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Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (21 August 2020)

August 30, 2020
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Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (21 August 2020)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
August 21, 2020

Adversary (noun) حریف، مخالف

one’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.
Example: “Davis beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals”
Synonyms: opponent, rival, enemy, foe, nemesis, antagonist, combatant, challenger
Antonyms: ally, supporter

Faction (noun) سازشی گروہ، دھڑا، فرقہ

a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.
Example: “the left-wing faction of the party”
Synonyms: clique, coterie, caucus, cabal, bloc, camp, group, grouping, side, sector
Antonyms: harmony

Allegiance (noun) عزم، عہدوفا، بیعت، اطاعت

loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause.
Example: “those wishing to receive citizenship must swear allegiance to the republic”
Synonyms: loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity, obedience, fealty, adherence, homage, devotion, bond
Antonyms: disloyalty, treachery

Cognizant (adjective) واقف، آگاہ، محرم

having knowledge or awareness.
Example: “statesmen must be cognizant of the political boundaries within which they work”
Synonyms: aware, conscious, apprised, abreast, sensible of/to, alive to, sensitive to, alert to
Antonyms: incognizant, unaware

Vanquish (verb) ہرا دینا، غالب آجانا، شکست دینا

defeat thoroughly.
Example: “he successfully vanquished his rival”
Synonyms: conquer, defeat (utterly), beat (hollow), trounce, annihilate, triumph over, win a resounding victory over
Antonyms: succumb, yield, faint, fail

Gruesome (adjective) ڈراﺅنا، ہولناک، بھیانک، خوفناک

causing repulsion or horror; grisly.
Example: “the most gruesome murder”
Synonyms: grisly, ghastly, frightful, horrid, horrifying, fearful, hideous, macabre, spine-chilling
Antonyms: pleasant

Ensconce (verb) ڈھانپنا، سکونت پذیر ہونا

establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe place.
Example: “Agnes ensconced herself in their bedroom”
Synonyms: grisly, ghastly, frightful, horrid, horrifying, fearful, hideous, macabre, spine-chilling
Antonyms: bare, expose, reveal, show

Malevolence (noun) بداندیشی، کسی کا برا چاہنا

the state or condition of being malevolent; hostility.
Example: “his eyes were glowing with malevolence”
Synonyms: malice, spite, spitefulness, hostility, hatred, hate, ill will, bitterness, enmity, ill feeling
Antonyms: benevolence

Impugn (verb) رد کرنا، اعتراض کرنا

dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question.
Example: “the father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother”
Synonyms: call into question, challenge, question, dispute, query, take issue with, impeach
Antonyms: support

Stipulate (verb) بیان کرنا، شرط لگانا، معاہدہ

demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of an agreement.
Example: “he stipulated certain conditions before their marriage”
Synonyms: specify, set down, set out, lay down, set forth, state clearly, demand, require, insist on
Antonyms: break, calculate, confuse

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