Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (19 May 2021)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (19 May 2021)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
May 19, 2021


Confidant (noun) راز دار، ہمراز، ہمدم

a person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others.
Example: “a close confidante of the princess”
Synonyms: close friend, bosom friend, best friend, close associate, companion, crony, intimate
Antonyms: traitor, betrayer, rival


Echelon (noun) ترتیب دینا، فوج کو اس طرح تربیت دینا

a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society.
Example: “the upper echelons of the business world”
Synonyms: level, rank, grade, step, rung, tier, stratum, plane, position, order
Antonyms: insignificance, lowliness, unimportance


Shroud (verb) کفن،

wrap or dress (a body) in a shroud for burial.
Example: “the body was washed and shrouded”
Synonyms: cover, envelop, veil, cloak, curtain, swathe, wrap, blanket, screen, cloud
Antonyms: expose, reveal, unveil, elucidate


Odour (noun) سونگھنا، بو، جسم کی بدبو، مہک

a distinctive smell, especially an unpleasant one.
Example: “the odour of cigarette smoke”
Synonyms: smell, scent, aroma, perfume, fragrance, bouquet, savour, nose, tang
Antonyms: discredit, disgrace, dishonor


Ambitious (adjective) بلند حوصلہ، حوصلہ مند، خواہشمند، مشتاق

having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed.
Example: “a ruthlessly ambitious workaholic”
Synonyms: aspiring, determined, forceful, pushy, enterprising, pioneering, progressive, eager
Antonyms: unambitious, lazy


Alleviate (verb) شدت کم کرنا، دردکم کرنا، آرام دینا

make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
Example: “he couldn’t prevent her pain, only alleviate it”
Synonyms: reduce, ease, relieve, take the edge off, deaden, dull, diminish, lessen, weaken
Antonyms: aggravate


Obsolete (adjective) متروک، غیر مروج، جو استعمال میںنہ ہو

no longer produced or used; out of date.
Example: “the disposal of old and obsolete machinery”
Synonyms: out of date, outdated, outmoded, old-fashioned, no longer in use, disused, fallen into disuse
Antonyms: contemporary, current, modern, up to date


Haunt (verb) تعاقب کرنا، پیچھا کرنا،آمدروفت رکھنا

(of a ghost) manifest itself at (a place) regularly.
Example: “a grey lady who haunts the chapel”
Synonyms: appear in, materialize in, visit, spook
Antonyms: abandon, abdicate, abjure, cast off


Patronize (verb) اعانت کرنا، روز کا گاہک ہونا،متکبرانہ

treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority.
Example: “she was determined not to be put down or patronized”
Synonyms: treat condescendingly, treat with condescension, condescend to, look down on, talk down to
Antonyms: friendly, humble


Remittance (noun) ترسیل زر، رقم کی منتقلی

a sum of money sent in payment or as a gift.
Example: “complete your booking form and send it together with your remittance”
Synonyms: payment, settlement, money, fee, cheque, money order, transfer of funds
Antonyms: nonpayment, evasion, defaulting


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