Day 36

TOP 10 WORDS OF THE DAY

1) Word: Ineptitude (N)
Meaning: Awkwardness, inability
Opposite: Skill
Example: They joked about his ineptitude.

2) Word: Pandemic (Adj,N)
Meaning: Widespread
Opposite: Uncommon
Example: What action can a country take against a pandemic?

3) Word: Dinky(Adj,N)
Meaning: Attractively small
Opposite: Huge
Example: We stayed in a dinky old hotel.

4) Word: Shrill(Adj,V)
Meaning: High-pitched
Opposite: Low,soft
Example: A shrill cry penetrated the silence.

5) Word: Inure (V)
Meaning: Harden, familiarise
Opposite: Sensitise
Example: We should inure ourselves to hard life.

6) Word: Cessation (N)
Meaning: Termination,cease
Opposite: Commencement, activity
Example: He would not agree to a cessation of hostilities. 

7) Word: Whittling (Verb present participle)
Meaning: Diminish,ruin
Opposite: Increase
Example: Inflation has been whittling away their savings.

8) Word: Desist (V)
Meaning: Suspend,give up
Opposite: Continue
Example: You should desist from such foolish activities.

9) Word: Imprimatur (N)
Meaning: Permission
Opposite: Prohibition
Example: Best of all,the imprimatur seems to last for years.

10) Word: Inscrutable (Adj)
Meaning: Unreadable, unintelligent
Opposite: Understandable
Example: He stood silent and inscrutable.

Day 35

TOP 10 WORDS OF THE DAY

1) Word: Embezzlement (N)
Meaning: Robbery, misappropriation
Opposite: Compensation
Example: She was found guilty of embezzlement.

2) Word: Garner(V)
Meaning: Gather
Opposite: Disperse
Example: Teena is trying to garner all the baseball cards of her favorite players.

3) Word: Obliging (Adj)
Meaning: Helpful
Opposite: Uncooperative
Example: The shop assistant was very obliging.

4) Word: Sobering (Adj)
Meaning: Dangerous, grievous
Opposite: Easy, calm
Example: The news had a sobering effect.

5) Word: Moot(V)
Meaning: Debatable
Opposite: Definite
Example: The point turned out to be moot.

6) Word: Quarantined (Verb past tense)
Meaning: Isolate
Opposite: Unite
Example: The hospital quarantined the infected persons.

7) Word: Enclave (N)
Meaning: Besiege
Opposite: Free
Example: A poor home have enclaved.

8) Word: Antecedent (N)
Meaning: Former,past
Opposite: Current, future
Example: This is an antecedent story of the war.

9) Word: Stoic(Adj,N)
Meaning: Unemotional
Opposite: Caring
Example: The police watching the violence in stoic silence.

10) Word: Onerous (Adj)
Meaning: Inconvenient
Opposite: Effortless,easy
Example: This is the most onerous task I have ever undertaken.

Day 34

TOP 10 WORDS OF THE DAY

1) Word: Pernicious (Adj)
Meaning: Harmful
Opposite: Beneficial
Example: We are so easily led to pernicious solutions.

2) Word: Disbursement (N)
Meaning: Payment
Opposite: Deposit
Example: Let's switch the talk to disbursement.

3) Word: Emboldened (Verb past tense)
Meaning: Encourage, hearten
Opposite: Discourage,dishearten
Example: This emboldened me to ask for more help.

4) Word: Protracted (Adj)
Meaning: Prolonged, extended
Opposite: Short
Example: The war was protracted for four years.

5) Word: Fatalistic (Adj)
Meaning: Depressed
Opposite: Confident
Example: Emma was fatalistic about her future.

6) Word: Grapple (V)
Meaning: Struggle
Opposite: Let go
Example: They managed to grapple him to the ground.

7) Word: Reimburse (V)
Meaning: Refund, repay
Opposite: Damage
Example: We will reimburse the customer for any loss.

8) Word: Troupe (N)
Meaning: Group of performers
Opposite: Individual
Example: The troupe produced a new play last night.

9) Word: Topsy-turvy (Adv,Adj)
Meaning: Chaotic, tangled
Opposite: Ordered
Example: The world has turned topsy-turvy because of COVID-19.

10) Word: Cradle (N)
Meaning: Beginning
Opposite: End
Example: What's learnt in the cradle lasts till the tomb.

