Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (24 January 2021)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (24 January 2021)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
January 24, 2021


Devour (verb) کھا جانا، شوق سے

eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.
Example: “he devoured half of his burger in one bite”
Synonyms: eat hungrily, eat quickly, eat greedily, eat heartily, eat up, swallow, gobble (up/down), guzzle (down)
Antonyms: eat out, eat in, reassure, underspend


Naive (adjective) سیدھا سادھا، بھولا بھالا،سادہ لوح

(of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.
Example: “the rather naive young man had been totally misled”
Synonyms: innocent, unsophisticated, artless, ingenuous, inexperienced, guileless, unworldly
Antonyms: sophisticated, disingenuous, experienced, worldly


Predatory (adjective) شکار کھیلنا، شکاری، لٹیرا، غارت گر

(of an animal) preying naturally on others.
Example: “predatory species of shark”
Synonyms: predacious, carnivorous, hunting, raptorial, ravening, of prey, raptatorial
Antonyms: defensive, nonaggressive, unacquisitive, unaggressive


Discrimination (noun) امتیاز، تفریق، پہچان

the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, sex, or disability.
Example: “victims of racial discrimination”
Synonyms: prejudice, bias, bigotry, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, unfairness, inequity, favouritism
Antonyms: impartiality


Prejudice (noun) بدگمانی، طرفداری، تعصب

harm or injury that results or may result from some action or judgement.
Example: “prejudice resulting from delay in the institution of the proceedings”
Synonyms: detriment, harm, disadvantage, damage, injury, hurt, impairment, loss, disbenefit
Antonyms: judgment, fairness, impartiality, advantage


Communal (adjective) فرقہ وارنہ، گروہی

shared by all members of a community; for common use.
Example: “a communal bathroom and kitchen”
Synonyms: shared, joint, common, general, public, collective, cooperative, community
Antonyms: private, individual


Fringe (noun) محیط، حدود

the border or outer edges of an area or group.
Example: “the southern fringes of the city”
Synonyms: perimeter, periphery, border, borderline, margin, rim, outer edge, edge
Antonyms: middle


Browbeat (verb) ہراساں کرنا، دھونس جمانا،دھمکی، ڈرانا

intimidate (someone), typically into doing something, with stern or abusive words.
Example: “a witness is being browbeaten under cross-examination”
Synonyms: bully, hector, intimidate, force, coerce, compel, badger, dragoon, cow, bludgeon
Antonyms: encourage, rally, countenance, support


Endeavour (verb) جدوجہد، کوشش

try hard to do or achieve something.
Example: “he is endeavouring to help the Third World”
Synonyms: try, attempt, venture, undertake, aspire, aim, seek, set out, strive, struggle
Antonyms: idleness, inactivity, passivity


Discretionary (adjective) صوابدیدی، اختیار

available for use at the discretion of the user.
Example: “there has been an increase in year-end discretionary bonuses”
Synonyms: optional, non-compulsory, voluntary, at one’s discretion, up to the individual, non-mandatory
Antonyms: compulsory, obligatory


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