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Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (29 January 2020)

January 30, 2020
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Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (29 January 2020)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
January 29, 2020

Offence (noun) جرم، جارح ، ضرر

a breach of a law or rule; an illegal act.
Example: “the new offence of obtaining property by deception”
Synonyms: crime, illegal/unlawful act, misdemeanour, felony, wrongdoing, wrong, act of misconduct
Antonyms: noncrime

Retaliation (noun) جوابی کارروائی، انتقام، بدلہ، جزا دینا

the action of returning a military attack; counter-attack.
Example: “the bombings are believed to be in retaliation for the trial of 15 suspects”
Synonyms: revenge, vengeance, reprisal, retribution, requital, recrimination, getting even, redress
Antonyms: pardon, condonation, forgiveness

Notorious (adjective) بدنام، معروف، مشہور

famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed.
Example: “Lahore is notorious for its smog”
Synonyms: infamous, of ill repute, with a bad reputation/name, ill-famed, scandalous, well known
Antonyms: unknown, anonymous, faceless

Hardened (adjective) سخت کیا ہوا، بے حس

very experienced in a particular job or activity and therefore not easily upset by its more unpleasant aspects.
Example: “hardened police officers”
Synonyms: inured, desensitized, deadened, accustomed, habituated, acclimatized, used
Antonyms: unaccustomed

Shadowy (adjective) سایہ دار، عکس دار، بے اصل

full of shadows.
Example: “a long, shadowy, cobbled passage”
Synonyms: dark, dim, gloomy, murky, shady, shaded, sunless, tenebrous, crepuscular
Antonyms: bright, sunny

Insurmountable (adjective) ناقابل تسخیر، ناقابل فتح

too great to be overcome.
Example: “an insurmountable problem”
Synonyms: insuperable, unconquerable, invincible, unassailable, overwhelming, hopeless, impossible
Antonyms: surmountable

Alienate (verb) دور کر دینا، بددلی پیدا کرنا، برگشتہ

make (someone) feel isolated or estranged.
Example: “an urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants”
Synonyms: estrange, turn away, set apart, drive apart, isolate, detach, distance, put at a distance
Antonyms: unite

Heinous (adjective) وحشیانہ، سفاکانہ، گھناﺅنا، عظیم

(of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked.
Example: “a battery of heinous crimes”
Synonyms: odious, wicked, evil, atrocious, monstrous, disgraceful, abominable, detestable,
Antonyms: admirable

Proffer (verb) پیش شدہ، نذر کرنا،

hold out or put forward (something) to someone for acceptance.
Example: “she proffered a glass of wine”
Synonyms: offer, tender, present, extend, give, submit, volunteer, suggest, propose
Antonyms: refuse, withdraw

Seldom (adverb) کبھی کبھار، بہت کم

not often; rarely.
Example: “Islay is seldom visited by tourists”
Synonyms: rarely, infrequently, on rare occasions, hardly ever, scarcely ever, hardly
Antonyms: often, frequently

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