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Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (16 July 2020)

July 26, 2020
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Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (16 July 2020)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
July 16, 2020

Scapegoat (noun) فرضی قصوروار، قربانی کا بکرا

a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.
Example: If the people demand a scapegoat, governments usually provide one.
Synonyms: whipping boy, victim, Aunt Sally, goat, fall guy, patsy
Antonyms:

Compel (verb) مجبور کرنا یا ہونا، زبردستی کرنا، لاچار کرنا

force or oblige (someone) to do something.
Example: “a sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions”
Synonyms: force, coerce into, pressurize into, pressure, impel, drive, press, push, urge
Antonyms: persuade, convince, coax, allure

Liquidate (verb) صاف کرنا، حساب بے باک کرنا

wind up the affairs of (a business) by ascertaining liabilities and apportioning assets.
Example: “if the company was liquidated, there would be enough funds released to honour the debts”
Synonyms: close down, wind up, put into liquidation, dissolve, break up, disband, terminate
Antonyms: conserve, preserve, protect, save

Confiscation (noun) ضبط کرنا، قبضے میں لینا

the action of taking or seizing someone’s property with authority; seizure.
Example: “a court ordered the confiscation of her property”
Synonyms: seizure, impounding, commandeering, requisition, requisitioning, appropriation, expropriation
Antonyms: return

Outcry (noun) چیخ، شور، فریاد

an exclamation or shout.
Example: “an outcry of spontaneous passion”
Synonyms: shout, exclamation, cry, yell, howl, whoop, roar, scream, shriek, screech
Antonyms: indifference

Ghastly (adjective) بھیانک، خوفناک، ڈراﺅنا

causing great horror or fear.
Example: “one of the most ghastly crimes ever committed”
Synonyms: terrible, frightful, horrible, grim, awful, dire, frightening, terrifying, horrifying
Antonyms: pleasant, trivial, excusable

Culminate (verb) اختتام پذیر ہونا ، اوج پر ہونا

reach a climax or point of highest development.
Example: “weeks of violence culminated in the brutal murder of a magistrate”
Synonyms: come to a climax, come to a crescendo, come to a head, reach a finale, peak
Antonyms: start, begin, peter out

Symptomatic (adjective) علامتی، اشارے کا

serving as a symptom or sign, especially of something undesirable.
Example: “these difficulties are symptomatic of fundamental problems”
Synonyms: indicative, signalling, warning, characteristic, suggestive, typical, representative
Antonyms: uncharacteristic

Repercussion (noun) واپس پلٹنا، پیچھے ہٹنا، برگشت

an unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one.
Example: “the move would have grave repercussions for the entire region”
Synonyms: consequence, result, effect, outcome, by-product, reverberation, backlash
Antonyms: impact, stroke, shock, collision

Fuss (noun) بلاوجہ پریشان ہونا، ہنگامہ، ہلچل

a display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest.
Example: “I don’t know what all the fuss is about”
Synonyms: ado, excitement, agitation, uproar, to-do, stir, commotion, confusion, disturbance
Antonyms: get into perspective

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