Daily Vocabulary: 16 Feb 2026
1. PRESUMPTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): धृष्ट, घमंडी: brazen
Synonyms: overconfident, arrogant
Antonyms: timid
Example Sentence:
The man seemed too presumptuous to be a humble leader for the nation.
2. DELIBERATE (ADJECTIVE): सविचार : careful
Synonyms: cautious, unhurried
Antonyms: hasty
Example Sentence:
I have always been a conscientious and deliberate worker.
3. REPRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE): दमनकारी :oppressive
Synonyms: authoritarian, despotic
Antonyms: democratic
Example Sentence:
It was clear that he could not continue the repressive tactics of his predecessor.
4.OVERWEENING (ADJECTIVE): आत्माभिमानी: overconfident
Synonyms: conceited, cocksure
Antonyms: modest
Example Sentence:
His modesty is nothing but a cover for his overweening conceit.
5. DETRIMENT (NOUN): हानि : harm
Synonyms: damage, injury
Antonyms: benefit
Example Sentence:
Hurried tests are a detriment to good education.
6. CAPITULATE (VERB): आत्मसमर्पण करना: surrender
Synonyms: give in, yield
Antonyms: resist
Example Sentence:
The patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces.
7.PROSCRIBE (VERB): प्रतिबंध लगाना / निषिद्ध करना : forbid
Synonyms: prohibit, ban
Antonyms: permit, allow
Example Sentence:
Strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces.
8. MARGINAL (ADJECTIVE): मामूली: slight
Synonyms: small, tiny
Antonyms: vast
Example Sentence:
It made only a marginal difference.
9. MACABRE (ADJECTIVE): भयावह, वीभत्स : gruesome
Synonyms: grisly, grim
Antonyms: pleasant
Example Sentence:
A macabre series of murders shocked us.