Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (04 January 2020)

Daily English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (04 January 2020)
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Daily Dawn English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
January 04, 2020


Reckless (adjective) عاقبت نااندیش، لاپراہ، بے پرواہ

heedless of danger or the consequences of one’s actions; rash or impetuous.
Example: “you mustn’t be so reckless”
Synonyms: rash, careless, thoughtless, incautious, heedless, unheeding, inattentive, hasty
Antonyms: careful, cautious, prudent


Provocative (adjective) اشتعال انگیز، اکسانے و الا

causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately.
Example: “a provocative article”
Synonyms: annoying, irritating, exasperating, infuriating, provoking, maddening, goading
Antonyms: soothing, calming


Escalation (noun) تیزی، بڑھاوہ، اضافہ

a rapid increase; a rise.
Example: “cost escalations”
Synonyms: rapid increase, rise, hike, advance, growth, leap, upsurge, upturn, upswing
Antonyms: plunge, relaxation


Foe (noun) دشمن، حریف

an enemy or opponent.
Example: “his work was praised by friends and foes alike”
Synonyms: enemy, adversary, opponent, rival, nemesis, antagonist, combatant, challenger
Antonyms: friend


Instigate (verb) بڑھکانا، اکسانا، ترغیب

bring about or initiate (an action or event).
Example: “they instigated a reign of terror”
Synonyms: set in motion, put in motion, get under way, get going, get off the ground
Antonyms: halt


Cruel (adjective) سنگدل، ظالم، ظالمانہ

wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.
Example: “people who are cruel to animals”
Synonyms: brutal, savage, inhuman, barbaric, barbarous, brutish, bloodthirsty, murderous
Antonyms: compassionate, merciful


Indictment (noun) کسی شخص کے خلاف الزام، استغاثہ

a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.
Example: “an indictment for conspiracy”
Synonyms: charge, accusation, arraignment, citation, summons, allegation, imputation
Antonyms: acquittal


Murky (adjective) دھندلا، گدلا، گہرا

dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.
Example: “the sky was murky and a thin drizzle was falling”
Synonyms: dark, gloomy, grey, leaden, dull, dim, overcast, cloudy, clouded
Antonyms: bright, sunny


Bewildering (adjective) حیرت زدہ، پریشان کن

confusing or perplexing.
Example: “there is a bewildering array of holidays to choose from”
Synonyms: baffling, difficult to understand, perplexing, puzzling, mystifying, mysterious, confusing
Antonyms: straightforward, comprehensible


Convoluted (adjective) گنجلک، لپٹا ہوا، پیچ

(especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow.
Example: “the film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens”
Synonyms: complicated, complex, involved, intricate, elaborate, impenetrable, serpentine
Antonyms: simple, straightforward


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