Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (03 January 2020)

Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (03 January 2020)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
January 03, 2020


Apparent (adjective) ظاہر، نمایاں، صاف، واضح

clearly visible or understood; obvious.
Example: “for no apparent reason she laughed”
Synonyms: evident, plain, obvious, clear, manifest, visible, discernible, perceptible
Antonyms: unclear, obscure


Bizarre (adjective) عجیب، منفرد، بے تکا، ڈھنگا

very strange or unusual.
Example: “a bizarre situation”
Synonyms: strange, peculiar, odd, funny, curious, offbeat, outlandish, eccentric, unconventional
Antonyms: ordinary, normal


Apprehension (noun) خدشہ، فکرمندی، خوف، ادراک

anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
Example: “he felt sick with apprehension”
Synonyms: anxiety, angst, alarm, worry, uneasiness, unease, nervousness, misgiving
Antonyms: confidence


Bellicose (adjective) پھڈے باز، لڑاکا، جھگڑالو

demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
Example: “a mood of bellicose jingoism”
Synonyms: belligerent, aggressive, hostile, threatening, antagonistic, pugnacious, truculent
Antonyms: peaceable


Befit (verb) موزوں ہونا، زیب دینا

be appropriate for; suit.
Example: “as befits a Quaker, he was a humane man”
Synonyms: in keeping with, as befits, fitting, appropriate to, fit for, suitable for, suited to
Antonyms: out of keeping with


Elevated (adjective) بڑا عہدہ دینا، بلند مقام پر پہنچانا

situated or placed higher than the surrounding area.
Example: “this hotel has an elevated position above the village”
Synonyms: raised, upraised, uplifted, lifted up, high up, aloft, aerial, overhead, hoisted
Antonyms: lowly, base


Disastrous (adjective) مصیبت خیز، تباہ کن

causing great damage.
Example: “a disastrous fire swept through the museum”
Synonyms: catastrophic, calamitous, cataclysmic, tragic, devastating, ravaging, ruinous
Antonyms: fortunate, successful, beneficial


Contrary (adjective) برعکس، متضاد، برخلاف

opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.
Example: “he ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal”
Synonyms: opposite, opposing, opposed, contradictory, clashing, conflicting, antithetical
Antonyms: compatible, same


Provocative (adjective) اشتعال انگیز، اکسانے والا

causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately.
Example: “a provocative article”
Synonyms: annoying, irritating, exasperating, infuriating, provoking, maddening, goading
Antonyms: soothing, calming


Posture (verb) حالت ، ادا، کیفیت، طرز

behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead.
Example: “a billionaire posturing as a hero of the working class”
Synonyms: pose, strike an attitude, put on airs, attitudinize, behave affectedly
Antonyms: unerect, erect, unrighteous


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