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Daily Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
October 23, 2019
Clergy (noun) اہل کلیسا، پادریوں کا فرقہ
the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church.
Example: “all marriages were to be solemnized by the clergy”
Synonyms: clergymen, clergywomen, churchmen, churchwomen, clerics, priests, ecclesiastics,
Antonyms: laity
Absorb (verb) جذب ، چوس لینا، وقف کرنا
take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action.
Example: “buildings can be designed to absorb and retain heat”
Synonyms: soak up, suck up, draw up/in, take up/in, blot up, mop up, sponge up, sop up, ,
Antonyms: exude, give out
Sectarian (adjective) فرقہ وارانہ، فرقہ پرست، خاص جماعت کا
rigidly following the doctrines of a sect or other group.
Example: “the sectarian Bolshevism advocated by Moscow”
Synonyms: factional, schismatic, cliquish, clannish, partisan, parti pris, denominational, doctrinaire,
Antonyms: tolerant, liberal, broad-minded,
Impressionable (adjective) باآسانی کسی سے متاثر ہونا،اثر پذیر
easily influenced.
Example: “children are highly impressionable and susceptible to advertising”
Synonyms: easily influenced, easily led, suggestible, susceptible, receptive, persuadable, pliable
Antonyms: unimpressionable
Amorphous (adjective) بے ساختہ، بے ڈھنگا، بے فائدہ سی شکل
without a clearly defined shape or form.
Example: “an amorphous, characterless conurbation”
Synonyms: shapeless, formless, unformed, unshaped, structureless, unstructured, indeterminate,
Antonyms: shaped, definite
Embolden (verb) حوصلہ افزائی، ہمت دلانا، جرات دلانا
give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something.
Example: “emboldened by the claret, he pressed his knee against hers”
Synonyms: give courage, make brave/braver, encourage, hearten, strengthen, fortify
Antonyms: dishearten, discourage
Stifle (verb) دباﺅ ڈالنا، دم روک دینا
make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate.
Example: “those in the streets were stifled by the fumes”
Synonyms: suffocate, choke, asphyxiate, smother, very hot, sweltering, airless, suffocating
Antonyms: cold, chilly
Tyranny (noun) ظلم، جابرانہ حکومت
cruel and oppressive government or rule.
Example: “refugees fleeing tyranny and oppression”
Synonyms: despotism, absolutism, absolute power, autocracy, dictatorship, undemocratic rule
Antonyms: democracy, liberality
Rebuke (verb) ڈانت، ملامت کرنا، سرزنش کرنا
express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behaviour or actions.
Example: “she had rebuked him for drinking too much”
Synonyms: reprimand, reproach, scold, admonish, reprove, remonstrate with
Antonyms: praise, compliment, commend
Dissent (verb) اختلاف، ایک رائے نہ ہونا
hold or express opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held.
Example: “two members dissented from the majority”
Synonyms: differ, demur, diverge, disagree with, fail to agree with, express disagreement with
Antonyms: assent, agree, accept