Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (21 August 2021)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (21 August 2021)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
August 21, 2021


Perpetual (adjective) ہمیشہ رہنے والا، دائمی

never ending or changing.
Example: “deep caves in perpetual darkness”
Synonyms: everlasting, never-ending, eternal, permanent, unending, endless, without end, lasting
Antonyms: transitory, temporary, intermittent,


Abash (verb) شرمسار کرنا، شرمندہ کرنا، پریشان کرنا

make (someone) feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
Example: “if anything was officially done or said to him, it did not abash him”
Synonyms: embarrassed, ashamed, shamefaced, remorseful, mortified, conscience-stricken, humiliated
Antonyms: unabashed, undaunted


Palpable (adjective) چھو کر محسوس کرنے کے قابل، لمس کے لائق

(of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.
Example: “a palpable sense of loss”
Synonyms: perceptible, perceivable, visible, noticeable, appreciable, discernible, detectable
Antonyms: intangible, imperceptible


Ambiguous (adjective) مشکوک، مبہم

open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning.
Example: “ambiguous phrases”
Synonyms: equivocal, ambivalent, open to debate, open to argument, arguable, debatable, Delphic
Antonyms: unambiguous, clear


Subliminal (adjective) تحت الشوریٰ، عروج پر

(of a stimulus or mental process) below the threshold of sensation or consciousness; perceived by or affecting someone’s mind without their being aware of it.
Synonyms: subconscious, unconscious, hidden, concealed
Antonyms: explicit


Thwart (verb) ناکام بنا دینا، رکاوٹ، آڑا

prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
Example: “he never did anything to thwart his father”
Synonyms: foil, frustrate, balk, stand in the way of, forestall, scotch, derail, smash
Antonyms: assist, facilitate


Patronage (noun) تائید، حمایت

the support given by a patron.
Example: “the arts could no longer depend on private patronage”
Synonyms: sponsorship, backing, funding, financing, philanthropy, promotion, furtherance, help
Antonyms: disapproval, invalidate, disprove, disapprove


Vigilant (adjective) ہوشیار، خبردار، چونکنا، محتاط

keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.
Example: “the burglar was spotted by vigilant neighbours”
Synonyms: watchful, on the lookout, observant, sharp-eyed, keen-eyed, gimlet-eyed, eagle-eyed
Antonyms: negligent, inattentive


Plight (noun) خطرناک صورتحال، بری حالت، گت

a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.
Example: “we must direct our efforts towards relieving the plight of children living in poverty”
Synonyms: predicament, sorry condition, sad state, trouble, difficulty, mess, dire straits, extremity
Antonyms: advantage, solution, benefit, boon


Erode (verb) کاٹ دینا، کسی چیز کو کھا جانا، کم ہونا

(of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land).
Example: “the cliffs on this coast have been eroded by the sea”
Synonyms: wear away/down, abrade, scrape away, grind down, crumble, dissolve, weather
Antonyms: destroyed, build, construct


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