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Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (26 December 2019)

December 26, 2019
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Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (26 December 2019)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
December 26, 2019

Proficient (adjective) ماہر، لیاقت، قابل

competent or skilled in doing or using something.
Example: “I was proficient at my job”
Synonyms: skilled, skilful, expert, accomplished, experienced, practised, trained, seasoned,
Antonyms: inept, inexpert, incompetent,

Halt (verb) وقفہ، ٹھہرنا، مقام، جگہ

bring or come to an abrupt stop.
Example: “there is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed”
Synonyms: stop, come to a halt, come to a stop, come to a standstill, come to rest, pull up, draw up,
Antonyms: start, go, continue

Petty (adjective) حقیر ، معمولی، کم حیثیت کا، چھوٹے درجے کا، ذرا سا

of little importance; trivial.
Example: “the petty divisions of party politics”
Synonyms: trivial, trifling, minor, small, slight, unimportant, insignificant, inessential
Antonyms: important, serious, major

Hubris (noun) گھمنڈ، غرور، زعم

excessive pride or self-confidence.
Example: “the self-assured hubris among economists was shaken in the late 1980s”
Synonyms: arrogance, conceit, conceitedness, haughtiness, pride, vanity, self-importance
Antonyms: modesty

Lethal (adjective) مہلک، جان لیوا

very harmful or destructive.
Example: “the Krakatoa eruption was the most lethal on record”
Synonyms: fatal, deadly, mortal, causing death, death-dealing, life-threatening, murderous
Antonyms: harmless, safe

Alleviate (verb) کم کرنا، آرام دینا، گھٹانا

make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
Example: “he couldn’t prevent her pain, only alleviate it”
Synonyms: reduce, ease, relieve, take the edge off, deaden, dull, diminish, lessen,
Antonyms: aggravate

Ostensibly (adverb) بناوٹی طور پر، بادی النظر میں، ظاہر ہے

as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; apparently.
Example: “the party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill health”
Synonyms: apparently, seemingly, on the face of it, to all appearances, on the surface, to all intents and purposes,
Antonyms: genuinely, really, truly

Vilification (noun) بدگوئی، تذلیل

abusively disparaging speech or writing.
Example: “the widespread vilification of politicians”
Synonyms: condemnation, criticism, censure, castigation, denunciation, vituperation, abuse, flak
Antonyms: praise

Oppressive (adjective) جابرانہ،ظالمانہ، غیر معقول حد تک

inflicting harsh and authoritarian treatment.
Example: “an oppressive dictatorship”
Synonyms: harsh, cruel, brutal, repressive, crushing, tyrannical, tyrannous, iron-fisted
Antonyms: lenient, humane

Travesty (noun) تروڑ مروڑ دینا، شکل بدل دینا، بہروپ

a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.
Example: “the absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice”
Synonyms: misrepresentation, distortion, perversion, corruption, poor imitation, poor substitute,
Antonyms:

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Shahzad Faisal Malik is the administrator of CSSTimes.pk and is responsible for managing the content, design, and overall direction of the blog. He has a strong background in Competitive Exams and is passionate and sharing information with others.
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