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Daily Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
April 25, 2019
Heretofore (adverb) قبل ازیں، اس سے پہلے، پیش تر
up to this time
Example: Heretofore her writing has never displayed such depth of feeling.
Synonyms: hitherto, yet, theretofore,
Antonyms: henceforth, henceforward, hereafter
Vanquish (verb) غالب آنا، فتح پانا
defeat thoroughly.
Example: “he successfully vanquished his rival”
Synonyms: conquer, beat (hollow), defeat (utterly), trounce, triumph over, annihilate, win a resounding victory over,
Antonyms: discharge, enfranchise, emancipate, liberate, free,
Straddle (verb) ٹانگیں پھیلانا، ٹانگیں پھیلا کر کھڑا ہونا
sit or stand with one leg on either side of.
Example: “he turned the chair round and straddled it”
Synonyms: sit/stand astride, bestraddle; bestride, get on, mount,
Antonyms: side, border, brink
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Pulpit (noun) منبر، خطبہ گاہ،
a raised enclosed platform in a church or chapel from which the preacher delivers a sermon.
Example: “many ministers delivered political guidance from their pulpits”
Synonyms: stand, platform, lectern, podium, staging, stage, dais, rostrum; stump; soapbox, box,
Antonyms: ride
Tendency (noun) رجحان، رغبت
an inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behaviour.
Example: “for students, there is a tendency to socialize in the evenings”
Synonyms: propensity, proneness, proclivity, aptness, inclination, likelihood, disposition,
Antonyms: averseness, disinclination, dislike
Languish (verb) مردہ دل ہونا، تڑپنا، ترسنا،کمزور ہونا
(of a person, animal, or plant) lose or lack vitality; grow weak.
Example: “plants may appear to be languishing simply because they are dormant”
Synonyms: weaken, deteriorate, grow weak, decline, wither, go into a decline; droop, wilt, flag,
Antonyms: thrive, flourish
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Exploitation (noun) استحصال
the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
Example: “the exploitation of migrant workers”
Synonyms: taking advantage, abuse of, making use, misuse, unfair treatment, ill treatment,
Antonyms: pampering
Intermediary (noun) درمیانی، وسطی، 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, negotiator, go-between, intervenor, intercessor, interceder, arbiter, arbitrator,
Antonyms: outer, peripheral
Coerce (verb) مجبور، دباﺅ، جبر کرنا
persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.
Example: “he was coerced into giving evidence”
Synonyms: pressure, bring pressure to bear on, pressurize, put pressure on, use pressure on,
Antonyms: persuade
Enthusiastic (adjective) پرجوش، سرگرمی
having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
Example: “he could be wildly enthusiastic about a project”
Synonyms: eager, avid, keen, ardent, warm, fervent, passionate, lively, zealous, vivacious,
Antonyms: apathetic
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