Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (11 December 2019)

Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (11 December 2019)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
December 11, 2019


Relegate (verb) نکال دینا، جلا وطن کرنا

assign an inferior rank or position to.
Example: “they aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role”
Synonyms: downgrade, lower, lower in rank/status, put down, move down, consign, banish,
Antonyms: upgrade, promote


Annulment (noun) تنسیخ، منسوخی

the act of annulling something.
Example: “the applicant sought the annulment of the decision”
Synonyms: invalidation, nullification, voiding, repeal, cancellation, rescinding, reversal
Antonyms: restoration, enactment


Antecedent (noun) سابقہ، پہلے واقعات

a thing that existed before or logically precedes another.
Example: “some antecedents to the African novel might exist in Africa’s oral traditions”
Synonyms: precursor, forerunner, predecessor,
Antonyms: descendant


Contravene (verb) خلاف ورزی کرنا، کے خلاف کرنا، مزاحمت

offend against the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty, or code of conduct).
Example: “he contravened the Official Secrets Act”
Synonyms: break, breach, fail to comply with, fail to observe, violate, infringe, offend against
Antonyms: uphold, comply with


Ominous (adjective) بدنما، منحوس، نحس

giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious.
Example: “there were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead”
Synonyms: threatening, menacing, baleful, forbidding, sinister, doomy, inauspicious, unpropitious
Antonyms: promising, auspicious, propitious


Contingent (adjective) عارضی، حادثاتی واقعہ

subject to chance.
Example: “the contingent nature of the job”
Synonyms: chance, accidental, fortuitous, possible, unforeseen, unforeseeable, unexpected
Antonyms: predictable


Oblivious (adjective) غافل، دھیان نہ رکھنے والا

not aware of or concerned about what is happening around one.
Example: “she became absorbed, oblivious to the passage of time”
Synonyms: unaware, unconscious, heedless, unmindful, insensible, unheeding, ignorant
Antonyms: aware, conscious


Fruition (noun) پھل دینے کی حالت، سودمند

the realization or fulfilment of a plan or project.
Example: “the plans have come to fruition rather sooner than expected”
Synonyms: fulfilment, realization, actualization, materialization, achievement, attainment,
Antonyms: inception


Stymie (verb) ایسی دشوار صورت جس میں حل ہونے کے امکان 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


Clamour (noun) شورو غل، عوامی آواز

a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting.
Example: “the questions rose to a clamour”
Synonyms: din, racket, loud noise, uproar, tumult, babel, shouting, yelling, screaming
Antonyms: silence


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