Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (20 March 2020)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (20 March 2020)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
March 20, 2020


Grim (adjective) سنگین، ڈراﺅنا

very serious or gloomy.
Example: “his grim expression”
Synonyms: stern, forbidding, uninviting, unapproachable, aloof, distant, formidable, strict, dour
Antonyms: amiable, pleasant


Inevitable (adjective) ناگزیر، ناقابل ترمیم

certain to happen; unavoidable.
Example: “war was inevitable”
Synonyms: unavoidable, inescapable, bound to happen, sure to happen, inexorable, unpreventable
Antonyms: avoidable, uncertain


Succumb (verb) ہار ماننا، شکست تسلیم کرنا

fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.
Example: “we cannot merely give up and succumb to despair”
Synonyms: yield, give in, give way, submit, surrender, capitulate, cave in, be overcome by, be overwhelmed by
Antonyms: resist, conquer


Contrary (adjective) برعکس، متضاد، برخلاف

opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.
Example: “he ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal”
Synonyms: opposite, opposing, opposed, contradictory, clashing, conflicting, antithetical
Antonyms: compatible, same


Coherent (adjective) مربوط، قابل غور، چسپیدہ

(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent.
Example: “they failed to develop a coherent economic strategy”
Synonyms: logical, reasoned, reasonable, well reasoned, rational, sound, cogent, consistent
Antonyms: incoherent, muddled


Divisive (adjective) تفرقہ انگیز، باعث تقسیم، اختلاف رائے سے متعلق

tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people.
Example: “the highly divisive issue of abortion”
Synonyms: alienating, estranging, isolating, schismatic, discordant, disharmonious, inharmonious
Antonyms: unifying


Drastic (adjective) سخت، انتہائی، شدید

likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme.
Example: “a drastic reduction of staffing levels”
Synonyms: extreme, serious, forceful, desperate, dire, radical, far-reaching, momentous
Antonyms: mild, moderate


Discrepancy (noun) تضاد، اختلاف، فرق

an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.
Example: “there’s a discrepancy between your account and his”
Synonyms: inconsistency, difference, disparity, variance, variation, deviation, divergence, disagreement, dissimilarity
Antonyms: similarity, correspondence


Annoyance (noun) جھنجھلاہٹ، مصیبت، غصہ دلانے والی

the feeling or state of being annoyed; irritation.
Example: “there was annoyance at government interference”
Synonyms: irritation, exasperation, vexation, indignation, anger, crossness, displeasure, chagrin, pique
Antonyms: pleasure


Derogatory (adjective) توہین آمیز، حقارت آمیز، تحقیر آمیز

showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.
Example: “she tells me I’m fat and is always making derogatory remarks”
Synonyms: disparaging, denigratory, belittling, diminishing, slighting, deprecatory, depreciatory, depreciative
Antonyms: complimentary, flattering


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