Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (13 January 2021)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (13 January 2021)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
January 13, 2021


Scarcely (adverb) دقت سے، مشکل سے

only just; almost not.
Example: “her voice is so low I can scarcely hear what she is saying”
Synonyms: hardly, barely, only just, almost not
Antonyms: often


Robust (adjective) طاقتور، صحت مند، مضبوط

strong and healthy; vigorous.
Example: “the Caplan family are a robust lot”
Synonyms: strong, vigorous, sturdy, tough, powerful, powerfully built, solidly built, as strong as a horse/ox
Antonyms: weak, frail


Assert (verb) قسم کھانا، حق جتانا، وثوق سے کہنا

state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.
Example: “the company asserts that the cuts will not affect development”
Synonyms: declare, maintain, contend, argue, state, claim, propound, submit, posit, postulate
Antonyms: deny, contradict, contravene, waive


Acquaintance (noun) شناسائی، جان پہچان، روشناس

knowledge or experience of something.
Example: “the pupils had little acquaintance with the language”
Synonyms: familiarity, conversance, conversancy, contact, acquaintanceship, knowledge of, experience of
Antonyms: ignorance, unfamiliarity, inexperience


Tangible (adjective) ٹھوس اثاثے، چھو کر محسوس کرنے کے قابل

perceptible by touch.
Example: “the atmosphere of neglect and abandonment was almost tangible”
Synonyms: touchable, palpable, tactile, material, physical, real, substantial, corporeal
Antonyms: intangible


Lament (verb) غم میں چیخنا، رونا، نوحہ

express passionate grief about.
Example: “he was lamenting the death of his infant daughter”
Synonyms: mourn, grieve (for/over), weep for, shed tears for, sorrow, wail, moan, groan
Antonyms: celebrate, rejoice


Persuade (verb) راغب کرنا، قائل کرنا، اکسانا

induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.
Example: “it wasn’t easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing”
Synonyms: prevail on, talk someone into, coax, convince, make, get, press someone into, induce
Antonyms: dissuade, discourage, deter


Efficacy (noun) تاثیر، اثر پیدا کرنے کی قوت

the ability to produce a desired or intended result.
Example: “there is little information on the efficacy of this treatment”
Synonyms: effectiveness, success, successfulness, productiveness, fruitfulness, potency, power
Antonyms: inefficacy


Plague (verb) خطرناک بیماری، موذی مرض

cause continual trouble or distress to.
Example: “he has been plagued by ill health”
Synonyms: afflict, bedevil, cause suffering to, torture, torment, trouble, beset, dog, curse
Antonyms: comfort, support, good fortune


Repercussion (noun) واپس پلٹاﺅ، پیچھے پلٹنا

an unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one.
Example: “the move would have grave repercussions for the entire region”
Synonyms: consequence, result, effect, outcome, by-product, reverberation, backlash
Antonyms: impact, stroke, shock, collision


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