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Daily Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
April 4, 2019

Potent (adjective) قوی، طاقتوار،زوردار

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

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Sham (noun) مصنوعی، ڈرامہ کرنا،تکیہ پوش

a thing that is not what it is purported to be.
Example: “our current free health service is a sham”
Synonyms: pretence, act, fake, fiction, imposture, simulation, fraud, counterfeit, feint, lie
Antonyms: real, genuine

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Enunciate (verb) بیان کرنا، صاف طور سے اظہار کرنا، دعویٰ کرنا

say or pronounce clearly.
Example: “she enunciated each word slowly”
Synonyms: pronounce, say, articulate; speak, utter, voice, express, vocalize, mouth; sound
Antonyms: ask, repress, conceal

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Introspection (noun) تجزیہ، دوربینی، خود نگری

the examination or observation of one’s own mental and emotional processes.
Example: “quiet introspection can be extremely valuable”
Synonyms: brooding, soul-searching, self-analysis, heart-searching, self-observation, introversion,
Antonyms: unthoughtful

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Swerve (verb) مقررہ راہ سے ادھر اُدھر ہو جانا

change or cause to change direction abruptly.
Example: “a lorry swerved across her path”
Synonyms: veer, go off course, change direction, deviate, diverge, skew, sheer, twist, curve,
Antonyms: straighten

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Arbitrary (adjective) صوابدیدی، خودمختار، من مانی

based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
Example: “an arbitrary decision”
Synonyms: capricious, random, whimsical, chance, unpredictable, erratic, inconsistent, wild
Antonyms: rational, reasoned

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Rampant (adjective) روز بروز بڑھتی ہوئی، حد سے زیادہ

(especially of something unwelcome) flourishing or spreading unchecked.
Example: “political violence was rampant”
Synonyms: uncontrolled, unchecked, unrestrained, unbridled, pandemic, widespread, epidemic
Antonyms: controlled, under control

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Enormous (adjective) بہت بڑا، بے پناہ، قوی

very large in size, quantity, or extent.
Example: “enormous sums of money”
Synonyms: huge, extensive, vast, expansive, wide; broad, boundless, limitless, immeasurable
Antonyms: tiny

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Contaminate (verb) آلودہ، خراب، ناپاکی

make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.
Example: “the site was found to be contaminated by radioactivity”
Synonyms: pollute, make impure, adulterate; defile, corrupt, debase, taint, blight, foul, infect, spoil
Antonyms: purify

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Devoid (adjective) کھوکھلا، خالی، محروم

entirely lacking or free from.
Example: “Kiran kept her voice devoid of emotion”
Synonyms: lacking, free from/of, without, empty of, void of, vacant of, bare of, bereft of, barren of
Antonyms: furnished, supplied, provided