Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (22 December 2019)

Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (22 December 2019)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
December 22, 2019


Malicious (adjective) بدنیتی پر مبنی، بدخواہ، حاسد، دل کا برا

characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.
Example: “he was found guilty of malicious damage”
Synonyms: spiteful, malevolent, hostile, bitter, venomous, poisonous, evil-intentioned, ill-natured
Antonyms: benevolent


Malign (adjective) بدنام کرنا، حسد سے دیکھنا،ذلیل کرنا

evil in nature or effect.
Example: “she had a strong and malign influence”
Synonyms: harmful, evil, bad, baleful, hostile, inimical, destructive, malevolent, evil-intentioned,
Antonyms: beneficial


Veil (verb) پردہ، نقاب

cover with or as if with a veil.
Example: “she veiled her face”
Synonyms: envelop, surround, swathe, enfold, cover, cover up, conceal, hide, secrete
Antonyms: unveil, expose, uncover


Excoriate (verb) خارجی، جلد اکھاڑنا،

damage or remove part of the surface of (the skin).
Example: “the discharge is acrid and excoriates the skin of the nose”
Synonyms: abrade, rub away, rub off, rub raw, scrape, scratch, chafe, damage
Antonyms:


Belligerent (adjective) لڑاکا، شریک جنگ، جنگ آور

hostile and aggressive.
Example: “the mood at the meeting was belligerent”
Synonyms: hostile, aggressive, threatening, antagonistic, pugnacious, bellicose, truculent
Antonyms: friendly, peaceable


Macabre (adjective) خوفناک، ڈراﺅنا، بھیانک

disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death.
Example: “a macabre series of murders”
Synonyms: gruesome, grisly, grim, gory, morbid, ghastly, unearthly, lurid, grotesque, hideous
Antonyms: agreeable, appealing, attractive, delectable, delicious


Obfuscate (verb) دھندلا کرنا، تاریک کرنا، چکر لگانا

make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
Example: “the spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins”
Synonyms: obscure, confuse, make obscure/unclear, blur, muddle, jumble, complicate, garble
Antonyms: clarify


Subvert (verb) گرانا، زاول، تہس نہس کرنا، تہہ و بالا کرنا

undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).
Example: “an attempt to subvert democratic government”
Synonyms: destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn, bring down, bring about the downfall of
Antonyms: aid, help, improve, purify


Abeyance (noun) ترک کرنا، عارضی التوا، تعطل

a state of temporary disuse or suspension.
Example: “matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries”
Synonyms: suspension, a state of suspension, a state of dormancy, a state of latency, a state of uncertainty,
Antonyms: in hand, under way, continuing, continue, resume


Usurp (verb) غصب کرنا، ناجائز قبضہ

take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force.
Example: “Rashid usurped the throne”
Synonyms: seize, take over, expropriate, take possession of, take, appropriate, steal
Antonyms: receive, inherit, accept


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