Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (21 December 2019)

Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (21 December 2019)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
December 21, 2019


Brute (noun) ظالم و جنگی، وحشی، خونخوار

a savagely violent person or animal.
Example: “he was a cold-blooded brute”
Synonyms: savage, beast, monster, animal, sadist, barbarian, devil, demon, fiend, ogre
Antonyms: pacific, peaceable, peaceful


Diabolical (adjective) شیطانی، شیطان صفت

characteristic of the Devil, or so evil as to be suggestive of the Devil.
Example: “his diabolical cunning”
Synonyms: devilish, diabolic, fiendish, satanic, Mephistophelian, demonic, demoniacal,
Antonyms: excellent, godly, holy, sainted, saintly


Clique (noun) گروہ، جتھہ، خاص لوگ، منڈلی

a small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them.
Example: “his flat became a haven for a clique of young men of similar tastes”
Synonyms: coterie, circle, inner circle, crowd, in-crowd, set, group, pack, band, ring,
Antonyms: loner, individualist


Conscientious (adjective) باضمیر، فرض شناس، ایماندار

wishing to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly.
Example: “a conscientious man, he took his duties very seriously”
Synonyms: diligent, industrious, punctilious, painstaking, sedulous, assiduous, dedicated
Antonyms: casual


Shun (verb) بچنا ، احتراز کرنا، اجتناب کرنا

persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution.
Example: “he shunned fashionable society”
Synonyms: avoid, evade, eschew, steer clear of, shy away from, fight shy of, recoil from,
Antonyms: accept, seek, welcome


Fabled (adjective) افسانوی

famous, especially by reputation.
Example: “a fabled art collection”
Synonyms: celebrated, renowned, famed, famous, well known, (rightly) prized,
Antonyms: unknown, unsung, derided


Lingering (adjective) سست رو، تاخیر

lasting for a long time or slow to end.
Example: “there are still some lingering doubts in my mind”
Synonyms: remaining, surviving, persisting, abiding, nagging, niggling, gnawing, lasting
Antonyms: short-lived


Zealot (noun) کٹر، متعصب، پرجوش

a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.
Synonyms: fanatic, enthusiast, extremist, radical, Young Turk, diehard, activist, militant
Antonyms: moderate


Complacency (noun) اخلاق، اطمینان، خود تسکینی

a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.
Example: “the figures are better, but there are no grounds for complacency”
Synonyms: smugness, self-satisfaction, self-approval, self-approbation, self-admiration, self-congratulation
Antonyms: dissatisfaction


Galvanize (verb) متحرک کرنا، جست کاری کرنا

shock or excite (someone) into taking action.
Example: “the urgency of his voice galvanized them into action”
Synonyms: jolt, shock, startle, impel, stir, spur, prod, urge, motivate, stimulate,
Antonyms: demotivate


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