Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (16 February 2021)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (16 February 2021)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
February 16, 2021


Lacklustre (adjective) ڈھلمل یقین،بلا چمک

lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring.
Example: “no excuses were made for the team’s lacklustre performance”
Synonyms: uninspired, uninspiring, unimaginative, dull, humdrum, colourless, characterless, bland
Antonyms: inspired, brilliant


Shoddy (adjective) گمراہ کن، نقلی، بناوٹی، مصنوعی

badly made or done.
Example: “we’re not paying good money for shoddy goods”
Synonyms: poor-quality, inferior, second-rate, third-rate, low-grade, cheap, cheapjack, tawdry
Antonyms: well made, careful


Superficial (adjective) اوپری، سرسری، سطحی ہونا

existing or occurring at or on the surface.
Example: “the building suffered only superficial damage”
Synonyms: surface, exterior, external, outer, outside, outermost, peripheral, slight
Antonyms: deep, thorough


Debilitate (verb) ضعیف کرنا، کمزور کرنا

make (someone) very weak and infirm.
Example: “he was severely debilitated by a stomach upset”
Synonyms: weakening, enfeebling, enervating, enervative, devitalizing, draining, sapping, wearing
Antonyms: restorative


Incarceration (noun) اسیری، حبس

the state of being confined in prison; imprisonment.
Example: “the public would not be served by her incarceration”
Synonyms: imprisonment, internment, confinement, detention, custody, captivity, restraint, penal servitude
Antonyms: freedom


Averse (verb) نفرت، مخالف، کراہت، ناراض

having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.
Example: “as a former CIA director, he is not averse to secrecy”
Synonyms: opposed to, against, antipathetic to, hostile to, antagonistic to, unfavourably disposed to
Antonyms: keen


Emanate (verb) خارج ہونا، ظاہر ہونا

(of a feeling, quality, or sensation) issue or spread out from (a source).
Example: “warmth emanated from the fireplace”
Synonyms: emerge, flow, pour, proceed, issue, ensue, come out, come forth, spread out
Antonyms: terminate, culminate, end, evene


Amenity (noun) سہولت، آسائش، خوشگواری

a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place.
Example: “the property is situated in a convenient location, close to all local amenities”
Synonyms: facility, service, convenience, resource, utility, system, appliance, aid, advantage
Antonyms: unpleasantness, moroseness, harshness


Distinction (noun) اختلاف، تفریق، فرق

a difference or contrast between similar things or people.
Example: “I was completely unaware of class distinctions”
Synonyms: difference, contrast, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, divergence, variance, variation, division
Antonyms: similarity


Hitherto (adverb) اب تک، اسی جگہ تک

until now or until the point in time under discussion.
Example: “hitherto part of French West Africa, Benin achieved independence in 1960”
Synonyms: previously, formerly, earlier, so far, thus far, before, beforehand, to date, as yet
Antonyms: afterward, later, subsequently


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