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Daily Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
February 04, 2019
Halve (verb) دو برابر حصوں میں تقسیم کرنا، آدھا کرنا
divide into two parts of equal or roughly equal size.
Example: “halve the aubergine lengthways”
Synonyms: cut in half, divide into two equal parts, divide in two, split in two, sever in two
Antonyms: complete, full
Eschew (verb) باز رہنا، ترک کرنا، ضائع کرنا، پرہیز کرنا، احتراز کرنا
deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
Example: “he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence”
Synonyms: abstain from, refrain from, give up, forgo, forswear, shun, renounce, swear off, abjure,
Antonyms: indulge in
Ominous (adjective) آشوب،منحوس، بدشگون، نحس
giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious.
Example: “there were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead”
Synonyms: threatening, menacing, baleful, forbidding, sinister, doomy, inauspicious, unpropitious,
Antonyms: promising, auspicious, propitious
Abrupt (adjective) اچانک، ناگہانی طور پر، بے جوڑ
sudden and unexpected.
Example: “I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject”
Synonyms: sudden, immediate, instantaneous, hurried, hasty, quick, swift, rapid, speedy,
Antonyms: gradual, unhurried
Fiasco (noun) ناکامی
a complete failure, especially a ludicrous or humiliating one.
Example: “his plans turned into a fiasco”
Synonyms: failure, disaster, catastrophe, debacle, shambles, farce, mess, wreck, ruin, ruination,
Antonyms: success
Assuage (verb) تسلی دینا، تسکین دینا
make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.
Example: “the letter assuaged the fears of most members”
Synonyms: relieve, ease, alleviate, soothe, mitigate, dampen, allay, calm, palliate, abate
Antonyms: aggravate, intensify
Clamour (noun) ہنگامہ، شوروغل،فریاد کرنا
a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting.
Example: “the questions rose to a clamour”
Synonyms: din, racket, loud noise, uproar, tumult, babel, shouting, yelling, screaming, baying,
Antonyms: silence
Enthusiastic (adjective) پرجوش، سرگرمی
having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
Example: “he could be wildly enthusiastic about a project”
Synonyms: eager, keen, avid, ardent, fervent, warm, passionate, zealous, lively, vivacious,
Antonyms: apathetic
Abet (verb) مجرم کی مدد کرنا،اعانت کرنا
encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.
Example: “he was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and abetting others”
Synonyms: assist, aid, help, lend a hand, support, back, encourage; cooperate with, collaborate with,
Antonyms: hinder