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Daily Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
February 03, 2019

Enormous (adjective) بہت بڑا، بے پناہ، قوی ہیکل

very large in size, quantity, or extent.
Example: “enormous sums of money”
Synonyms: huge, vast, extensive, expansive, broad, wide; boundless, immeasurable, limitless,
Antonyms: tiny

Hinder (verb) راہ میں رکاوٹ، روکنا، منع کرنا

make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen.
Example: “language barriers hindered communication between scientists”
Synonyms: hamper, be a hindrance to, obstruct, impede, inhibit, retard, balk, thwart, foil, baffle
Antonyms: help, facilitate

Anomaly (noun) بے ترتیبی، بے قاعدگی، انوکھا پن،

something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.
Example: “there are a number of anomalies in the present system”
Synonyms: oddity, peculiarity, abnormality, irregularity, inconsistency, incongruity, deviation,
Antonyms: average, norm, normal, par, standard

Opaque (adjective) مبہم، غیر شفاف، دھندلا

not able to be seen through; not transparent.
Example: “bottles filled with a pale opaque liquid”
Synonyms: non-transparent, cloudy, filmy, blurred, smeared, hazy, misty, dirty, dingy, muddy
Antonyms: transparent, translucent, clear

Shun (verb) پرہیز کرنا، اجتناب کرنا، بچنا

persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution.
Example: “he shunned fashionable society”
Synonyms: avoid, evade, eschew, steer clear of, shy away from, fight shy of, recoil from, keep away from,
Antonyms: accept, seek, welcome

Pretext (noun) بہانے، عذر کرنا، علت، حجت

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; guise,
Antonyms: reality, back, truth

Endeavour (verb) کوشش، جدوجہد، سعی کرنا

try hard to do or achieve something.
Example: “he is endeavouring to help the Third World”
Synonyms: try, attempt, venture, undertake, aspire, aim, seek, set out; strive, struggle, labour,
Antonyms: break, ease (up), let up, slacken

Refinement (noun) خالص ہونا یا کرنا، ملاوٹ سے پاک، نفاست ، اعلیٰ ذوق

the process of removing impurities or unwanted elements from a substance.
Example: “the refinement of uranium”
Synonyms: purification, refining, clarifying, clarification, cleansing, straining, sifting, filtering, filtration
Antonyms: adulteration

Irrefutable (adjective) ناقابل تردید، جو رد نہ ہو سکے

impossible to deny or disprove.
Example: “irrefutable evidence”
Synonyms: indisputable, undeniable, unquestionable, incontrovertible, incontestable, unassailable
Antonyms: unreliable

Thrive (verb) ترقی کی منازل طے کرنا، اضافہ ہونا، بڑھنا

(of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously.
Example: “the new baby thrived”
Synonyms: flourish, prosper, grow vigorously, develop well, burgeon, bloom, blossom, do well
Antonyms: decline, wither, fail, stagnate, die, moribund, dying, unhealthy