Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (19 December 2020)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (19 December 2020)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
December 19, 2020


Abrupt (Adjective) غیر متوقع تبدیلی، بے جوڑ

sudden and unexpected.
Example: “I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject”
Synonyms: sudden, immediate, instantaneous, hurried, hasty, quick, swift, rapid, speedy
Antonyms: gradual, unhurried


Shabby (Adjective) حقیر، ادنیٰ، خستہ حال

in poor condition through long use or lack of care.
Example: “a conscript in a shabby uniform saluted the car”
Synonyms: run down, down at heel, scruffy, uncared-for, neglected, dilapidated, in disrepair
Antonyms: smart, upmarket, new, in good condition,


Taint (verb) خراب، آلودہ، داغدار

contaminate or pollute (something).
Example: “the air was tainted by fumes from the cars”
Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, adulterate, infect, blight, befoul, spoil, soil, ruin, destroy
Antonyms: clean


Embroil (verb) مصیبت یا دقت میں ڈالنا

involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation.
Example: “she became embroiled in a dispute between two women she hardly knew”
Synonyms: involve, entangle, ensnare, enmesh, catch up, mix up, bog down, mire
Antonyms: extricate, separate, remove, arrange


Lucrative (Adjective) مفید، 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
Antonyms: unprofitable


Squander (verb) فضول خرچ کرنا، فضول اڑانا

waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.
Example: “£100m of taxpayers’ money has been squandered on administering the tax”
Synonyms: waste, misspend, misuse, throw away, dissipate, fritter away, run through, lose, lavish
Antonyms: manage, make good use of, save


Compel (verb) مجبور کرنا، 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, urge, prevail on
Antonyms: persuade, convince, coax, allure


Obligation (noun) احسان، فرض، ذمہ داری

an act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment.
Example: “I have an obligation to look after her”
Synonyms: duty, commitment, responsibility, moral imperative, function, task, job, chore, assignment
Antonyms: repayment, discharge, quittance, release


Accumulate (verb) بٹورنا، بڑھاوا، اضافہ

gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of.
Example: “investigators have yet to accumulate enough evidence”
Synonyms: gather, collect, assemble, amass, stockpile, pile up, heap up, rack up, run up
Antonyms: dissipate


Jeopardize (verb) خطرے سے دوچار کرنا، خطرہ میں ڈالنا

put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure.
Example: “a devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New York’s position as a financial centre”
Synonyms: threaten, endanger, imperil, menace, risk, put at risk, expose to risk, put in danger
Antonyms: safeguard


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