Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning 12 October 2019

Daily Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning 12 October 2019
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
October 12, 2019


Incendiary (adjective) آگ لگانے والا، آتش گیر

(of a device or attack) designed to cause fires.
Example: “incendiary bombs”
Synonyms: combustible, flammable, inflammable, fire-producing, fire-raising
Antonyms: conciliatory


Potent (adjective) قوی، بااختیار، طاقتور

having great power, influence, or effect.
Example: “thrones were potent symbols of authority”
Synonyms: powerful, strong, vigorous, mighty, formidable, influential, commanding, dominant
Antonyms: weak, impotent


Menace (verb) دھمکانا، خطرہ، ڈرانا، آنکھیں دکھانا

be a threat or possible danger to.
Example: “Africa’s elephants are still menaced by poaching”
Synonyms: threaten, be a danger to, put at risk, jeopardize, imperil, loom over, bully
Antonyms: friendly, auspicious


Coterie (noun) حلقہ، گروہ، جتھا، ٹولی

a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people.
Example: “a coterie of friends and advisers”
Synonyms: clique, set, circle, inner circle, crowd, in-crowd, gang
Antonyms: loner, individualist


Incarcerate (verb) قید کرنا، حبس

imprison or confine.
Example: “many are incarcerated for property offences”
Synonyms: imprison, put in prison, send to prison, jail, lock up, take into custody
Antonyms: free, release


Forgery (noun) جعل سازی، نقل

the action of forging a copy or imitation of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art.
Example: “he was found guilty of forgery”
Synonyms: counterfeiting, fraudulent copying, fraudulent imitation, falsification, faking, fabrication
Antonyms: original


Appalling (adjective) خوفناک، ہولناک

causing shock or dismay; horrific.
Example: “the cat suffered appalling injuries during the attack”
Synonyms: shocking, horrific, horrifying, horrible, terrible, awful, dreadful, ghastly
Antonyms: admirable, excellent


Opaque (adjective) غیر شفاف، مبہم، دھندلا

not able to be seen through; not transparent.
Example: “bottles filled with a pale opaque liquid”
Synonyms: non-transparent, cloudy, filmy, blurred, smeared, hazy, misty, dirty, dingy
Antonyms: transparent, translucent, clear


Archaic (adjective) قدیم ، دقیانوسی، بہت پرانا

very old or old-fashioned.
Example: “prisons are run on archaic methods”
Synonyms: obsolete, obsolescent, out of date, anachronistic, old-fashioned, outmoded, behind the times,
Antonyms: new, modern


Intermediary (noun) مصالحت کرنے والا

a person who acts as a link between people in order to try and bring about an agreement; a mediator.
Example: “negotiations took place through an intermediary”
Synonyms: mediator, go-between, negotiator, intervenor, interceder, intercessor, arbitrator
Antonyms: extreme, farthest, farthermost


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