Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (10 January 2020)

Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (10 January 2020)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
January 10, 2020


Dwindle (verb) گھٹنا، کم ہونا، سکڑنا

diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.
Example: “traffic has dwindled to a trickle”
Synonyms: diminish, decrease, reduce, get smaller, become smaller, grow smaller, become less
Antonyms: increase, flourish


Rampant (adjective) وحشیانہ، زیادہ، بپھرا

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


Scarcity (noun) قلت، کمی، قلیل

the state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage.
Example: “a time of scarcity”
Synonyms: shortage, dearth, lack, want, undersupply, insufficiency, paucity, scarceness
Antonyms: abundance, excess, surplus, commonness


Proliferation (noun) پھیلاﺅ

rapid reproduction of a cell, part, or organism.
Example: “we attempted to measure cell proliferation”
Synonyms: rapid increase, growth, multiplication, spread, escalation, expansion, build-up, buildout
Antonyms: decrease


Exotic (adjective) اجنبی، مختلف، عجیب، بدیسی پن

originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country.
Example: “exotic birds”
Synonyms: foreign, non-native, tropical, alien, imported, introduced, unnaturalized, faraway
Antonyms: native, familiar, nearby


Delicacy (noun) نزاکت، نفاست، لطافت

fineness or intricacy of texture or structure.
Example: “miniature pearls of exquisite delicacy”
Synonyms: fineness, exquisiteness, delicateness, intricacy, daintiness, airiness, elegance
Antonyms: crudeness, coarseness


Unbridled (adjective) بے لگام، بے ضبط

uncontrolled; unconstrained.
Example: “a moment of unbridled ambition”
Synonyms: unrestrained, unconstrained, uncontrolled, uninhibited, unrestricted, unchecked
Antonyms: restrained, controlled


Illicit (adjective) ناجائز، خلاف قانون، ممنوع

forbidden by law, rules, or custom.
Example: “illicit drugs”
Synonyms: illegal, unlawful, illegitimate, against the law, outlawed, banned, forbidden, prohibited
Antonyms: licit, legal, above board


Abundance (noun) کثرت، فراوانی

a very large quantity of something.
Example: “the tropical island boasts an abundance of wildlife”
Synonyms: profusion, plentifulness, profuseness, copiousness, amplitude, affluence, lavishness
Antonyms: lack, scarcity


Bravado (noun) ہمت کرنا، بہادری

a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate.
Example: “he possesses none of the classic wheeler-dealer’s casual bravado”
Synonyms: boldness, bold manner, swagger, swaggering, bluster, swashbuckling, machismo
Antonyms: modesty


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