Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (17 April 2021)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (17April 2021)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
April 17, 2021


Predilection (noun) رغبت، رجحان

a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something.
Example: “my predilection for Asian food”
Synonyms: liking, fondness, preference, partiality, taste, penchant, weakness, soft spot
Antonyms: dislike, disinclination


Introspection (noun) خود نگری، دور بینی، ذہنی و دماغی عمل کا مطالعہ

the examination or observation of one’s own mental and emotional processes.
Example: “quiet introspection can be extremely valuable”
Synonyms: brooding, self-analysis, soul-searching, heart-searching, introversion, self-observation
Antonyms: unreflective, featherbrained, flighty


Compel (verb) مجبور کرنا یا ہونا، لاچار کرنا

force or oblige (someone) to do something.
Example: “a sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions”
Synonyms: force, coerce into, pressurize into, pressure, impel, drive, press, push
Antonyms: persuade, convince, coax, allure


Nourish (verb) تربیت کرنا، پالنا، کھلا پلا کر بڑا کرنا

provide with the food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition.
Example: “I was doing everything I could to nourish and protect the baby”
Synonyms: feed, provide for, sustain, maintain, nutrify
Antonyms: starve


Pervasive (adjective) اثر پذیر، نفوذ پذیرانہ، سرایت کر جانے والا

(especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people.
Example: “ageism is pervasive and entrenched in our society”
Synonyms: prevalent, penetrating, pervading, permeating, extensive, ubiquitous, omnipresent
Antonyms: rare, strange, unknown, unusual


Egregious (adjective) انتہائی برا، قابل مذمت، فاش

outstandingly bad; shocking.
Example: “egregious abuses of copyright”
Synonyms: shocking, appalling, horrific, horrifying, horrible, terrible, awful, dreadful, grievous
Antonyms: marvellous


Rattle (verb) کھڑکھڑانا، خرخراہٹ

make or cause to make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking sounds.
Example: “the roof rattled with little gusts of wind”
Synonyms: clatter, bang, clang, clank, clink, clunk, jingle, jangle, tinkle
Antonyms: lethargic, ordinary, unenrgetic


Obscenity (noun) بے ہودگی، فحاشی

the state or quality of being obscene.
Example: “the book was banned for obscenity”
Synonyms: curse, oath, swear word, expletive, profanity, four-letter word, dirty word
Antonyms: decency, blessing, compliment


Averse (adjective) مخالف، نفرت کا احساس، کراہت

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


Vitriolic (adjective) تلخ، کڑوا، پرجوش

filled with bitter criticism or malice.
Example: “vitriolic attacks on the politicians”
Synonyms: acrimonious, rancorous, bitter, caustic, mordant, acerbic, astringent, acid
Antonyms: pleasant, kind


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