Daily Vocabulary: 14 Feb 2026
1. TRENCHANT (ADJECTIVE):
(तीक्ष्ण, कटु, तीखी आलोचना करने वाला): incisive
Synonyms: cutting, pointed
Antonyms: woolly, vague
Example Sentence:
The White Paper makes trenchant criticisms of health authorities.
2. WARY (ADJECTIVE):
(सावधान): cautious
Synonyms: careful, circumspect
Antonyms: unwary
Example Sentence:
His expression was wary, but he said nothing.
3. MAGNITUDE (NOUN):
(परिमाण, महत्व, विस्तार): size, extent, importance
Synonyms: import, significance
Antonyms: triviality
Example Sentence:
History has a lot of events of tragic magnitude.
4. COMPATIBLE (ADJECTIVE):
(संगत): consistent
Synonyms: reconcilable, consonant
Antonyms: inconsistent
Example Sentence:
The symptoms were compatible with gastritis or a peptic ulcer.
5. CONSTRAINT (NOUN):
(बाध्यता): limitation
Synonyms: restriction
Antonyms: openness
Example Sentence:
They would be able to talk without constraint.
6. DETER (VERB):
(रोकना): prevent
Synonyms: discourage
Antonyms: encourage
Example Sentence:
Strategists think about how to deter war, and also how war might occur.
7. SUPPRESS (VERB):
(दमन करना): put down, restrain, conceal, censor
Synonyms: redact, conceal
Antonyms: publicize
Example Sentence:
The report had been suppressed.
8. TURMOIL (NOUN):
(अशांति): confusion
Synonyms: turbulence, tumult
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:
There was turmoil in her pale blue eyes.
9. BOAST (VERB):
(डींग मारना): brag
Synonyms: crow
Antonyms: downplay, minimize
Example Sentence:
She boasted about her many conquests.
10. CAPTIVATE (VERB):
(मोह लेना): enthrall
Synonyms: charm, enchant
Antonyms: repel
Example Sentence:
He was captivated by her beauty.

