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Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (12 February 2020)

February 12, 2020
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Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (12 February 2020)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
February 12, 2020

Glance (verb) جھلک، نظر ڈالنا

take a brief or hurried look.
Example: “Ginny glanced at her watch”
Synonyms: take a quick look, look quickly, look briefly, peek, peep, glimpse, catch a glimpse of
Antonyms: gaze, scrutinize

Capricious (adjective) غلط رویہ، متغیر، موجی

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour.
Example: “a capricious and often brutal administration”
Synonyms: fickle, inconstant, changeable, variable, unstable, mercurial, volatile, erratic
Antonyms: stable, consistent

Tyranny (noun) ظلم، استبداد

cruel and oppressive government or rule.
Example: “refugees fleeing tyranny and oppression”
Synonyms: despotism, absolutism, absolute power, autocracy, dictatorship, undemocratic rule
Antonyms: democracy, liberality

Sordid (adjective) سخت، کمینہ، گندا، خستہ حال

involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
Example: “the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams”
Synonyms: sleazy, seedy, seamy, unsavoury, shoddy, vile, foul, tawdry, louche, cheap
Antonyms: high-minded, respectable

Blight (noun) فرسودہ، جھلسا دینا، کیڑا لگنا

a plant disease, typically one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts.
Example: “the vines suffered blight and disease”
Synonyms: disease, canker, infestation, fungus, mildew, mould, rot, decay
Antonyms: blessing

Flaunt (verb) اکڑ دکھانا، شان دکھانا

display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance.
Example: “newly rich consumers eager to flaunt their prosperity”
Synonyms: show off, display ostentatiously, draw attention to, make a (great) show of
Antonyms: be modest about, hide

Aloof (adjective) بے تعلق، علیحدہ، دور

not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.
Example: “they were courteous but faintly aloof”
Synonyms: distant, detached, unresponsive, remote, unapproachable, forbidding, stand-offish
Antonyms: familiar, friendly

Scarcity (noun) قلت، کمی، قلیل

the state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage.
Example: “a time of scarcity”
Synonyms: shortage, dearth, lack, want, undersupply, insufficiency, paucity, scarceness, scantness
Antonyms: abundance, excess, surplus, commonness,

Lingering (adjective) سست رو

lasting for a long time or slow to end.
Example: “there are still some lingering doubts in my mind”
Synonyms: remaining, surviving, persisting, abiding, nagging, niggling, gnawing, lasting, residual
Antonyms: short-lived

Imperative (adjective) لازمی، اشد ضروری، آمرانہ

of vital importance; crucial.
Example: “immediate action was imperative”
Synonyms: vitally important, of vital importance, all-important, vital, crucial, critical, essential, of the essence,
Antonyms: unimportant, optional

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Shahzad Faisal Malik is the administrator of CSSTimes.pk and is responsible for managing the content, design, and overall direction of the blog. He has a strong background in Competitive Exams and is passionate and sharing information with others.
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