Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (19 February 2020)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (19 February 2020)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
February 19, 2020


Rigid (adjective) سخت، کرخت، غیر لچکدار

unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible.
Example: “a seat of rigid orange plastic”
Synonyms: stiff, hard, firm, inflexible, non-flexible, unbending, unyielding, inelastic
Antonyms: flexible, plastic


Arrogant (adjective) متکبر، مغرور، گستاخی

having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities.
Example: “he’s arrogant and opinionated”
Synonyms: haughty, conceited, hubristic, self-important, opinionated, egotistic, full of oneself, superior
Antonyms: humble, modest


Miserable (adjective) دکھی، خستہ حال، بدنصیب

(of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable.
Example: “their happiness made Anne feel even more miserable”
Synonyms: unhappy, sad, sorrowful, dejected, depressed, downcast, downhearted, down, despondent
Antonyms: happy, contented


Subterfuge (noun) حیلہ، حجت،عذر

deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal.
Example: “he had to use subterfuge and bluff on many occasions”
Synonyms: trickery, intrigue, deviousness, evasion, deceit, deception, dishonesty, cheating
Antonyms: honesty, openness


Bustle (verb) ہلچل، بھاگ دوڑ کرنا، ہنگامہ

move in an energetic and busy manner.
Example: “people clutching clipboards bustled about”
Synonyms: rush, dash, scurry, scuttle, scamper, scramble, flutter, fuss, hurry, hasten,
Antonyms: amble


Noxious (adjective) مضحکہ خیز، مضر، موذی

harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.
Example: “they were overcome by the noxious fumes”
Synonyms: poisonous, toxic, deadly, virulent, harmful, dangerous, pernicious, damaging, destructive
Antonyms: innocuous, safe, pleasant


Veracity (noun) صداقت، راست گوئی، راست بازی

conformity to facts; accuracy.
Example: “officials expressed doubts concerning the veracity of the story”
Synonyms: truthfulness, truth, accuracy, accurateness, correctness, exactness, precision, preciseness,
Antonyms: falsity


Stringent (adjective) شدید، کڑی، بہت سخت

(of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting.
Example: “stringent guidelines on air pollution”
Synonyms: strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh, tough, tight, exacting, demanding,
Antonyms: lenient, flexible


Trivialize (verb)  بے لطف کرنا، بے قدر کرنا، خفیف کرنا

make (something) seem less important, significant, or complex than it really is.
Example: “the problem was either trivialized or ignored by teachers”
Synonyms: treat as unimportant, minimize, play down, underplay, make light of, treat lightly, make little of
Antonyms: make a big thing of


Anguish (noun) ذہنی اذیت، کوفت، تکلیف

severe mental or physical pain or suffering.
Example: “she shut her eyes in anguish”
Synonyms: agony, pain, torment, torture, suffering, distress, angst, misery, sorrow, grief
Antonyms: happiness, contentment


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