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Daily Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
October 06, 2019
Harrow (verb) دلخراش، لوٹنا
cause distress to.
Example: “Todd could take it, whereas I’m harrowed by it”
Synonyms: distress, trouble, afflict, grieve, torment, torture, crucify, rack, sear
Antonyms: calm, comfort, heartening
Provocative (adjective) اشتعال انگیز، اکسانے والا
causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately.
Example: “a provocative article”
Synonyms: annoying, irritating, exasperating, infuriating, provoking, maddening, goading
Antonyms: soothing, calming
Tarnish (verb) داغدار، آلودہ کرنا
lose or cause to lose lustre, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture.
Example: “silver tarnishes too easily”
Synonyms: become discoloured, discolour, stain, rust, oxidize, corrode, deteriorate, become dull,
Antonyms: brighten, polish
Contrary (adjective) برعکس، الٹ، خودسر، الٹا
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
Extinguish (verb) بجھانا، گل کرنا، ناپیدہ
cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.
Example: “firemen were soaking everything to extinguish the blaze”
Synonyms: douse, put out, quench, stamp out, smother, beat out, dampen down, blow out
Antonyms: light
Nuisance (noun) پریشانی، قانون کے مطابق مضر یا نقصان دہ
a person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance.
Example: “it’s a nuisance having all those people clomping through the house”
Synonyms: source of annoyance/irritation, annoyance, inconvenience, bore, bother, irritant, problem
Antonyms: help, blessing
Relentless (adjective) بے لگام، بے رحم، سنگدل
unceasingly intense.
Example: “the relentless heat of the desert”
Synonyms: persistent, continuing, constant, continual, continuous, non-stop, lasting, never-ending
Antonyms: short-lived, irresolute, intermittent
Quash (verb) کالعدم قرار دینا، مسترد کرنا، منسوخ کرنا، غلط قرار دینا
reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure.
Example: “his conviction was quashed on appeal”
Synonyms: cancel, reverse, rescind, repeal, revoke, retract, countermand, withdraw
Antonyms: validate
Dissent (noun) اختلاف رائے، اختلافات
the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held.
Example: “there was no dissent from this view”
Synonyms: disagreement, lack of agreement, difference of opinion, argument, dispute, demur
Antonyms: agreement, acceptance
Relegate (verb) نکال دینا، تنزلی کرنا، خارج البدر کردینا
assign an inferior rank or position to.
Example: “they aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role”
Synonyms: downgrade, lower, lower in rank/status, put down, move down, consign, banish
Antonyms: upgrade, promote