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Daily Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
September 13, 2019
Tumult (noun) ہنگامہ، دنگا، شور
a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.
Example: “a tumult of shouting and screaming broke out”
Synonyms: din, loud noise, racket, uproar, commotion, ruckus, rumpus, hubbub, pandemonium
Antonyms: silence, peace, tranquillity
Lopsided (adjective) ناہموار، ترچھا، مڑا ہوا
with one side lower or smaller than the other.
Example: “a lopsided grin”
Synonyms: asymmetrical, unsymmetrical, uneven, unevenly balanced, unbalanced, off-balance
Antonyms: even, level, balanced
Dissent (noun) اختلاف رائے، ایک رائے نہ ہونا
the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held.
Example: “there was no dissent from this view”
Synonyms: disagreement, lack of agreement, difference of opinion, argument, dispute,
Antonyms: agreement, acceptance
Exacerbate (verb) بڑھ جانا ، بگاڑنا ، شدید تر
make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
Example: “the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem”
Synonyms: aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame, compound; intensify, increase,
Antonyms: calm, reduce
Acquiescence (noun) واقفیت، ماننا، منظوری
the reluctant acceptance of something without protest.
Example: “in silent acquiescence, she rose to her feet”
Synonyms: consent, agreement, acceptance, accession, concurrence, approval, seal of approval
Antonyms: refusal
Wrangle (verb) حجت کرنا، تکرار کرنا، مباحثہ
have a long, complicated dispute or argument.
Example: “the bureaucrats continue wrangling over the fine print”
Synonyms: argue, quarrel, row, have a row, bicker, squabble, have words, debate, disagree,
Antonyms: agree
Stagnant (adjective) جمود، بے حرکت، سست
(of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.
Example: “a stagnant ditch”
Synonyms: still, motionless, immobile, inert, lifeless, dead, standing, slack, static, stationary
Antonyms: flowing, running, fresh
Succumb (verb) شکت مان لینا، مطیع ہونا، مغلوب ہو جانا
fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.
Example: “we cannot merely give up and succumb to despair”
Synonyms: yield, give in, give way, submit, surrender, capitulate, cave in; be overcome by
Antonyms: resist, conquer
Adequate (adjective) مناسب ، موزوں، معقول
satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.
Example: “this office is perfectly adequate for my needs”
Synonyms: sufficient, enough, ample, requisite, apposite, appropriate, suitable
Antonyms: insufficient, inadequate, unequal to
Augur (verb) شگون بتانا، نشاندہی کرنا، اشارہ کرنا
(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome.
Example: “the end of the cold war seemed to augur well”
Synonyms: bode; portend, herald, be a sign of, be an indication of, be a warning of, warn of
Antonyms: