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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
July 13, 2020

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Opaque (adjective) غیر شفاف، دھندلا، تاریک

not able to be seen through; not transparent.
Example: “bottles filled with a pale opaque liquid”
Synonyms: non-transparent, cloudy, filmy, blurred, smeared, hazy, misty, dirty
Antonyms: transparent, translucent, clear

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Cumbersome (adjective) بھاری، گراں بار، وزنی

large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.
Example: “cumbersome diving suits”
Synonyms: unwieldy, unmanageable, awkward, clumsy, ungainly, inconvenient, incommodious
Antonyms: manageable, convenient

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Porous (adjective) مسام دار، سوراخ دار

(of a rock or other material) having minute interstices through which liquid or air may pass.
Example: “layers of porous limestones”
Synonyms: permeable, penetrable, pervious, absorbent, sponge-like, spongy, sieve-like, leaky, honeycombed
Antonyms: impermeable

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Thwart (verb) ناکام بنا دینا، ترچھا، آڑا

prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
Example: “he never did anything to thwart his father”
Synonyms: foil, frustrate, balk, stand in the way of, forestall, scotch, derail, smash, dash
Antonyms: assist, facilitate

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Defunct (adjective) مرحوم، متوفی، مردہ

no longer existing or functioning.
Example: “the now defunct Somerset & Dorset railway line”
Synonyms: disused, no longer in use, unused, inoperative, non-functioning, unusable, obsolete, no longer in existence
Antonyms: working, extant

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Untenable (adjective) غیر مستحکم، جو دلیل سے ثابت نہ ہو سکے

(especially of a position or view) not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
Example: “this argument is clearly untenable”
Synonyms: indefensible, undefendable, unarguable, insupportable, refutable, unsustainable, unjustified
Antonyms: tenable, defensible

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Presumptuous (adjective) بے باک، دیدہ دلیر، گستاخ

(of a person or their behaviour) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.
Example: “I hope I won’t be considered presumptuous if I offer some advice”
Synonyms: brazen, overconfident, arrogant, egotistical, overbold, bold, audacious, pert, forward
Antonyms: timid, unassuming

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Alleviate (verb) شدت کم کرنا، درد کم کرنا، آرام دینا

make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
Example: “he couldn’t prevent her pain, only alleviate it”
Synonyms: reduce, ease, relieve, take the edge off, deaden, dull, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten
Antonyms: aggravate

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Starve (verb) سخت بھوک ہونا، بھوک سے مرنا، فاقہ

suffer or die or cause to suffer or die from hunger.
Example: “she left her animals to starve”
Synonyms: dying of hunger, dying from lack of food, faint from lack of food, deprived of food, undernourished
Antonyms: well fed, full

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Notorious (adjective) معروف، بدنام زمانہ،فاش

famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed.
Example: “Los Angeles is notorious for its smog”
Synonyms: infamous, of ill repute, with a bad reputation/name, ill-famed, scandalous, well known
Antonyms: unknown, anonymous, faceless

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