Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (01 December 2019)

Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (01 December 2019)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
December 01, 2019


Sober (verb) ہوش مند، صوفی، سنجیدہ

make or become sober after drinking alcohol.
Example: “that coffee sobered him up”
Synonyms: become sober, become clear-headed, dry out, make sober, clear someone’s head
Antonyms: drunk, light-hearted, frivolous, sensational, emotional,


Grapple (verb) قلاب، زنبور، گرفت، ہاتھا پائی، پکڑ

engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.
Example: “passers-by grappled with the man after the knife attack”
Synonyms: wrestle, struggle, tussle, brawl, fight, scuffle, clash, combat, battle, close, engage,
Antonyms: let go of, release


Malaise (noun) بیماری، بے چینی، بے قراری

a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify.
Example: “a general air of malaise”
Synonyms: unhappiness, restlessness, uneasiness, unease, melancholy, depression, despondency,
Antonyms: comfort, well-being


Inadequate (adjective) ناکافی، تھوڑا، کم، کوتاہی

lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
Example: “these labels prove to be wholly inadequate”
Synonyms: insufficient, not enough, deficient, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, sparse, too little
Antonyms: adequate, sufficient, competent,


Contaminate (verb) آلودہ کرنا، ناپاک

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, adulterate, make impure, defile, debase, corrupt, taint, infect, blight,
Antonyms: purify


Reckon (verb) حساب، شمار کرنا، اندازہ لگانا

establish by calculation.
Example: “his debts were reckoned at rs. 300,000”
Synonyms: calculate, compute, work out, put a figure on, figure, number, quantify, count (up),


Precarious (adjective) غیر مستحکم، خطرناک،فرضی

dependent on chance; uncertain.
Example: “he made a precarious living as a painter”
Synonyms: uncertain, insecure, unreliable, unsure, unpredictable, undependable, risky, hazardous,
Antonyms: safe, secure


Tribulation (noun) مصیبت، تکلیف، ایذا

a state of great trouble or suffering.
Example: “his time of tribulation was just beginning”
Synonyms: trouble, worry, anxiety, burden, cross to bear, affliction, ordeal, trial, adversity,
Antonyms: comfort, consolation, solace, relief


Snide (adjective) پھسلنا، بدخواہ، وسوسہ پیدا کرنے والا

derogatory or mocking in an indirect way.
Example: “snide remarks about my mother”
Synonyms: disparaging, derogatory, deprecating, deprecatory, denigratory, insulting, vituperative
Antonyms: complimentary, sympathetic


Vent (verb) نکاس، ہوا دار،راستہ، منفذ

give free expression to (a strong emotion).
Example: “we vent our spleen on drug barons”
Synonyms: let out, give vent to, give free rein to, release, pour out, emit, discharge, reveal, bring into the open,
Antonyms: bottle (up), repress, suppress


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