10) Cradle Tamil meaning 'thottil' and also 'beginning'..
(thottil palakkam sudukadu mattum)intha proverb ku set agura word tha cradle......

Day 33

TOP 10 WORDS OF THE DAY

1) Word: Teetered
Meaning: Stumble
Opposite: Steady
Example: The pile of books teetered and fell to the floor.

2) Word: Murky
Meaning: Dark, gloomy
Opposite: Bright,sunny
Example: Rain poured down from the murky skies.

3) Word: Hampering
Meaning: Obstruct
Opposite: Help
Example: Bad weather is hampering the survivors.

4) Word: Splurge
Meaning: Spend freely,binge
Opposite: Save
Example: I had a splurge and brought two new suits.

5) Word: Sporadic
Meaning: Irregular
Opposite: Regular
Example: Her attendance at school was sporadic.

6) Word: Concomitant
Meaning: Associated
Opposite: Unrelated
Example: No patient had any concomitant disease.

7) Word: Cherubic
Meaning: Angelic, lovable
Opposite: Evil
Example: I like to look at your simple cherubic smile.

8) Word: Accentuated
Meaning: Highlight
Opposite: Mask
Example: Her dimpled cheeks accentuated her smile.

9) Word: Flamboyant
Meaning: Dazzling, glamorous
Opposite: Simple
Example: His style of choreography is flamboyant.

10) Word: Hapless
Meaning: Unfortunate, unlucky
Opposite: Lucky
Example: Many children are hapless victims of this war.

Day 32

TOP 10 WORDS OF THE DAY

1) Word: Abuzz
Meaning: Humming,vibrant
Opposite: Inactive
Example: The class is abuzz with discussion.

2) Word: Abysmal
Meaning: Dreadful
Opposite: Superb
Example: His manners was abysmal.

3) Word: Abject
Meaning: Hopeless, pitiful
Opposite: Proud
Example: What an abject performance!

4) Word: Carnage
Meaning: Mass murder
Opposite: Peace
Example: The first world war is remembered as a time of bloody carnage.

5) Word: Rankle
Meaning: Anger,hurt
Opposite: Calm, delight
Example: His rude behaviour makes me rankle.

6) Word: Obscuring
Meaning: Confuse
Opposite: Clarify
Example: A shadow fall across her face obscuring her expression.

7) Word: Writhe
Meaning: Wiggle
Opposite: Straighten
Example: Her remarks made him writhe with shame.

8) Word: Torment
Meaning: Torture
Opposite: Support
Example: I will torment you no more.

9) Word: Scathing
Meaning: Devastating, ferocious
Opposite: Mild
Example: Her father gave her a scathing look.

10) Word: Beleaguered
Meaning: Hard-pressed
Opposite: Make happy
Example: Enemy troops beleaguered the city.

Day 31

TOP 10 WORDS OF THE DAY

1) Word: Logjam
Meaning: Blockage
Opposite: Activeness
Example: The legislation ran into a logjam.

2) Word: Genuflected
Meaning: Bow,bend down
Opposite: Straight
Example: He genuflected in front of the altar.

3) Word: Unassailable
Meaning: Invulnerable, unequivocal
Opposite: Defenceless, disputable
Example: His legal position is unassailable.

4) Word: Draconian
Meaning: Strict
Opposite: Amenable
Example: Draconian measures are taken to win wars.

5) Word: Booming
Meaning: Flourishing
Opposite: Failing
Example: He is booming as a teacher.

6) Word: Dereliction
Meaning: Abandonment
Opposite: Fulfilment
Example: This was a disgraceful dereliction of duty.

7) Word: Flounder
Meaning: Struggle
Opposite: Prosper
Example: What a pity that his career was left to flounder!

8) Word: Tweak
Meaning: Pull or pinch, adjustment
Opposite: Free, fixation
Example: She gave his ear a tweak.

9) Word: Goading
Meaning: Stimulate
Opposite: Leave alone
Example: Stop goading the poor beast!

10) Word: Rumbling
Meaning: Murmur
Opposite: Quiet
Example: We heard a rumbling behind us.

Day 30

TOP 10 WORDS OF THE DAY

1) Word: Mayhem
Meaning: Violence
Opposite: Harmony
Example: There was complete mayhem after the explosion.

2) Word: Hunkered
Meaning: Bend,bow
Opposite: Straighten
Example: He liked to hunker down and talk.

3) Word: Pestilence
Meaning: Sickness
Opposite: Health
Example: Racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation.

