Daily Dawn Vocabulary

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

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

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


Sanctimonious (adjective) بناوٹی، منافقانہ، ریاکارانہ

making a show of being morally superior to other people.
Example: “what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first?”
Synonyms: self-righteous, holier-than-thou, churchy, pious, pietistic, moralizing, unctuous, smug
Antonyms: forthright, honest, open, sincere


Subjugate (verb) محکوم بنانا، دبا کر رکھنا، زیر اثر رکھنا

bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.
Example: “the invaders had soon subjugated most of the population”
Synonyms: conquer, vanquish, defeat, crush, quell, quash, gain mastery over, gain ascendancy over
Antonyms: liberate


Hesitancy (noun) جھجھک، ہچکچاہٹ

the quality or state of being hesitant.
Example: “Jackson took advantage of some hesitancy in the defence to rifle in a shot”
Synonyms: uncertainty, hesitation, hesitance, unsureness, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness
Antonyms: certainty, resolution, willingness


Deter (verb) حوصلہ شکنی کرنا، کسی کام سے روکنا

discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.
Example: “only a health problem would deter him from seeking re-election”
Synonyms: put off, discourage, dissuade, scare off, warn, caution, dishearten, demoralize, daunt
Antonyms: encourage


Scepticism (noun) شک کی نظر سے دیکھنا، شک کرنے والا، شکی

a sceptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something.
Example: “these claims were treated with scepticism”
Synonyms: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, a pinch of salt, lack of conviction, disbelief, cynicism
Antonyms: conviction, belief, faith


Sprawl (verb) بے ڈھنگے انداز میں بدن کا پھیلنا

sit, lie, or fall with one’s arms and legs spread out in an ungainly way.
Example: “the door shot open, sending him sprawling across the pavement”
Synonyms: stretch out, lounge, loll, lie, lie down, lie back, recline, drape oneself
Antonyms: straighten, compress, stand


Cohort (noun) جماعت، ہم عمر لوگوں کا گروپ

a group of people with a shared characteristic.
Example: “a cohort of civil servants patiently drafting legislation”
Synonyms: group, grouping, category, categorization, grade, grading, classification, class
Antonyms: alphabetically, adversary, antagonist


Embolden (verb) حوصلہ افزائی کرنا، ابھارنا

give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something.
Example: “emboldened by the claret, he pressed his knee against hers”
Synonyms: give courage, make brave/braver, encourage, hearten, strengthen, fortify, stiffen the resolve of
Antonyms: dishearten, discourage


Nascent (adjective) ابھرا ہوا، نوزائیدہ، وجود میں آتا ہوا

(especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.
Example: “the nascent space industry”
Synonyms: just beginning, budding, developing, growing, embryonic, incipient, young, in its infancy
Antonyms: mature, aged, confirmed, developed


Rubble (noun) تباہ شدہ چیز کی باقیات

waste or rough fragments of stone, brick, concrete, etc., especially as the debris from the demolition of buildings.
Example: “two buildings collapsed, trapping scores of people in the rubble”
Synonyms: debris, remains, ruins, wreckage, broken bricks
Antonyms: booty, find, pickings, salvage


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