Daily Dawn Vocabulary

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

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

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


Bondage (noun) قید، پابندی، اسیری، غلامی

the state of being a slave.
Example: “the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt’s bondage”
Synonyms: slavery, enslavement, servitude, subjugation, subjection, oppression, domination
Antonyms: liberty


Morbid (Adjective) بیماری، فاسد

characterized by an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.
Example: “his morbid fascination with the horrors of contemporary warfare”
Synonyms: ghoulish, macabre, unhealthy, gruesome, grisly, grotesque, ghastly, horrible
Antonyms: wholesome


Flagrant (Adjective) انتہائی برا، قابل مذمت، فاش

(of an action considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive.
Example: “a flagrant violation of the law”
Synonyms: blatant, glaring, obvious, overt, evident, conspicuous, naked, barefaced, shameless
Antonyms: unobtrusive, slight


Foolhardy (Adjective) بے پروا، لاپروا، اکھڑ

recklessly bold or rash.
Example: “it would be foolhardy to go into the scheme without support”
Synonyms: reckless, rash, incautious, careless, heedless, unheeding, thoughtless, unwise
Antonyms: wise


Cohort (noun) ہم آہنگی، ہم عمر لوگوں کا گروپ

a group of people with a shared characteristic.
Example: “a cohort of civil servants patiently drafting legislation”
Synonyms: group, grouping, category, categorization, grade, grading, classification, class
Antonyms: enemy, adversary


Glean (verb) کاشت کرنا، فصل کاٹنا، چننا

obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty.
Example: “the information is gleaned from press cuttings”
Synonyms: obtain, get, take, draw, derive, extract, cull, garner, gather, reap, select
Antonyms: kill


Confinement (noun) عالم زچگی، پابند کرنے کا عمل

the action of confining or state of being confined.
Example: “he was immediately released from his confinement”
Synonyms: imprisonment, internment, incarceration, custody, captivity, detention, restraint
Antonyms: liberty


Impunity (noun) استثنیٰ، سزا سے چھٹکارا، آزادی

exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.
Example: “the impunity enjoyed by military officers implicated in civilian killings”
Synonyms: immunity, indemnity, exemption from punishment, freedom from punishment
Antonyms: liability, responsibility


Despotic (Adjective) آمرانہ، استبدادی، ظالم، جابرانہ

of or typical of a despot; tyrannical.
Example: “a despotic regime”
Synonyms: autocratic, dictatorial, totalitarian, authoritarian, absolute, absolutist, arbitrary
Antonyms: democratic, accountable


Scathing (Adjective) سخت تنقید کا نشانہ، شدید، نقصان دہ

witheringly scornful; severely critical.
Example: “she launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister”
Synonyms: devastating, withering, blistering, extremely critical, coruscating, searing, scorching, fierce
Antonyms: mild, gentle, complimentary


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