4) Word: Detrimental
Meaning: Harmful
Opposite: Beneficial
Example: Smoking is detrimental to your health.

5) Word: Semblance
Meaning: Similarities
Opposite: Dissimilarity
Example: We both of us have semblance habits

6) Word: Quibbling
Meaning: Complaining
Opposite: Approval
Example: Quibbling cannot change the facts.

7) Word: Noxious
Meaning: Poisonous
Opposite: Hygienic
Example: They died from inhaling noxious fumes.

8) Word: Alacrity
Meaning: Eagerness
Opposite: Apathy
Example: Packages are delivered with alacrity.

9) Word: Dwindling
Meaning: Diminish, decrease
Opposite: Flourish, increase
Example: The elephant population is dwindling.

10) Word: Convulsed
Meaning: Shake up
Opposite: Calm
Example: This event convulsed the whole world.

Day 29

TOP 10 WORDS OF THE DAY

1) Word: Stipend
Meaning: Pension
Opposite: Debt
Example: We offer a monthly stipend plus a travel allowance.

2) Word: Soliloquy
Meaning: Monologue, speech
Opposite: Dialogue
Example: Was there a soliloquy in the play?

3) Word: Prophesied
Meaning: Predict
Opposite: Unexpected
Example: She prophesied the tragic outcome.

4) Word: Sprawl
Meaning: Spread
Opposite: Compress
Example: The town seemed to sprawl for miles.

5) Word: Emanated
Meaning: Arise,radiate
Opposite: Conceal 
Example: Joy seemed to emanate from her.

6) Word: Satiate
Meaning: Fill
Opposite: Deplete
Example: He drank greedily until his thirst was satiated.

7) Word: Airing
Meaning: Freshening
Opposite: Block
Example: Your clothes are airing on the tree.

8) Word: Ensconced
Meaning: Fix
Opposite: Destroy
Example: Brian ensconced himself in a armchair.

9) Word: Treachery
Meaning: Betrayal
Opposite: Faithfulness
Example: There is a fear of treachery.

10) Word: Nuanced
Meaning: Distinction
Opposite: exactly
Example: He was aware of every nuance in her voice.

Day 28

TOP 10 WORDS OF THE DAY

1) Word: Despondent
Meaning: Depressed, disheartened
Opposite: Hopeful, cheerful
Example: Don't be so despondent.

2) Word: Rectitude
Meaning: Honesty, Sincerity
Opposite: Infamy, dishonesty
Example: She is a model of rectitude.

3) Word: Feudal
Meaning: Antique, primitive
Opposite: Present,new
Example: He was feudal Lord.

4) Word: Emissary
Meaning: Envoy, ambassador
Opposite: Nonrepresentative
Example: The Captain sent his emissary to obtain plans from the general.

5) Word: Disgorge
Meaning: Discharge
Opposite: Restrain
Example: She was trying hard to disgorge a fish bone.

6) Word: Yank
Meaning: Pull
Opposite: Push
Example: Give the door a yank and it should open.

7) Word: Exasperation
Meaning: Irritation, annoyance
Opposite: Delight, pleasure
Example: Sekar shook his head in exasperation.

8) Word: Torpedoed
Meaning: Abolish
Opposite: Protected
Example: Her comments had torpedoed the deal.

9) Word: Rustle
Meaning: Whisper,noise
Opposite: Silence
Example: I heard a soft rustle of leaves.

10) Word: Unkempt
Meaning: Untidy
Opposite: Tidy
Example: The old beggar was dirty and unkempt.

Day 27

TOP 10 WORDS OF THE DAY

1) Word: Colluding
Meaning: Conspire, connive
Opposite: Neglect
Example: Was she colluding in his tax evading?

2) Word: Quip
Meaning: Wisecrack,joke
Opposite: Compliment
Example: He ended his speech with a merry quip.

3)Word: Posterity
Meaning: Heirs, offspring
Opposite: Parent,past
Example: Posterity will remember him as a great man.

4) Word: Perched
Meaning: Rested
Opposite: Move
Example: Her sunglasses were perched on her head.

5) Word: Adulation
Meaning: Appreciation, glorification
Opposite: Criticism
Example: The book was received with adulation by critics.

6) Word: Antipathy
Meaning: Disgust
Opposite: Kindness
Example: I feel an antipathy against their behaviour.

