Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (04 August 2021)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (04 August 2021)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
August 04, 2021


Slate (verb) تختی، فرش پر لگانے کے پتھر، برا بھلا کہنا

cover (something, especially a roof) with slates.
Example: “he was working for his father slating a new roof”
Synonyms: criticize harshly, attack, pillory, lambast, condemn, flay, savage, shoot down, revile
Antonyms: praise, commend, applaud


Diametrically (adverb) یکسر مختلف

(with reference to opposition) completely; directly.
Example: “two diametrically opposed viewpoints”
Synonyms: directly, absolutely, completely, utterly
Antonyms: adjectiveunlike, conflicting; completely different


Speculation (noun) قیاس آرائی

the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.
Example: “there has been widespread speculation that he plans to quit”
Synonyms: conjecture, theorizing, hypothesizing, supposition, guesswork, talk, theory, hypothesis
Antonyms: truth, ignorance, measurement, neglect


Contention (noun) تکرار، مباحثہ، بحث

heated disagreement.
Example: “the captured territory was the main area of contention between the two countries”
Synonyms: disagreement, dispute, disputation, argument, variance, discord, hostility, conflict
Antonyms: agreement


Dilemma (noun) دوہری مشکل، گومگو کی حالت، تذبذب

a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable.
Example: “he wants to make money, but he also disapproves of it: Den’s dilemma in a nutshell”
Synonyms: quandary, predicament, difficulty, problem, puzzle, conundrum, awkward situation
Antonyms: extrication, rebutment, freedom


Escort (verb) حفاظتی دستہ، محافظ

accompany (someone or something) somewhere as an escort.
Example: “he escorted her back to her hotel”
Synonyms: conduct, accompany, guide, convoy, lead, usher, shepherd, take, direct, steer
Antonyms: abandon, desert, drop, ignore


Tantalize (verb) ترسانا، للچانا، امیدوں کو خاک میں ملا دینا

torment or tease (someone) with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable.
Example: “such ambitious questions have long tantalized the world’s best thinkers”
Synonyms: tease, torment, torture, bait, tempt, entice, lure, titillate, intrigue, allure
Antonyms: gratify, satisfy


Fatigue (noun) تھکاوٹ، غنودگی

extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.
Example: “he was nearly dead with fatigue”
Synonyms: tiredness, weariness, exhaustion, overtiredness, drowsiness, somnolence, lethargy
Antonyms: energy, vigour


Relinquish (verb) ترک کرنا، چھوڑ دینا، دستبردار ہونا

voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
Example: “he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive”
Synonyms: renounce, give up, part with, give away, hand over, turn over, lay down, let go of
Antonyms: keep, retain, continue


Tinker (verb)

attempt to repair or improve something in a casual or desultory way.
Example: “he spent hours tinkering with the car”
Synonyms: try to mend/improve, work amateurishly on, fiddle with, play (about) with, play (around) with, toy with
Antonyms: break, destroy, work, leave alone


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