Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (19 February 2021)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (19 February 2021)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
February 19, 2021


Plummet (verb) پنسال، شاقول

fall or drop straight down at high speed.
Example: “a climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully”
Synonyms: plunge, fall headlong, hurtle, nosedive, dive, drop, crash, descend rapidly
Antonyms: rocket, ascend, soar, rise, skyrocket


Deferment (noun) تاخیر، التوا

the action or fact of putting something off to a later time; postponement.
Example: “deferment of the decision”
Synonyms: postponement, deferral, suspension, putting off/back, adjournment, delay, shelving
Antonyms: advance, move to an earlier date


Lucrative (adjective) مفید، سود مند، نفع بخش

producing a great deal of profit.
Example: “a lucrative career as a stand-up comedian”
Synonyms: profitable, profit-making, gainful, remunerative, moneymaking, paying, high-income, well paid
Antonyms: unprofitable


Exacerbate (verb) بدتر کرنا، شدید کرنا، بگاڑنا

make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
Example: “the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem”
Synonyms: aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame, compound, intensify, increase, heighten
Antonyms: calm, reduce


Underlie (verb) سہنا، بنیاد ڈالنا، کسی کے نیچے واقع ہونا

be a significant cause or basis of (something) even if not necessarily manifest or obvious.
Example: “the fundamental issue that underlies the conflict”
Synonyms: fundamental, basic, basal, primary, prime, first, cardinal, central, principal
Antonyms: subordinate


Prudent (adjective) دانشمند، ہوشیار، سیانا

acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
Example: “no prudent money manager would authorize a loan without first knowing its purpose”
Synonyms: wise, well judged, judicious, sagacious, sage, shrewd, advisable, well advised, politic
Antonyms: unwise, imprudent, incautious, extravagant


Diligence (noun) مستقل مزاج، محنتی

careful and persistent work or effort.
Example: “few party members challenge his diligence as an MP”*
Synonyms: conscientiousness, assiduousness, assiduity, industriousness, rigour, rigorousness, punctiliousness
Antonyms: laziness, carelessness


Profound (adjective) نچلا ، گہرا

(of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense.
Example: “profound feelings of disquiet”
Synonyms: heartfelt, intense, keen, great, very great, extreme, sincere, earnest, deep
Antonyms: Superficial, mild


Treacherous (adjective) ناقابل اعتبار، غدار، بے وفائی

guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.
Example: “a treacherous Gestapo agent”
Synonyms: traitorous, disloyal, perfidious, faithless, unfaithful, duplicitous, false-hearted, deceitful
Antonyms: loyal, faithful


Demeanour (noun) سلوک، برتاﺅ، رکھ رکھاﺅ، ڈھنگ

outward behaviour or bearing.
Example: “his happy demeanour”
Synonyms: manner, air, attitude, appearance, look, aspect, mien, cast, bearing, carriage
Antonyms: impropriety, improperness, properness


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