7) Word: Quivering
Meaning: Shivering
Opposite: Steady
Example: I lay there quivering with fear.

8) Word: Prosaic
Meaning: Dull, unimaginative
Opposite: Imaginative
Example: The reality, however,is probably more prosaic.

9) Word: Congealed
Meaning: Thickened, concentrate
Opposite: Liquefy
Example: Ice is congealed water.

10) Word: Nonchalant
Meaning: Unconcerned
Opposite: Concerned, anxious
Example: She had a nonchalant way of giving directions.

Day 26

TOP 10 WORDS OF THE DAY

1) Word: Pertaining
Meaning: Related,connected
Opposite: Disconnected
Example: I am interested in anything pertaining to folklore.

2) Word: Scuffle
Meaning: Struggle, commotion 
Opposite: Harmony, quiet
Example: He was injured in a scuffle.

3) Word: Comply
Meaning: Obey, Respect
Opposite: Ignore, disobey
Example: You must comply with the library rules.

4) Word: Fleecing
Meaning: Swindle, cheat
Opposite: Give,offer
Example: Some local shops have been fleecing tourists.

5) Word: Scam
Meaning: Blackmail
Opposite: Truthfulness
Example: He got involved in a credit card scam.

6) Word: Peruse
Meaning: Inspect, examine
Opposite: Neglect, overlook
Example: Please peruse this report at your leisure.

7) Word: Spurt
Meaning: Spray,burst
Opposite: Continuity
Example: The water came out with a spurt.

8) Word: Levitate
Meaning: Float,fly
Opposite: Land
Example: I often dream that I can levitate.

9) Word: Suavity
Meaning: Dignity
Opposite: Rudeness
Example: Their hearts filled with enchanted suavity.

10) Word: Intimidating
Meaning: Frighten,terrify
Opposite: Inspirit
Example: Charan was a huge intimidating person.

Day 25

TOP 10 WORDS OF THE DAY

1) Word: Muzzle
Meaning: Silence,curb
Opposite: Sparkling,noisy
Example: You should muzzle your dog.

2) Word: Farcical
Meaning: Ridiculous, nonsensical
Opposite: Reasonable, serious
Example: It was a farcical trial.

3) Word: Reprimand 
Meaning: Admonishment
Opposite: Praise, commendation
Example: He received a severe reprimand for his behaviour.

4) Word: Devious
Meaning: Dishonest, fraudulent
Opposite: Forthright,sincere
Example: He has a very devious mind.

5) Word: Vitiate
Meaning: Invalidate, annihilate
Opposite: Validate, permit
Example: Smoking vitiates the air.

6) Word: Unfazed
Meaning: Undaunted, calm
Opposite: Anxious,worried
Example: She was totally unfazed by the news.

7) Word: Dormant
Meaning: Asleep, inactive
Opposite: Active, awake
Example: The seeds remain dormant until the spring.

8) Word: Drawl
Meaning: Extend
Opposite: Abbreviate
Example: He spoke in a monotone drawl.

9) Word: Preposterous
Meaning: Absurd,crazy
Opposite: Responsible, intelligent
Example: What a preposterous idea!

10) Word: Scrawny
Meaning: Thin, skinny
Opposite: Plump,fat
Example: He had long scrawny fingers.

Day 24

TOP 10 WORDS OF THE DAY

1) Word: Aplenty
Meaning: Generous, plenty
Opposite: Lacking, ungenerous
Example: There were aplenty of problems at work.

2) Word: Camouflage
Meaning: Disguise, conceal
Opposite: Exhibit, reveal
Example: They used branches of trees as camouflage.

3) Word: Appeasement
Meaning: Satisfaction
Opposite: Provocation
Example: Music is an appeasement to shattered nerves.

4) Word: Nagging
Meaning: Persistent, criticize
Opposite: Mild,good
Example: I got sick of her constant nagging.

5) Word: Flounder
Meaning: Flop, stumble
Opposite: Do well,succeed
Example: The flounder population is also on the increase.

6) Word: Indomitable
Meaning: Unbeatable
Opposite: Submissive,weak
Example: Alice was a woman of indomitable spirit.

7) Word: Debilitating
Meaning: Weakening
Opposite: Strengthen
Example: She found that the heat body is debilitating.

8) Word: Construed
Meaning: Interpret, understand
Opposite: misunderstand
Example: The term can be construed in two different ways.

