Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (09 March 2020)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
March 09, 2020


Decelerate (verb) رفتار کم کرنا، آہستہ

reduce or cause to reduce in speed.
Example: “the train began to decelerate”
Synonyms: slow down, slow up, slow, go slower, ease up, slack up, reduce speed, lessen one’s speed
Antonyms: accelerate


Incur (verb) خرچ کرنا، مول لینا

become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one’s own behaviour or actions.
Example: “I will pay any expenses incurred”
Synonyms: suffer, sustain, experience, bring upon oneself, expose oneself to, lay oneself open to, run up,
Antonyms: avoid


Equivocal (adjective) مشتبہ ، مشکوک، متضاد

open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.
Example: “the equivocal nature of her remarks”
Synonyms: ambiguous, indefinite, non-committal, vague, indeterminate, imprecise, inexact
Antonyms: unequivocal, definite


Assess (verb) اندازہ لگانا، قیمت لگانا، تخمینہ لگانا

evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of.
Example: “the committee must assess the relative importance of the issues”
Synonyms: evaluate, judge, gauge, rate, estimate, appraise, form an opinion of, check out
Antonyms: help, assist, aid, neglect, give, guess


Laurel (noun) سرفرازی حاصل کرنا، فتح نصیب کرنا

honour or praise awarded for an achievement.
Example: “she has rightly won laurels for this brilliantly perceptive first novel”
Synonyms: honours, awards, trophies, prizes, rewards, tributes, praise, plaudits, accolades
Antonyms: criticism, disadvantage, dishonor, disrespect


Nurture (verb) پرورش، تربیت، گھر بار چلانا

care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing.
Example: “Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family”
Synonyms: bring up, care for, provide for, take care of, attend to, look after, rear, support
Antonyms: neglect, hinder


Bludgeon (verb) ڈنڈا، گتکا یا سونٹا

beat (someone) repeatedly with a bludgeon or other heavy object.
Example: “she was found bludgeoned to death in the basement”
Synonyms: batter, cudgel, club, strike, hit, beat, beat up, hammer, thrash, clobber
Antonyms: civilian


Cruelty (noun) ظلم و ستم، بے رحمی

cruel behaviour or attitudes.
Example: “he has treated her with extreme cruelty”
Synonyms: brutality, savagery, savageness, inhumanity, barbarism, barbarousness, brutishness
Antonyms: compassion, mercy


Boggle (verb) شبہ، چونکنا، شک ہونا، جھجکنا

(of a person or their mind) be astonished or baffled when trying to imagine something.
Example: “the mind boggles at the spectacle”
Synonyms: marvel, wonder, be astonished, be astounded, be amazed, be filled with amazement
Antonyms: ameliorate, better, enhance, help, improve


Peculiar (adjective) عجیب ، انوکھا، نرالا،خصوصیت سے

different to what is normal or expected; strange.
Example: “he gave her some very peculiar looks”
Synonyms: strange,odd, unusual, funny,bizarre, curious, weird,queer, uncanny, unexpected
Antonyms: normal, ordinary


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