Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (21 May 2021)

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (21 May 2021)
Written by Shahzad F. Malik

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
May 21, 2021


Notoriety (noun) شہرت، تشہیر، بدنامی

the state of being famous or well known for some bad quality or deed.
Example: “the song has gained some notoriety in the press”
Synonyms: infamy, bad reputation/name, disrepute, ill repute, ill fame, dishonour, discredit
Antonyms: anonymity, a low profile


Sacrosanct (adjective) برقرار رکھنا، مستحکم رکھنا، واجب العمل

(especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with.
Example: “the individual’s right to work has been upheld as sacrosanct”
Synonyms: sacred, hallowed, respected, inviolable, inviolate, unimpeachable, unchallengeable, invulnerable
Antonyms: nonreligious, unhallowed, deconsecrated


Aggregate (noun) کل تعداد، کل میزان

a whole formed by combining several separate elements.
Example: “the council was an aggregate of three regional assemblies”
Synonyms: collection, mass, cluster, lump, clump, pile, heap, bundle, quantity, accumulation
Antonyms: dissipation, dispersion, separation


Curtail (verb) گھٹانا، کم کرنا، حذف کرنا

reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on.
Example: “civil liberties were further curtailed”
Synonyms: reduce, cut, cut down, cut back, decrease, lessen, diminish, slim down, tighten up
Antonyms: increase, lengthen


Altruistic (adjective) بے غرض، بے لوث، دوسروں کی بھلائی چاہنے والا

showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish.
Example: “it was an entirely altruistic act”
Synonyms: unselfish, selfless, self-sacrificing, self-denying, considerate, compassionate, kind
Antonyms: selfish


Cyclical (adjective) بار بار ہونیوالا، دوری

occurring in cycles; recurrent.
Example: “the cyclical nature of the cement industry”
Synonyms: recurrent, recurring, happening at regular intervals, regular, repeated, repetitive, periodic
Antonyms: noncyclic, irregularity, cyclic


Persuasive (adjective) راغب کرنےوالا، قائل کرنے والا

good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation.
Example: “an informative and persuasive speech”
Synonyms: convincing, effective, cogent, compelling, potent, forceful, eloquent, impressive, weighty
Antonyms: unconvincing, weak


Inherent (adjective) بنیادی طور پر، پیدائشی، ذاتی

existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute.
Example: “any form of mountaineering has its inherent dangers”
Synonyms: intrinsic, innate, immanent, built-in, inborn, ingrained, deep-rooted, essential
Antonyms: acquired, alien


Reprisal (noun) انتقامی کارروائی، انتقام

an act of retaliation.
Example: “three youths died in the reprisals which followed”
Synonyms: retaliation, counterattack, counterstroke, comeback, revenge, vengeance
Antonyms: condonation, grace, remission, reprieve


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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