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Daily Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
September 10, 2019
Effectual (adjective) نتیجہ خیز، زور اثر
(of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective.
Example: “tobacco smoke is the most effectual protection against the midge”
Synonyms: effective, successful, efficacious, productive, constructive, fruitful, potent, powerful
Antonyms: ineffectual
Destructive (adjective) تباہ کن، تباہی، برباد کرنےوالا
causing great and irreparable damage.
Example: “the destructive power of weapons”
Synonyms: devastating, ruinous, disastrous, catastrophic, calamitous, cataclysmic
Antonyms: non-violent, creative
Arbitrary (adjective) صوابدیدی، خودمختار، من مانے طور پر
based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
Example: “an arbitrary decision”
Synonyms: capricious, whimsical, random, chance, erratic, unpredictable, inconsistent
Antonyms: rational, reasoned
Legitimate (adjective) جائز، قانونی، شرعی
conforming to the law or to rules.
Example: “his claims to legitimate authority”
Synonyms: legal, lawful, licit, legalized, authorized, permitted, permissible, allowable
Antonyms: illegal, illegitimate
Persuade (verb) قائل کرنا، راضی کرنا، راغب کرنا، اکسانا
induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.
Example: “it wasn’t easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing”
Synonyms: prevail on, talk someone into, coax, convince, make, get, press someone into, induce
Antonyms: dissuade, discourage, deter
Qualm (noun) پستی، دقتی، بہتر طبیعت محسوس نہ ہونا
an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one’s own conduct; a misgiving.
Example: “military regimes generally have no qualms about controlling the press”
Synonyms: misgiving, doubt, reservation, second thought, worry, concern, anxiety
Antonyms: confidence
Adversary (noun) مخالف، رقیب، حریف
one’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.
Example: “Hamza beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals”
Synonyms: opponent, rival, enemy, foe, nemesis, antagonist, combatant, challenger, contender
Antonyms: ally, supporter
Constraint (noun) رکاوٹ، پابندی، زبردستی
a limitation or restriction.
Example: *”time constraints make it impossible to do everything”
Synonyms: restriction, limitation, curb, check, restraint, control, curtailment, damper, rein
Antonyms: openness
Intensify (verb) شدت اختیار کرنا، زیادتی کرنا، بڑھانا
become or make more intense.
Example: “the dispute began to intensify”
Synonyms: escalate, step up, boost, increase, raise, sharpen, strengthen, augment
Antonyms: lessen, abate
Influential (adjective) اثر و رسوخ، طاقت
having great influence on someone or something.
Example: “her work is influential in feminist psychology”
Synonyms: powerful, authoritative, dominant, controlling, strong; important
Antonyms: unimportant, insignificant