Daily Vocabulary: 20 Feb 2026
- EXACERBATE (VERB): (बदतर करना): aggravate
Synonyms: worsen, inflame
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:
Excessive or hard exercise can exacerbate pain.
- INEXPLICABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अकथनीय): unexplainable
Synonyms: unexplainable, incomprehensible
Antonyms: understandable
Example Sentence:
For some inexplicable reason her mind went completely blank.
- DRACONIAN (ADJECTIVE): (कड़ा): harsh
Synonyms: strict, extreme
Antonyms: mild
Example Sentence:
Draconian measures have been taken to control population growth.
- INCARCERATE (VERB): (बंदी बनाना): imprison
Synonyms: jail, lock up
Antonyms: free
Example Sentence:
Many are incarcerated for property offences.
- EXUBERANCE (NOUN): (उत्साह): ebullience
Synonyms: buoyancy, cheerfulness
Antonyms: gloom
Example Sentence:
He has a sense of youthful exuberance.
- SLUMP (NOUN): (मंदी): recession
Synonyms: depression, slowdown
Antonyms: boom
Example Sentence:
He had survived a world war and a slump.
- VINDICATE (VERB): (बरी करना): clear someone of blame or suspicion
Synonyms: clear, absolve
Antonyms: convict
Example Sentence:
Hospital staff were vindicated by the inquest verdict.
- HAIL (NOUN): (अभिवादन): greeting
Synonyms: hello, hallo
Example Sentence:
My sleepy hail was met by a shout.
- ANOMALOUS (ADJECTIVE): असामान्य: abnormal
Synonyms: atypical, non-typical
Antonyms: normal
Example Sentence:
He went through an anomalous situation.
- DISCREPANCY (NOUN): (विसंगति): inconsistency
Synonyms: difference, disparity
Antonyms: similarity
Example Sentence:
There's a discrepancy between your account and his.

