Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (20 January 2021)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (20 January 2021)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
January 20, 2021


Arbitrator (noun) فیصلہ کرنے والا، قاضی، ثالث

an independent person or body officially appointed to settle a dispute.
Example: “the facts of the case are put to an independent arbitrator”
Synonyms: adjudicator, arbiter, judge, umpire, referee, assistant referee, linesman, line judge, mediator
Antonyms: fail, reject, disapprove


Indulge (verb) بخشنا، مطمئن کرنا

allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of.
Example: “we indulged in a cream tea”
Synonyms: wallow in, give oneself up to, give way to, yield to, abandon oneself to
Antonyms: stifle


Shoddy (adjective) گمراہ کن، نقلی، ناقص

badly made or done.
Example: “we’re not paying good money for shoddy goods”
Synonyms: poor-quality, inferior, second-rate, third-rate, low-grade, cheap, cheapjack, tawdry
Antonyms: well made, careful


Transpire (verb) انکشاف ہونا، صادر ہونا، معلوم ہونا

(of a secret or something unknown) come to be known; be revealed.
Example: “it transpired that millions of dollars of debt had been hidden in a complex web of transactions”
Synonyms: become known, become apparent, be revealed, be disclosed, come to light, emerge
Antonyms: lurk, latitat, lie


Obscure (verb) مخفی، تاریک، دھندلا کرنا

keep from being seen; conceal.
Example: “grey clouds obscure the sun”
Synonyms: hide, conceal, cover, veil, shroud, screen, mask, cloak, cast a shadow over, shadow
Antonyms: reveal


Retract (verb) واپس پلٹنا، دعویٰ سے دستبردار ہونا

withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified.
Example: “he retracted his allegations”
Synonyms: take back, withdraw, unsay, recant, disown, disavow, disclaim, abjure
Antonyms: assert, confirm


Vicissitude (noun) نشیب و فراز، گردش، انقلاب

a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
Example: “her husband’s sharp vicissitudes of fortune”
Synonyms: change, alteration, alternation, transformation, metamorphosis, transmutation, mutation
Antonyms: perpetuity, stability, changelessness, immutability


Gruesome (adjective) بھیانک، خوفناک، ڈراﺅنا

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


Consequence (noun) نتیجہ، دور رس اثرات، انجام

a result or effect, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
Example: “abrupt withdrawal of drug treatment can have serious consequences”
Synonyms: result, upshot, outcome, out-turn, sequel, effect, reaction, repercussion, reverberations
Antonyms: cause


Disruptive (adjective) افراتفری سے بھرپور، رکاوٹ، خلل

causing or tending to cause disruption.
Example: “disruptive pupils”
Synonyms: troublemaking, troublesome, unruly, rowdy, disorderly, undisciplined, attention-seeking
Antonyms: well behaved, manageable


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