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Daily Dawn English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
December 18, 2019

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Pretext (noun) بہانہ ، عذر

a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.
Example: “the rebels had the perfect pretext for making their move”
Synonyms: excuse, false excuse, ostensible reason, alleged reason, plea, supposed grounds
Antonyms: actuality, candor, fact, frankness, guilelessness, honesty

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Ramification (noun) افزائش، شاخ در شاخ، تقسیم

a complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event.
Example: “any change is bound to have legal ramifications”
Synonyms: consequence, result, aftermath, outcome, effect, upshot, issue, sequel, complication
Antonyms: line, trunk, stem, bole, course, thread, sequence

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Manoeuvre (noun) تدبیر، حکمت عملی، باقاعدہ نقل و حرکت

a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.
Example: “snowboarders performed daring manoeuvres on precipitous slopes”
Synonyms: operation, exercise, activity, move, movement, action,
Antonyms: louse up, mess (up), mishandle, muff, scamp

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Alienate (verb) برگشتہ، اجنبی، دور کردینا، الگ کرنا

make (someone) feel isolated or estranged.
Example: “an urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants”
Synonyms: estrange, turn away, set apart, drive apart, isolate, detach, distance, put at a distance
Antonyms: unite

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Imbroglio (noun) پیچیدہ صورتحال حال، گتھی، مغلطہ

an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.
Example: “the abdication imbroglio of 1936”
Synonyms: complicated situation, complication, complexity, problem, difficulty, predicament, trouble,
Antonyms: agreement, ease, harmony, peace, simplicity, peacemaking

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Incredulity (noun) بے اعتباری ، یقین نہ کرنا

the state of being unwilling or unable to believe something.
Example: “he stared down the street in incredulity”
Synonyms: disbelief, incredulousness, lack of belief, unbelief, lack of credence, doubt, doubtfulness
Antonyms: credulity, belief

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Articulated (adjective) واضح ، تلفظ، جڑا ہوا، صاف طور سے اظہار کرنا

having two or more sections connected by a flexible joint.
Example: “an articulated lorry”
Synonyms: hinged, jointed, segmented, coupled, attached, joined, connected, interlocked
Antonyms: fixed

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Reluctant (adjective) ہچکچاٹ، بے اعتنا، اڑیل

unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.
Example: “today, many ordinary people are still reluctant to talk about politics”
Synonyms: unwilling, disinclined, unenthusiastic, grudging, resistant, resisting, opposed
Antonyms: willing, eager, ready

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Startling (adjective) چونکا دینے والا، وحشت ناک

very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable.
Example: “he bore a startling likeness to their father”
Synonyms: surprising, astonishing, amazing, unexpected, unforeseen, staggering, shocking,
Antonyms: predictable, ordinary

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Unearth (verb) کھود کر نکالنا، ظاہر کرنا، دریافت کرنا

find (something) in the ground by digging.
Example: “workmen unearthed an ancient artillery shell”
Synonyms: dig up, excavate, exhume, disinter, bring to the surface, mine, quarry, pull out,
Antonyms: bury

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