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Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (23 August 2020)

August 31, 2020
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Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (23 August 2020)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
August 23, 2020

Evade (verb) ٹال دینا، بچنا، ٹال مٹول

escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery.
Example: “friends helped him to evade capture for a time”
Synonyms: elude, avoid, dodge, escape (from), stay away from, steer clear of, run away from
Antonyms: confront, run into

Privy (adjective) بے تعلق، خفیہ، نجی

sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private).
Example: “he was no longer privy to her innermost thoughts”
Synonyms: aware of, acquainted with, in on, informed of, advised of, apprised of, in the know about
Antonyms: open, unsealed, not acquainted with

Veracity (noun) راست گوئی، صداقت

conformity to facts; accuracy.
Example: “officials expressed doubts concerning the veracity of the story”
Synonyms: truthfulness, truth, accuracy, accurateness, correctness, exactness, precision
Antonyms: falsity

Clandestine (adjective) خفیہ، مخفی

kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
Example: “she deserved better than these clandestine meetings”
Synonyms: secret, covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hole-in-the-corner
Antonyms: open, above board

Communiqué (noun) سرکاری اعلان، اعلامیہ، اطلاع

an official announcement or statement, especially one made to the media.
Example: “the country’s foreign ministry issued a communique”
Synonyms: official communication, press release, bulletin, message, missive, dispatch, statement
Antonyms: heedlessness, ignorance, neglect

Flaunt (verb) شان دکھانا، اکڑ دکھانا

display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance.
Example: “newly rich consumers eager to flaunt their prosperity”
Synonyms: show off, display ostentatiously, draw attention to, make a (great) show of, put on show, put on display
Antonyms: be modest about, hide

Forge (verb) لوہار کی بھٹی یا دکان، جعلی

make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and hammering it.
Example: “he forged a great suit of black armour”
Synonyms: hammer out, beat into shape, found, cast, mould, model, fashion, form
Antonyms: genuine

Besiege (verb) محاصرہ، نرغے میں آنا، گھیر لینا

surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender.
Example: “the king marched north to besiege Berwick”
Synonyms: lay siege to, beleaguer, blockade, surround, shut off, block off, invest
Antonyms: aid, befriend, cover, defend

Farcical (adjective) مضحکہ خیز، ڈھونگ

relating to or resembling farce, especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects.
Example: “he considered the whole idea farcical”
Synonyms: ridiculous, preposterous, ludicrous, absurd, laughable, risible, nonsensical, futile, senseless
Antonyms: grave, serious, solemn, dismal

Dismay (verb) مایوسی، ناامیدی، خوفزدہ کرنا

cause (someone) to feel concern and distress.
Example: “they were dismayed by the U-turn in policy”
Synonyms: appal, horrify, shock, shake, shake up, disconcert, take aback, confound, surprise
Antonyms: encourage, please

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Shahzad Faisal Malik is the administrator of CSSTimes.pk and is responsible for managing the content, design, and overall direction of the blog. He has a strong background in Competitive Exams and is passionate and sharing information with others.
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