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Daily Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
March 14, 2019

Spirited (adjective) جوشیلا، بلند حوصلہ، پرجوش

full of energy, enthusiasm, and determination.
Example: “a spirited campaigner for women’s rights”
Synonyms: lively, vivacious, full of life, vibrant, vital,sprightly, animated, dynamic
Antonyms: timid,lifeless, apathetic

Languish (verb) مردہ دل ہونا، تڑپنا، ترسنا،کمزور ہونا

(of a person, animal, or plant) lose or lack vitality; grow weak.
Example: “plants may appear to be languishing simply because they are dormant”
Synonyms: weaken,decline, grow weak, deteriorate, wither,waste away; go into a decline
Antonyms: thrive, flourish

Hardened (adjective) کٹھن، سخت محنت کرنا، بے حس

strengthened or made secure against attack, especially by nuclear weapons.
Example: “the silos are hardened against air attack”
Synonyms: strengthened,reinforced, fortified, toughened,fortress-like; thickened, literary girded
Antonyms: unfortified, unaccustomed, infrequent

Lump (verb) گانٹھ، ڈھیلا ، سوجن

put in an indiscriminate mass or group; treat as alike without regard for particulars.
Example: “Hong Kong and Bangkok tend to be lumped together in holiday brochures”
Synonyms: combine, merge, put, group, pool, mix, bunch, aggregate,collect, unite
Antonyms: success,victory, triumph, win

Archaic (adjective) دقیانوسی، قدیمی، بہت پرانا

very old or old-fashioned.
Example: “prisons are run on archaic methods”
Synonyms: old-fashioned, obsolete,very old, anachronistic, obsolescent,dead; out of date
Antonyms: new, modern

Contaminate (verb) آلودہ، ناپاکی، خراب کرنا

make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.
Example: “the site was found to be contaminated by radioactivity”
Synonyms: make impure, pollute, adulterate;blight, defile, corrupt, debase, taint, infect, foul
Antonyms: purify

Errant (adjective) گمراہ، آوارہ، مہم جو ہانکا

erring or straying from the accepted course or standards.
Example: “an errant husband coming back from a night on the tiles”
Synonyms: misbehaving, offending, lawbreaking, guilty, culpable,criminal, delinquent, lawless
Antonyms: innocent, well behaved

Extort (verb) بھتہ خوری، استحصال، کسی سے کوئی چیز بالجبر حاصل کرنا

obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.
Example: “he attempted to extort money from the company”
Synonyms: force, obtain by force,blackmail someone for, coerce, obtain by threat(s), extract, exact
Antonyms:

Malaise (noun) بے چینی، بے قراری، بے اطمینانی

a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify.
Example: “a general air of malaise”
Synonyms: unhappiness,unease, restlessness,disquiet, trouble, uneasiness, melancholy
Antonyms: comfort, well-being

Atrocious (adjective) ظالمانہ، سفاکانہ، بدذات

horrifyingly wicked.
Example: “atrocious cruelties”
Synonyms: brutal,savage, barbaric, barbarous,nasty, ruthless, brutish, vicious, wicked, cruel
Antonyms: admirable, kindly