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Daily Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
August 17, 2019

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Enthusiasm (noun) جوش و خروش، پرجوش

intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
Example: “her energy and enthusiasm for life”
Synonyms: eagerness, keenness, ardour, fervour, warmth, passion, zeal, zealousness, zest,
Antonyms: apathy

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Hazardous (adjective) موثر، خطرہ، خطرناک

risky; dangerous.
Example: “we work in hazardous conditions”
Synonyms: dangerous, risky, unsafe, perilous, precarious, insecure, tricky, unpredictable, uncertain,
Antonyms: safe, secure, certain

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Hubris (noun) زعم، گھمنڈ، غرور

excessive pride or self-confidence.
Example: “the self-assured hubris among economists was shaken in the late 1980s”
Synonyms: arrogance, conceit, conceitedness, haughtiness, pride, vanity, self-importance, self-conceit,
Antonyms: modesty

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Lukewarm (adjective) نیم گرم، گنگنا

(of liquid or food that should be hot) only moderately warm; tepid.
Example: “they drank bitter lukewarm coffee”
Synonyms: tepid, slightly warm, warmish, blood-hot, blood-warm, at room temperature,
Antonyms: hot, cold

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Zealot (noun) کٹر، متعصب

a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.
Example: “reforming zealots destroyed a vast collection of papers”
Synonyms: fanatic, enthusiast, extremist, radical, Young Turk, diehard, activist, militant; bigot,
Antonyms: moderate

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Utterance (noun) اظہار، بولنے کا عمل

a spoken word, statement, or vocal sound.
Example: “he whispered, as if to lend his utterances an added confidentiality”
Synonyms: remark, comment, word, expression, statement, observation, declaration, pronouncement;
Antonyms: silent

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Ordeal (noun) آزمائش ، بڑی مصیبت

a very unpleasant and prolonged experience.
Example: “the ordeal of having to give evidence”
Synonyms: painful/unpleasant experience, trial, tribulation, test, nightmare, trauma, baptism of fire,
Antonyms:

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Swallow (verb) نگلنا، ہڑپ کر جانا

cause or allow (something, especially food or drink) to pass down the throat.
Example: “she swallowed a mouthful slowly”
Synonyms: eat, gulp down, consume, devour, eat up, put away, gobble (up), bolt (down), wolf down,
Antonyms:

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Precedence (noun) فوقیت، پیش روی، سبقت

the condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank.
Example: “his desire for power soon took precedence over any other consideration”
Synonyms: take priority over, be considered more important/urgent than, outweigh, supersede,
Antonyms:

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Chauvinism (noun) اپنی بالادستی منوانا، وطن پرستی

exaggerated or aggressive patriotism.
Example: “public opinion was easily moved to chauvinism and nationalism”
Synonyms: jingoism, excessive patriotism, blind patriotism, excessive nationalism, sectarianism,
Antonyms: broad-mindedness, impartiality, liberality, objectivity