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Daily Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
October 16, 2019
Convene (verb) اجلاس کے لئے بلانا، طلب کرنا
come or bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble.
Example: “he had convened a secret meeting of military personnel”
Synonyms: summon, call, call together, order, hold, convoke, assemble, gather, meet
Antonyms: disperse
Spurn (verb) ٹھکرانا، ٹھوکر مارنا
reject with disdain or contempt.
Example: “he spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned”
Synonyms: refuse, decline, say no to, reject, rebuff, scorn, turn down, turn away, repudiate
Antonyms: accept, agree (to), approve
Introspection (noun) خودنگری، مشاہدہ نفس کرنا
the examination or observation of one’s own mental and emotional processes.
Example: “quiet introspection can be extremely valuable”
Synonyms: brooding, self-analysis, soul-searching, heart-searching, introversion, self-observation
Antonyms: unthoughtful
Distrust (verb) عدم اعتماد، بداعتمادی،بدگمانی کرنا
doubt the honesty or reliability of; regard with suspicion.
Example: “speculation remained that the Army distrusted the peace process”
Synonyms: mistrust, be suspicious of, be wary/chary of, regard with suspicion, suspect
Antonyms: trust
Malign (verb) بدنام کرنا، حسدسے دیکھنا
speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner.
Example: “don’t you dare malign her in my presence”
Synonyms: defame, slander, libel, smear, run a smear campaign against, vilify, speak ill of
Antonyms: praise
Tendency (noun) رغبت، جھکاﺅ، رجحان
an inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behaviour.
Example: “for students, there is a tendency to socialize in the evenings”
Synonyms: propensity, proclivity, proneness, aptness, likelihood, inclination, disposition
Antonyms: averseness, disinclination, dislike
Propensity (noun) تبلیغ، خواہش، میل
an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.
Example: “his propensity for violence”
Synonyms: tendency, inclination, predisposition, proneness, proclivity, readiness, susceptibility
Antonyms: hate, incompetence
Arbitration (noun) ثالثی،ثالث کے ذریعے فیصلہ کرنے کا حکم
the use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute.
Example: “Tayside Regional Council called for arbitration to settle the dispute”
Synonyms: adjudication, mediation, mediatorship, negotiation, conciliation, intervention, interceding
Antonyms: disagreement, indecision
Debilitate (verb) کمزور کرنا، ضعیف کرنا
make (someone) very weak and infirm.
Example: “he was severely debilitated by a stomach upset”
Synonyms: weakening, enfeebling, enervating, enervative, devitalizing, draining
Antonyms: restorative
Vanquish (verb) شکست دینا، فتح کرنا
defeat thoroughly.
Example: “he successfully vanquished his rival”
Synonyms: conquer, defeat (utterly), beat (hollow), trounce, annihilate, triumph over
Antonyms: succumb, yield, faint, fail
