Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (08 May 2020)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (08 May 2020)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
May 08, 2020


Deficiency (noun) کمی، کوتاہی، فقدان

a lack or shortage.
Example: “deficiencies in material resources”
Synonyms: insufficiency, lack, shortage, want, dearth, inadequacy, deficit, shortfall, scarcity, scarceness.
Antonyms: surplus


Invoke (verb) طلب کرنا، بلانا، دعا کرنا

cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument.
Example: “the antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England”
Synonyms: cite, refer to, adduce, instance, resort to, have recourse to, turn to, call into use
Antonyms: waive


Deter (verb) کسی کام سے روکنا، حائل ہو جانا

discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.
Example: “only a health problem would deter him from seeking re-election”
Synonyms: put off, discourage, dissuade, scare off, warn, caution, dishearten, demoralize.
Antonyms: encourage


Dampen (verb) قابو کرنا ، گیلا کرنا، مبہم کرنا

make slightly wet.
Example: “the fine rain dampened her face”
Synonyms: moisten, damp, wet, dew, water, irrigate, humidify, bedew, sparge
Antonyms: dry, drench


Hidebound (adjective) روایت پسند، تنگ نظر، چپٹی ہوئی کھال

unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention.
Example: “they are working to change hidebound corporate cultures”
Synonyms: conservative, reactionary, conventional, orthodox, fundamentalist, diehard, hard-line, dyed-in-the-wool
Antonyms: liberal, broad-minded


Retreat (verb) باز گشت، پیچھے ہٹنا

(of an army) withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat.
Example: “the French retreated in disarray”
Synonyms: withdraw, retire, draw back, pull back, pull out, fall back, give way, give ground
Antonyms: advance, dig in


Temerity (noun) جانبازی، بے باکی

excessive confidence or boldness; audacity.
Example: “no one had the temerity to question his conclusions”
Synonyms: audacity, boldness, audaciousness, nerve, effrontery, impudence, impertinence, cheek.
Antonyms: shyness, bashfulness


Plethora (noun) فروانی، بہتات، افراط خوز

a large or excessive amount of something.
Example: “a plethora of committees and subcommittees”
Synonyms: excess, abundance, overabundance, superfluity, surfeit, profusion, more than enough
Antonyms: dearth, lack


Acquiescence (noun) منظوری، رضا مندی

the reluctant acceptance of something without protest.
Example: “in silent acquiescence, she rose to her feet”
Synonyms: consent, agreement, acceptance, accession, concurrence, approval, seal of approval.
Antonyms: refusal


Deceitful (adjective) دوغلا، منافق، دغا باز، دھوکہ دینے والا

guilty of or involving deceit; deceiving or misleading others.
Example: “a deceitful politician”
Synonyms: dishonest, untruthful, lying, mendacious, insincere, false, deceiving, dissembling.
Antonyms: honest, true


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