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Daily Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
March 07, 2019

Dilute (Verb) کمزور، پتلا کرنا، پانی کی آمیزش، ملاوٹ

make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.
Example: “bleach can be diluted with cold water”
Synonyms: make weaker, weaken; thin out, thin, make thinner, water down
Antonyms: concentrate, intensify

Strenuous (adjective) سخت محنتی، توانا،جفاکش، مستعد

requiring or using great effort or exertion.
Example: “the government made strenuous efforts to upgrade the quality of the teaching profession”
Synonyms: arduous, difficult, hard, tough, taxing, demanding, exacting, uphill, stiff, formidable,
Antonyms: easy, effortless, half-hearted, feeble

Stymie (Verb) ایسی دشوار صورتحال جس میں حل ہونے کے امکانات کم ہوں

prevent or hinder the progress of.
Example: “the changes must not be allowed to stymie new medical treatments”
Synonyms: impede, interfere with, hamper, hinder, obstruct, inhibit, frustrate, thwart, foil, spoil,
Antonyms: assist, help

Parlance (noun) اصطلاح، گفتگو، محاورہ، بولی

a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest.
Example: “dated terms that were once in common parlance”
Synonyms: jargon, language, phraseology, idiom, -speak, talk, speech,
Antonyms: standard, listening, silence

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
Antonyms: help, blessing

Scourge (noun) سزا دینا، چابک، کوڑا، درہ

a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering.
Example: “the scourge of mass unemployment”
Synonyms: affliction, bane, curse, plague, menace, evil, misfortune, burden,
Antonyms: blessing, godsend

Reciprocate (verb) باہم تبادلہ کرنا، بدلہ دینا، جوابی عمل کرنا

respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one.
Example: “the favour was reciprocated”
Synonyms: requite, return, feel/give in return, repay, give back; match,
Antonyms: absolve, acquit, excuse, forget, forgive, neglect,

Defiant (adjective) سرکش، نافرمانی ، دلیر،گستاخ، حکم عدول

showing defiance.
Example: “a defiant gesture”
Synonyms: intransigent, resistant, obstinate, uncooperative, non-compliant, recalcitrant,
Antonyms: apologetic, cooperative

Excessive (adjective) حد سے زیادہ، زیادتی، ازحد

more than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.
Example: “he was drinking excessive amounts of brandy”
Synonyms: immoderate, intemperate, imprudent, overindulgent, unrestrained, unrestricted
Antonyms: insufficient, deficient

Dispel (verb) خطرات کو دور کرنا، دل سے برے اندیشوں کو نکالنا

make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear.
Example: “the brightness of the day did nothing to dispel Elaine’s dejection”
Synonyms: banish, eliminate, dismiss, chase away, drive away, drive off, get rid of,
Antonyms: engender