Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (27 March 2020)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (27 March 2020)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
March 27, 2020


Clergy (noun) اہل کلیسا، پادری

the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church.
Example: “all marriages were to be solemnized by the clergy”
Synonyms: clergymen, clergywomen, churchmen, churchwomen, clerics, priests, ecclesiastics, men/women of God
Antonyms: laity


Exacerbate (verb) بڑھ جانا، بگاڑنا، شدید ترکرنا

make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
Example: “the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem”
Synonyms: aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame, compound, intensify, increase, heighten, magnify
Antonyms: calm, reduce


Squalid (adjective) گھٹیا، بدعنوان، پست، غلیظ

(of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.
Example: “the squalid, overcrowded prison”
Synonyms: dirty, filthy, grubby, grimy, mucky, slummy, slumlike, foul, vile, low, poor, sorry
Antonyms: clean, pleasant


Inadequate (adjective) ناکافی، کوتاہی،تھوڑا

lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
Example: “these labels prove to be wholly inadequate”
Synonyms: insufficient, not enough, deficient, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, sparse, too little, too few
Antonyms: adequate, sufficient, competent,


Despicable (adjective) حقیر، قابل حقارت، مایوسی، کمینہ

deserving hatred and contempt.
Example: “a despicable crime”
Synonyms: contemptible, loathsome, hateful, detestable, reprehensible, abhorrent, abominable
Antonyms: admirable, noble


Ulterior (adjective) درپردہ، خفیہ مقاصد

existing beyond what is obvious or admitted; intentionally hidden.
Example: “could there be an ulterior motive behind his request?”
Synonyms: secondary, underlying, undisclosed, undivulged, unexpressed, unapparent, under wraps
Antonyms: primary, overt


Deprived (adjective) محروم کرنا، معزول، برطرفی

suffering a severe and damaging lack of basic material and cultural benefits.
Example: “the charity cares for destitute and deprived children”
Synonyms: disadvantaged, underprivileged, poverty-stricken, impoverished, poor, destitute, needy
Antonyms: fortunate, wealthy


Incarceration (noun) قید، اسیری، حبس

the state of being confined in prison; imprisonment.
Example: “the public would not be served by her incarceration”
Synonyms: imprisonment, internment, confinement, detention, custody, captivity, restraint, penal servitude,
Antonyms: freedom


Countenance (noun) حلیہ، تائید، روپ، چہرہ

a person’s face or facial expression.
Example: “his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away”
Synonyms: face, features, physiognomy, profile, facial expression, expression, look, appearance
Antonyms: oppose, confront, discourage, discountenance


Hitherto (adverb) اب تک، اس جگہ تک، ہنوز

until now or until the point in time under discussion.
Example: “hitherto part of French West Africa, Benin achieved independence in 1960”
Synonyms: previously, formerly, earlier, so far, thus far, before, beforehand, to date, as yet
Antonyms: afterward. (or afterwards), later, subsequently


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