9) Word: Squander
Meaning: Waste,misuse
Opposite: Manage,save
Example: She used to squander her money.

10) Word: Obfuscate
Meaning: Confuse, complicate
Opposite: Clarify
Example: I never try to obfuscate my true intentions.

Day 23

TOP 10 WORDS OF THE DAY

1) Word: Numb
Meaning: Paralyzing
Opposite: Sensitise
Example: The shock left me numb.

2) Word: Querulous
Meaning: Constantly complaining
Opposite: Easy-going
Example: Forgive me for sounding querulous action.

3) Word: Peg
Meaning: Attach,fasten
Opposite: Detach, unfasten
Example: The bank wants to peg rates at 9%

4) Word: Palpably
Meaning: Substantially
Opposite: Unsubstantially
Example: What you say is palpably false.

5) Word: Grotesque
Meaning: Monstrous, abnormal
Opposite: Ordinary, normal
Example: The story was too grotesque to believe.

6) Word: Bigotry
Meaning: Intolerance
Opposite: Tolerance
Example: Bigotry may be roughly defined as the anger of man.

7) Word: Travesty
Meaning: Caricature,farce
Opposite: Seriousness
Example: Their marriage was a complete travesty.

8) Word: Indemnity
Meaning: Insurance, protection
Opposite: Penalty
Example: This is a policy of indemnity.

9) Word: Skewed
Meaning: Misrepresent,bend
Opposite: Maintain, straighten
Example: The picture on the wall was slightly skewed.

10) Word: Mirage
Meaning: Hallucination
Opposite: Certainty,fact
Example: His idea of love was a mirage.

Day 22

TOP 10 WORDS OF THE DAY

1) Word: Vexatious
Meaning: Annoying, troublesome
Opposite: Soothing, pleasing
Example: How vexatious to miss one's train!

2) Word: Zealous
Meaning: Enthusiastic, fervent
Opposite: Apathetic, indifferent
Example: She was most zealous in performing her duties.

3) Word: Enigmatic
Meaning: Mysterious, puzzling
Opposite: Straightforward
Example: Charu's reply was highly enigmatic.

4) Word: Obviate
Meaning: Remove, prevent
Opposite: Promote, support
Example: I obviate the need to travel.

5) Word: Pragmatic
Meaning: Practical, realistic
Opposite: Unrealistic
Example: Our approach is essentially pragmatic.

6) Word: Detest
Meaning: Hate,abominate
Opposite: Love,admire
Example: I detest people who tell lies.

7) Word: Collusion
Meaning: Conspiracy
Opposite: Honesty
Example: There was collusion between the two witnesses.

8) Word: Infuriated
Meaning: Anger,enrage
Opposite: Please,soothe
Example: Her actions infuriated her mother.

9) Word: Boorish
Meaning: Ignorance, ineptitude
Opposite: politeness, sophisticated
Example: Please stop me if I become boorish

10) Word: Surreal
Meaning: Unreal,weird
Opposite: Real
Example: The play was a surreal mix of fact and fantasy.

Day 21

TOP 10 WORDS OF THE DAY

1) Word: Quell
Meaning: Control,calm
Opposite: Build up,irritate
Example: This medicine will quell your sore throat.

2)Word: Distraught
Meaning: Worried, upset
Opposite: Calm, peaceful
Example: She was distraught by her marks

3) Word: Marauding
Meaning: Despoil,loot
Opposite: Guard, help
Example: Gangs of marauding youths filled the streets.

4) Word: Avowedly
Meaning: Professedly, confessedly
Opposite: Secretly
Example: He was avowedly speaker.

5) Word: Untimely
Meaning: inappropriate
Opposite: Timely,opportune
Example: Hari's illness led to his untimely death.

6) Word: Akin
Meaning: Similar,related
Opposite: Unlike, unrelated
Example: This game is closely akin to rugby.

7) Word: Suffrage
Meaning: Right to vote
Opposite: Disagreement
Example: Women had to fight for their suffrage.

8) Word: Vying
Meaning: Struggle,contend
Opposite: Help, support
Example: The boys were vying to impress her.

9) Word: Discernible
Meaning: Detectable, noticeable
Opposite: Doubtful, unnoticeable
Example: The difference between the two is readily discernible.

10) Word: Inexorable
Meaning: Relentless, unavoidable
Opposite: Flexible, sympathetic
Example: His jealousy sets him on an inexorable course towards murder.