Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (06 January 2020)

Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (06 January 2020)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
January 06, 2020


Conspicuous (adjective) واضح، نمایاں، نامور

clearly visible.
Example: “he was very thin, with a conspicuous Adam’s apple”
Synonyms: easily seen, clear, visible, clearly visible, standing out, noticeable, observable
Antonyms: inconspicuous


Catastrophic (adjective) تباہ کن، آفت

involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering.
Example: “a catastrophic earthquake”
Synonyms: disastrous, calamitous, cataclysmic, ruinous, tragic, fatal, dire, awful,
Antonyms: fortunate, beneficial


Peculiar (adjective) انوکھا، نرالا، خاص

different to what is normal or expected; strange.
Example: “he gave her some very peculiar looks”
Synonyms: strange, unusual, odd, funny, curious, bizarre, weird, uncanny, queer
Antonyms: normal, ordinary


Stringent (adjective) بہت سخت، شدید

(of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting.
Example: “stringent guidelines on air pollution”
Synonyms: strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh, tough, tight, exacting, demanding
Antonyms: lenient, flexible


Ceremonial (adjective) رسومات کے ساتھ

relating to or used for formal religious or public events.
Example: “a ceremonial occasion”
Synonyms: formal, official, state, public, ritual, ritualistic, prescribed, set, stately
Antonyms: informal, unofficial


Derelict (adjective) لاوارث، بے گھر بےروزگار شخص

in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect.
Example: “a derelict Georgian mansion”
Synonyms: unsafe, dangerous, hazardous, perilous, precarious, insecure, treacherous
Antonyms: safe, in good repair, wholesome, in use


Juvenile (adjective) نابالغ، نوعمر، کمسن

for or relating to young people.
Example: “juvenile crime”
Synonyms: young, teenage, teenaged, adolescent, junior, underage, pubescent, prepubescent
Antonyms: adult


Prostrate (adjective) سجدہ ریز، مغلوب، گرا ہوا

lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downwards.
Example: “there was a man praying before an idol, lying prostrate”
Synonyms: prone, lying flat, lying down, flat, stretched out, spreadeagled
Antonyms: upright


Baffle (verb) چکرا دینا، کشمکش میں ڈالنا، حیران کرنا

totally bewilder or perplex.
Example: “an unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone”
Synonyms: perplex, puzzle, bewilder, mystify, bemuse, confuse, confound, nonplus
Antonyms: enlighten, clear, comprehensible


Stymie (verb) دشوار صورت جس کے حل ہونے کے امکانات کم ہوں

prevent or hinder the progress of.
Example: “the changes must not be allowed to stymie new medical treatments”
Synonyms: impede, interfere with, hamper, hinder, obstruct, inhibit, frustrate, thwart
Antonyms: assist, help


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