Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (06 May 2020)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (06 May 2020)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
May 06, 2020


Ebb (noun) وال، تنزل، کم ہونا، گھٹنا، لہر کا واپس جانا

the movement of the tide out to sea.
Example: “the tide was on the ebb”
Synonyms: receding, going out, flowing back, retreat, retreating, drawing back, abating.
Antonyms: come in


Prudence (noun) دانائی، ہوشیاری

the quality of being prudent; cautiousness.
Example: “we need to exercise prudence in such important matters”
Synonyms: wisdom, judgement, good judgement, judiciousness, sagacity, shrewdness, advisability.
Antonyms: folly, recklessness


Partisan (noun) طرفدار، سخت گیر، کٹر

a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.
Example: “partisans of the exiled Stuarts”
Synonyms: supporter, follower, adherent, devotee, champion, backer, upholder, promoter.
Antonyms: impartial, unbiased


Buoy (verb) چھالنا، مدد کرنا، ہمت بڑھانا، تیرنا

make (someone) cheerful and confident.
Example: “she was buoyed up by his praise”
Synonyms: cheer, cheer up, brighten up, ginger up, hearten, rally, animate, invigorate.
Antonyms: depress


Divisive (adjective) اختلاف رائے، باعث تقسیم

tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people.
Example: “the highly divisive issue of abortion”
Synonyms: alienating, estranging, isolating, schismatic, discordant, disharmonious, inharmonious.
Antonyms: unifying


Scourge (noun) کوڑے مارنا، سزا دینا

Example: a whip used as an instrument of punishment
Synonyms: whip, horsewhip, lash, strap, birch, switch, flail, bullwhip, rawhide.
Antonyms: blessing, godsend


Acrimony (noun) تیز مزاجی، تیزی

bitterness or ill feeling.
Example: “the AGM dissolved into acrimony”
Synonyms: bitterness, rancour, resentment, ill feeling, ill will, bad blood, animosity, hostility.
Antonyms: goodwill


Bicker (verb) لڑائی جھگڑا، تلخ کلامی، جھڑپ

argue about petty and trivial matters.
Example: “couples who bicker over who gets what from the divorce”
Synonyms: squabble, argue, quarrel, wrangle, fight, fall out, have a disagreement, disagree.
Antonyms: agree


Quarrel (noun) تو تو میں میں، جھگڑا کرنا، منہ ماری

a heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good term.
Example: “she made the mistake of picking a quarrel with John”
Synonyms: argument, row, fight, disagreement, difference of opinion, dissension, falling-out, dispute.
Antonyms: reconciliation, agreement


Stymie (verb) روکنا، رکاوٹ ڈالنا، روڑے اٹکانا

prevent or hinder the progress of.
Example: “the changes must not be allowed to stymie new medical treatments”
Synonyms: impede, interfere with, hamper, hinder, obstruct, inhibit, frustrate, thwart, foil.
Antonyms: assist, help


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