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Daily Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
October 09, 2019
Cherish (verb) پالنا پوسنا، عزیز رکھنا
protect and care for (someone) lovingly.
Example: “he needed a woman he could cherish”
Synonyms: adore, hold dear, love, care very much for, feel great affection for, dote on
Antonyms: neglect
Sovereignty (noun) خودمختاری، حاکمیت، اقتدار اعلیٰ
supreme power or authority.
Example: “the sovereignty of Parliament”
Synonyms: jurisdiction, supremacy, dominion, power, ascendancy, suzerainty, tyranny,
Antonyms: subservience, subjection
Incursion (noun) حملہ، چڑھائی، دراندازی
an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one.
Example: “incursions into enemy territory”
Synonyms: attack on, assault on, raid on, invasion of, storming of, overrunning of, foray into
Antonyms: retreat
Obliterate (verb) ختم کرنا، مٹانا، محو کرنے کا عمل
destroy utterly; wipe out.
Example: “the memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind”
Synonyms: destroy, wipe out, annihilate, exterminate, extirpate, demolish, eliminate, eradicate, kill
Antonyms: create, establish
Exacerbate (verb) بڑھ جانا، تیز کرنا، مشتعل کرنا
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
Antonyms: calm, reduce
Exuberant (adjective) خوشحال، پرجوش، بہتات
full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness.
Example: “a noisy bunch of exuberant youngsters”
Synonyms: ebullient, buoyant, cheerful, sunny, breezy, jaunty, light-hearted, in high spirits
Antonyms: gloomy
Rivet (verb) کیل ٹھونکنا، توجہ دینا، توجہ مرکوز کرنا
join or fasten (plates of metal) with a rivet or rivets.
Example: “the linings are bonded, not riveted, to the brake shoes for longer wear”
Synonyms: fixed, rooted, frozen, unable to move, motionless, unmoving, immobile, stock-still
Antonyms: bored, uninterested, boring, dull
Listless (adjective) بے توجہی، بے خبر، تھکن، تھکاوٹ
(of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm.
Example: “bouts of listless depression”
Synonyms: lethargic, enervated, lackadaisical, spiritless, unenergetic, lifeless, vigourless
Antonyms: energetic, lively
Slump (verb) پھسل جانا، گراوٹ، سردبازاری
sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply.
Example: “she slumped against the cushions”
Synonyms: sit heavily, flop, flump, collapse, sink, fall, subside, sag, slouch
Antonyms: stand up, sit up
Lingering (adjective) تاخیر، کاہل، سست رو
lasting for a long time or slow to end.
Example: “there are still some lingering doubts in my mind”
Synonyms: remaining, surviving, persisting, abiding, nagging, niggling, gnawing, lasting
Antonyms: short-lived