saying “budget-friendly” has a nicer connotation than “cheap,” especially when selling wedding cakes.
7. Cohesive
Parts of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: United and working together effectively. (Cambridge Dictionary)
Synonyms: Unified, Connected, Harmonious
Antonyms: Disjointed, Fragmented, Separated
Use in Sentence: Our group project was so cohesive that we all failed together in style.
8. Synergy
Parts of Speech: Noun
Meaning: The combined power of a group that is greater than the total of its individual parts. (Cambridge Dictionary)
Synonyms: Collaboration, Teamwork, Cooperation
Antonyms: Isolation, Conflict, Discord
Use in Sentence: The synergy between my brain and coffee is the only reason Monday meetings are possible.
9. Acumen
Parts of Speech: Noun
Meaning: The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, especially in business. (Merriam-Webster)
Synonyms: Insight, Shrewdness, Wisdom
Antonyms: Ignorance, Incompetence, Stupidity
Use in Sentence: Her business acumen is so sharp, she could negotiate a discount at a fixed-price store.
10. Mercurial
Parts of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Changing suddenly and often, especially in mood. (Cambridge Dictionary)
Synonyms: Unpredictable, Moody, Volatile
Antonyms: Stable, Consistent, Calm
Use in Sentence: His mercurial moods make weather forecasts look reliable.
11. Abstruse
Parts of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Difficult to understand. (Cambridge Dictionary)
Synonyms: Obscure, Complicated, Esoteric
Antonyms: Clear, Obvious, Simple
Use in Sentence: The professor’s lecture was so abstruse that even Google gave up on translating it.
12. Intuitive
Parts of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Based on feelings rather than facts or proof. (Cambridge Dictionary)
Synonyms: Instinctive, Natural, Automatic
Antonyms: Logical, Deliberate, Analytical
Use in Sentence: My dog has an intuitive understanding that the vet equals danger.
13. Trepidation
Parts of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen. (Cambridge Dictionary)
Synonyms: Fear, Dread, Apprehension
Antonyms: Confidence, Calm, Assurance
Use in Sentence: I opened my exam results with the same trepidation as one checks expired milk—eyes closed and sniff first.
14. Heresy
Parts of Speech: Noun
Meaning: An opinion or belief that opposes the official or accepted doctrine, especially in religion. (Merriam-Webster)
Synonyms: Blasphemy, Dissent, Unorthodoxy
Antonyms: Orthodoxy, Belief, Conformity
Use in Sentence: Suggesting pineapple on biryani was treated as culinary heresy.
15. Eclectic
Parts of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. (Cambridge Dictionary)
Synonyms: Diverse, Varied, Mixed
Antonyms: Narrow, Specific, Homogeneous
Use in Sentence: Her playlist is so eclectic it goes from Beethoven to baby shark in two minutes.
16. Unpalatable
Parts of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Not pleasant to taste or accept. (Cambridge Dictionary)
Synonyms: Disagreeable, Distasteful, Off-putting
Antonyms: Tasty, Pleasant, Acceptable
Use in Sentence: His cooking is so unpalatable, even the dog formed a support group.
17. Tenacious
Parts of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Holding tightly onto something; determined and persistent. (Cambridge Dictionary)
Synonyms: Determined, Persistent, Stubborn
Antonyms: Weak, Indecisive, Loose
Use in Sentence: She was so tenacious, she finished the 1,000-piece puzzle even after her cat ate some pieces.
18. Coup
Parts of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A sudden, successful act, often to take power or achieve something important. (Cambridge Dictionary)
Synonyms: Revolution, Takeover, Achievement
Antonyms: Failure, Defeat
Use in Sentence: Getting the last samosa at the party felt like a diplomatic coup.
19. Wheedle
Parts of Speech: Verb
Meaning: To persuade someone using flattery or tricks. (Cambridge Dictionary)
Synonyms: Coax, Sweet-talk, Charm
Antonyms: Demand, Bully, Force
Use in Sentence: He wheedled his way out of chores by complimenting mom’s cooking—twice in one sentence!
20. Coax
Parts of Speech: Verb
Meaning: To gently persuade someone to do something. (Cambridge Dictionary)
Synonyms: Persuade, Cajole, Convince
Antonyms: Force, Intimidate, Repel
Use in Sentence: I coaxed my Wi-Fi to work again by patting the router and whispering sweet nothings.
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