Daily Vocab For Various Competitive Exams

1) Innocuous (noun)
Meaning – not harmful or offensive
Synonyms-  harmless, safe, non-dangerous, non-poisonous, non-toxic
Antonyms- harmful, obnoxious
Example -Although Sarah meant her joke to be innocuous, the people around her took it to heart.

2)Nefarious (adjective)
Meaning – very evil and wicked
Synonyms- abominable, atrocious, base, criminal, depraved
Antonyms- honest, honorable, praiseworthy, upright, virtuous
Example - One man employed his nefarious scheme to hack into people's computers and steal bank account information.

3) Despicable (adjective)
Meaning – worthy of intense dislike
Synonyms- contemptible, loathsome, hateful, detestable, reprehensible
Antonyms- admirable, noble
Example - After Rachel exhibited despicable behaviour at her sister’s wedding, she was banned from future events.

4) Fracas (noun)
Meaning – a noisy disagreement or commotions
Synonyms- disturbance, quarrel, scuffle, brawl, affray, tussle
Antonyms- agreement, calm, harmony
Example - The husband and wife were fined by the judge for starting a fracas in court.

5) Premeditated (adjective)
Meaning – think out or plan (an action, especially a crime) beforehand.
Synonyms- preplanned, intentional, intended, deliberate
Antonyms- accidental, unintentional, spontaneous
Example - The killer admitted his premeditatedplan to kill the president had taken over a year to develop.

6) Murky (adjective)
Meaning – obscure or morally questionable/ dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.
Synonyms- questionable, suspicious, suspect, dubious, dark, mysterious, secret
Antonyms- clear, pure, sinless, innocent
Example - People avoid talking about depression because it is such a murky subject.

7) Infamy (noun)
Meaning –the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed.
Synonyms- notoriety, disrepute, disreputableness, ill repute, ill fame
Antonyms- honour, anonymity, virtue
Example - While one sister is recognized as being nice and polite, the other sister lives in infamy for her selfish and cruel ways.

8) Accomplice (noun)
Meaning – a person who helps another commit a crime
Synonyms- abetter, accessory, a partner in crime, associate, confederate, collaborator
Antonyms- antagonist,enemy,opponent
Example - Because the accomplice was willing to testify against his criminal cohorts, he received immunity from prosecution.

Idioms/Phrases/Phrasal Verbs-

9) Spur of the moment
Meaning – on impulse; without planning in advance.
Synonyms- impulsively, impetuously, without planning, unpremeditatedly, impromptu, spontaneously
Antonyms- prepared, rehearsed
Example - You should not generally do things on the spur of the moment.

10) Slap on the wrist
Meaning – a mild reprimand or punishment.
Synonyms- reprimand, rebuke, reproof, scolding, admonition
Antonyms- severe punishment
Example - The few perpetrators prosecuted only got a slap on the wrist.