Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (21 November 2019)

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

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Daily Dawn English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
November 21, 2019


Scathing (adjective) خوفناک تنقید کا نشانہ بنانا

witheringly scornful; severely critical.
Example: “she launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister”
Synonyms: devastating, withering, blistering, extremely critical, coruscating, searing, scorching
Antonyms: mild, gentle, complimentary


Resurgence (noun) حیات نو، پھر سے زندہ ہونا، نئی روح

an increase or revival after a period of little activity, popularity, or occurrence.
Example: “a resurgence of interest in religion”
Synonyms: renewal, revival, recovery, rally, upturn, comeback, reinvigoration, reawakening,
Antonyms: death, expiration, extinction


Trajectory (noun) مدار، خط حرکت

the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces.
Example: “the missile’s trajectory was preset”
Synonyms: course, route, path, track, line, orbit, flight, flight path, ambit,


Inertia (noun) بے عملی، سستی

a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.
Example: “the bureaucratic inertia of the various tiers of government”
Synonyms: inactivity, inaction, inactiveness, inertness, passivity, apathy, accidie, malaise,
Antonyms: activity, energy


Restrained (adjective) ضبط شدہ، قابو میں رکھنا

characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate.
Example: “his restrained, gentlemanly voice”
Synonyms: self-controlled, controlled, self-restrained, moderate, not given to excesses, sober
Antonyms: immoderate, emotional


Emphasize (verb) تاکید کرنا، زور دینا

give special importance or value to (something) in speaking or writing.
Example: “they emphasize the need for daily, one-to-one contact between parent and child”
Synonyms: bring/call/draw attention to, focus attention on, highlight, point up, spotlight, foreground,
Antonyms: understate, play down


Slacken (verb) سست ہونا

make or become slack.
Example: “he slackened his grip”
Synonyms: loosen, make looser, release, relax, loose, lessen, reduce, weaken, veer,
Antonyms: tighten


Antiquated (adjective) نوواردات، پرانا

old-fashioned or outdated.
Example: “this antiquated central heating system”
Synonyms: outdated, out of date, outmoded, behind the times, old-fashioned, archaic
Antonyms: current, modern, up to date,


Atrocious (adjective) مظالم

horrifyingly wicked.
Example: “atrocious cruelties”
Synonyms: brutal, barbaric, barbarous, brutish, savage, vicious, wicked, cruel, nasty,
Antonyms: admirable, kindly


Pretence (noun) ڈھونگ، مکر

an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true.
Example: “his anger is masked by a pretence that all is well”
Synonyms: make-believe, act, putting on an act, acting, dissembling, shamming, sham,
Antonyms: reality, honesty


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