Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (10 February 2020)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (10 February 2020)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
February 10, 2020


Brazen (adjective) بے حیا، ڈھیٹ، ڈٹ کر سامنا کرنا

bold and without shame.
Example: “he went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance”
Synonyms: bold, shameless, as bold as brass, brazen-faced, forward, presumptuous, brash,
Antonyms: timid, shy


Erect (verb) کھڑا کرنا، بنانا، قائم کرنا

put together and set upright (a building, wall, or other structure).
Example: “the guest house was erected in the eighteenth century”
Synonyms: build, construct, put up, assemble, put together, fabricate, form, manufacture
Antonyms: demolish, dismantle


Reprimand (verb) سرزنش، ملامت، الزام دہی، دھمکانا

address a reprimand to.
Example: “officials were reprimanded for poor work”
Synonyms: rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, reprove, reproach, scold
Antonyms: praise, commend, compliment


Dereliction (noun) ترک مال، چھوڑا ہوا، کوتاہی

the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated.
Example: “a 15th-century farmhouse has been saved from dereliction”
Synonyms: dilapidation, disrepair, decrepitude, deterioration, ruin, rack and ruin, abandonment
Antonyms: fulfilment


Rapacious (adjective) شکاری، شکار کھیلنا، عصمت دری

aggressively greedy or grasping.
Example: “rapacious landlords”
Synonyms: grasping, greedy, avaricious, acquisitive, covetous, mercenary, materialistic, insatiable
Antonyms: generous


Henchman (noun) رفیق، ساتھی

a faithful follower or political supporter, especially one prepared to engage in crime or violence by way of service.
Example: “the dictator’s henchman”
Synonyms: follower, supporter, assistant, aide, helper, adjutant, right-hand man, subordinate
Antonyms: leader


Pernicious (adjective) نقصان دہ، مضر، تباہ کن

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
Example: “the pernicious influences of the mass media”
Synonyms: harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious, hurtful, detrimental, deleterious, dangerous Antonyms: beneficial, benign


Hastily (adverb) جلدی سے، پھرتیلا

with excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly.
Example: “maybe I acted too hastily”
Synonyms: quickly, hurriedly, in a hurry, fast, swiftly, rapidly, speedily, briskly, expeditiously,
Antonyms: slowly, carefully, deliberately


Exacerbate (verb) بگاڑنا، شدید تر، تیز کرنا

make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
Example: “the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem”
Synonyms: aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame, compound, intensify, increase, heighten
Antonyms: calm, reduce


Menace (noun) خطرہ، دھمکی، ڈرانا

a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger.
Example: “a new initiative aimed at beating the menace of drugs”
Synonyms: danger, peril, risk, hazard, threat, jeopardy
Antonyms: friendly, auspicious


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