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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
April 03, 2021
Swell (verb)
بڑھنا، پھولنا، سوجنا
(especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.
Example: “her bruised knee was already swelling up”
Synonyms: expand, bulge, distend, become distended, inflate, become inflated, dilate, become bloated
Antonyms: shrink, contract
Widen (verb)
چوڑا ہونا، کشادہ کرنے کاعمل
make or become wider.
Example: “we should widen the scope of our investigation”
Synonyms: broaden, make/become wider, open up, open out, spread, expand, extend
Antonyms: narrow, restrict, limit
Subdued (adjective)
کچلنا، زیر کرنا، دبانا، محدود رکھنا
(of a person or their manner) quiet and rather reflective or depressed.
Example: “I felt strangely subdued as I drove home”
Synonyms: sombre, low-spirited, downcast, sad, dejected, depressed, low, gloomy, despondent
Antonyms: lively, cheerful, loud, noisy
Revamp (verb)
تجدید کرنا، اختلاف پھر سے دور کرنا
give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to.
Example: “an attempt to revamp the museum’s image”
Synonyms: renovate, redecorate, refurbish, recondition, rehabilitate, rebuild, reconstruct
Antonyms: fix, freeze, set, stabilize
Scenic (adjective)
منظر کا، تماشہ سے متعلق،کسی جگہ کی ظاہری صورت
providing or relating to views of impressive or beautiful natural scenery.
Example: “the scenic route from Florence to Siena”
Synonyms: picturesque, pretty, pleasing, attractive, lovely, beautiful, charming
Antonyms: dreary, unattractive
Subsistence (noun)
وظیفہ، بقا، روٹی کا سہارا، روزی
the action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself, especially at a minimal level.
Example: “the minimum income needed for subsistence”
Synonyms: maintenance, keep, upkeep, support, livelihood, living, board, board and lodging
Antonyms: dearth, unreality, abridgment, cessation
Vicinity (noun)
آس پاس کا علاقہ، محلہ، پڑوس
the area near or surrounding a particular place.
Example: “the number of people living in the immediate vicinity was small”
Synonyms: surrounding district, surrounding area, neighbourhood, locality, locale, local area, area
Antonyms: distance, remoteness, separation
Betray (verb)
دھوکہ دینا، غداری، دغا دینا
expose (one’s country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy.
Example: “a double agent who betrayed some 400 British and French agents to the Germans”
Synonyms: break one’s promise to, be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, break faith with, play someone false, fail
Antonyms: be loyal to
Shrug (verb)
سمٹنا، نظر انداز کرنا
raise (one’s shoulders) slightly and momentarily to express doubt, ignorance, or indifference.
Example: “Jimmy looked enquiringly at Pete, who shrugged his shoulders”
Synonyms: disregard, dismiss, take no notice of, ignore, set aside, pay no heed to, forget
Antonyms: repose, rest
Ostensibly (adverb)
بادی النظر میں ، بظاہر
as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; apparently.
Example: “the party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill health”
Synonyms: apparently, seemingly, on the face of it, to all appearances, on the surface, to all intents and purposes
Antonyms: genuinely, really, truly
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