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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
July 20, 2020
Splinter (noun) ٹکڑے ٹکڑے کرنا، پارہ پارہ ہونا
a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece.
Example: “a splinter of ice”
Synonyms: sliver, shiver, chip, shard, needle, fragment, piece, bit, shred, spell, spillikin
Antonyms: chunk, hunk, lump, slab
Barely (adverb) مشکل سے، عریاں طور پر ، صرف
only just; almost not.
Example: “she nodded, barely able to speak”
Synonyms: hardly, scarcely, just, only just, narrowly, by the skin of one’s teeth, by a hair’s breadth
Antonyms: easily
Offhand (adjective) تیاری کے بغیر، سرسری، بے ساختہ
ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner.
Example: “you were a bit offhand with her this afternoon”
Synonyms: indifferent, casual, careless, uninterested, unconcerned, cool, distant, aloof, nonchalant
Antonyms: planned, considered, deliberate
Cursory (adjective) لاپرواہ، برائے نام، سرسری
hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
Example: “a cursory glance at the figures”
Synonyms: perfunctory, desultory, casual, superficial, token, uninterested, half-hearted, inattentive
Antonyms: thorough, painstaking
Ostensible (adjective) بظاہر، بناوٹی طور پر، نمایاں
stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
Example: “the real dispute which lay behind the ostensible complaint”
Synonyms: apparent, seeming, outward, surface, superficial, professed, supposed, avowed
Antonyms: real, genuine
Heinous (adjective) سفاکانہ، وحشیانہ، عظیم
(of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked.
Example: “a battery of heinous crimes”
Synonyms: odious, wicked, evil, atrocious, monstrous, disgraceful, abominable, detestable
Antonyms: admirable
Depraved (adjective) اخلاق باختہ، مسخ شدہ
morally corrupt; wicked.
Example: “he was a depraved lecher”
Synonyms: corrupt, corrupted, perverted, deviant, degenerate, debased, degraded, immoral
Antonyms: virtuous, moral
Noxious (adjective) مضر، صحت کے لئے نقصان دہ، فاسد
harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.
Example: “they were overcome by the noxious fumes”
Synonyms: poisonous, toxic, deadly, virulent, harmful, dangerous, pernicious, damaging
Antonyms: innocuous, safe, pleasant
Outrageous (adjective) ہیبت ناک، خوفناک، غضب آلود
shockingly bad or excessive.
Example: “an outrageous act of bribery”
Synonyms: shocking, disgraceful, scandalous, atrocious, appalling, abhorrent, monstrous
Antonyms: acceptable, mild, moderate
Stringent (adjective) بہت سخت، شدید
(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
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