"Daily Vocabulary Dose : Enhance Your English Word Power" 🗒🗒🗒 10 May 2025 (Bank, ssc exam)

  

"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. Barred

Part of Speech: Verb (past tense) / Adjective
Meaning: Prevented or prohibited from entering or doing something.
Synonyms: Banned, Excluded, Forbidden
Antonyms: Allowed, Admitted, Permitted
Funny Sentence: He was barred from the kitchen after setting popcorn on fire twice.
Marathi Sentence: त्याला परिक्षेत बसण्यास barred केले गेले.

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2. Plunged

Part of Speech: Verb (past tense)
Meaning: To move or fall suddenly and quickly downward or forward.
Synonyms: Dived, Dropped, Fell
Antonyms: Rose, Soared, Elevated
Funny Sentence: I plunged into the pool, forgetting I was still wearing my socks.
Marathi Sentence: तो पाण्यात अचानक plunged झाला.

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3. Haled

Part of Speech: Verb (past tense)
Meaning: Dragged or pulled someone forcefully.
Synonyms: Hauled, Dragged, Pulled
Antonyms: Released, Freed, Let go
Funny Sentence: He was haled into the room like a child refusing to go to school.
Marathi Sentence: पोलिसांनी त्याला कोर्टात hale करून आणले.

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4. Abstention

Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: The act of choosing not to vote or participate.
Synonyms: Avoidance, Refusal, Withholding
Antonyms: Participation, Engagement, Involvement
Funny Sentence: His abstention from the meeting was purely because lunch wasn’t served.
Marathi Sentence: अनेक खासदारांनी मतदानातून abstention घेतली.

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5. Adherence

Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: The act of following or sticking to rules, beliefs, or laws.
Synonyms: Obedience, Loyalty, Faithfulness
Antonyms: Disobedience, Rebellion, Neglect
Funny Sentence: His strict adherence to diet vanished at the sight of chocolate cake.
Marathi Sentence: संविधानाचे adherence गरजेचे आहे.

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6. Illumination

Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Lighting or the act of making something clearer or easier to understand.
Synonyms: Light, Enlightenment, Brightness
Antonyms: Darkness, Confusion, Obscurity
Funny Sentence: The sudden illumination of his brain was powered by two cups of coffee.
Marathi Sentence: दिवाळीत घराची सुंदर illumination केली जाते.

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7. Reciprocity

Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A mutual exchange of privileges or favors.
Synonyms: Mutuality, Cooperation, Exchange
Antonyms: One-sidedness, Selfishness
Funny Sentence: He expected reciprocity for lending his charger—but never got it back.
Marathi Sentence: व्यापारामध्ये reciprocity महत्वाची आहे.

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8. Intrinsic

Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Belonging naturally; essential.
Synonyms: Inherent, Innate, Natural
Antonyms: Extrinsic, Acquired, Accidental
Funny Sentence: His laziness is intrinsic—it didn’t come from any training.
Marathi Sentence: शिक्षण ही माणसाची intrinsic गरज आहे.

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9. Altruism

Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Selfless concern for the well-being of others.
Synonyms: Selflessness, Charity, Kindness
Antonyms: Selfishness, Greed, Egoism
Funny Sentence: His altruism is so intense he even gives away his Wi-Fi password.
Marathi Sentence: डॉक्टरांचे altruism लोकांना मदत करण्यामागे असते.

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10. Unrepentant

Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Not feeling sorry or remorseful.
Synonyms: Remorseless, Defiant, Shameless
Antonyms: Repentant, Apologetic, Remorseful
Funny Sentence: He was unrepentant even after stealing the last slice of pizza.
Marathi Sentence: चूक असूनही तो unrepentant होता.

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11. Winsome

Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Attractive or charming in a pleasing way.
Synonyms: Charming, Delightful, Pleasing
Antonyms: Unattractive, Repelling, Harsh
Funny Sentence: Her winsome smile could convince even a traffic cop.
Marathi Sentence: ती आपल्या winsome स्वभावामुळे सर्वांना आवडते.

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12. Lineage

Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: The line of ancestors or family history.
Synonyms: Ancestry, Heritage, Bloodline
Antonyms: Offspring, Progeny
Funny Sentence: He claims royal lineage, though his kingdom is a 1BHK flat.
Marathi Sentence: त्याचे lineage हे छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराजांशी जोडलेले आहे.

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13. Wry

Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Dryly humorous or sarcastic in a subtle way.
Synonyms: Ironic, Sardonic, Dry
Antonyms: Sincere, Straightforward
Funny Sentence: His wry reply to failure was, “At least I didn’t fall asleep this time.”
Marathi Sentence: त्याच्या wry विनोदाने सर्व हसले.

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14. Ironic

Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Unexpected or opposite to what is expected, often in a humorous way.
Synonyms: Sarcastic, Satirical, Paradoxical
Antonyms: Sincere, Expected
Funny Sentence: It’s ironic that the fire station burned down.
Marathi Sentence: हे किती ironic आहे की पावसात छत्रीच विसरली.

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15. Swamped

Part of Speech: Adjective / Verb (past tense)
Meaning: Overwhelmed or flooded with too much work or things.
Synonyms: Overloaded, Flooded, Burdened
Antonyms: Free, Relaxed, Unoccupied
Funny Sentence: I’m so swamped, even my coffee needs coffee.
Marathi Sentence: ती परीक्षेच्या अभ्यासात इतकी swamped आहे की बाहेरही जात नाही.

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16. Vigor

Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Physical strength and good health; energy.
Synonyms: Energy, Vitality, Strength
Antonyms: Weakness, Fatigue, Lethargy
Funny Sentence: He approached Monday morning with the vigor of a sloth on vacation.
Marathi Sentence: खेळाडूंमध्ये खूप vigor असतो.

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17. Arcane

Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Known or understood by only a few; mysterious.
Synonyms: Mysterious, Obscure, Esoteric
Antonyms: Obvious, Common, Clear
Funny Sentence: The professor’s arcane language made students wish they’d skipped class.
Marathi Sentence: त्याने जे arcane संकेत वापरले ते कुणालाही समजले नाहीत.

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18. Flagging

Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Becoming weaker or less energetic.
Synonyms: Weakening, Declining, Fading
Antonyms: Strengthening, Growing, Increasing
Funny Sentence: His energy was flagging after the third samosa.
Marathi Sentence: दुपारच्या वेळी माझं लक्ष flagging होतं.

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19. Cahoots

Part of Speech: Noun (used in phrase "in cahoots")
Meaning: Secret partnership or collusion.
Synonyms: Conspiracy, Collaboration, Alliance
Antonyms: Rivalry, Opposition
Funny Sentence: The kids were in cahoots to sneak cookies from the jar.
Marathi Sentence: ते दोघं cahoots मध्ये असूनही भांडण दाखवत होते.

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20. Frittering

Part of Speech: Verb (present participle)
Meaning: Wasting time, money, or resources on unimportant things.
Synonyms: Squandering, Wasting, Misusing
Antonyms: Saving, Conserving, Investing
Funny Sentence: He’s frittering away his day watching cat videos.
Marathi Sentence: तू वेळ frittering करून काहीच मिळवणार नाहीस.

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