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.