Daily Dawn Vocabulary November 30, 2020

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 Daily Dawn Vocabulary  November 30, 2020 

Efficacy (noun) 

اثر ، تاثیر

"the ability to produce a desired or intended result"
Example:  there is little information on the efficacy of this treatment.
Synonyms: effectiveness, success, successfulness, productiveness, fruitfulness, potency, power
Antonyms: inefficacy

Zealous (adjective)

 پرجوش، سرگرم، متعصب

"having or showing zeal"
Example: the council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations.
Synonyms: fervent, ardent, fervid, fiery, passionate, impassioned, devout, devoted, committed
Antonyms: apathetic, indifferent

Sanctity (noun) 

تقدس، پاکی، صفائی

"the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly"
Example: the site of the tomb was a place of sanctity for the ancient Egyptians.
Synonyms: holiness, godliness, sacredness, blessedness, saintliness, sanctitude, spirituality
Antonyms: wickedness

Ridicule (verb) 

تمسخر، مذاق، تضحیک

"subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour"
Example: his theory was ridiculed and dismissed.
Synonyms: deride, mock, laugh at, heap scorn on, hold up to shame, hold up to ridicule, expose to ridicule
Antonyms: praise

Calamitous (adjective) 

مصیبت زدہ، تباہ کن

"involving calamity; catastrophic or disastrous"
Example: such calamitous events as fires, hurricanes, and floods.
Synonyms: disastrous, catastrophic, cataclysmic, devastating, dire, tragic, fatal, ruinous
Antonyms: good, advantageous

Peril (noun) 

خوف، ڈر، خطرہ

"serious and immediate danger"
Example:  you could well place us both in peril.
Synonyms: danger, jeopardy, risk, riskiness, hazard, insecurity, uncertainty, menace
Antonyms: safety, security

Beleaguer (verb) 

محاصرہ کرنا، قبضہ کرنا، تنگ کرنا

"lay siege to"
Example: he led a relief force to the aid of the beleaguered city.
Synonyms: besieged, under siege, blockaded, surrounded, encircled, hemmed in, under attack
Antonyms: achromatic, brighten, consume

Hark (verb)

 سننا، توجہ سے سننا،کان لگانا

"listen"
Example:  Hark! He knocks.
Synonyms: listen, lend an ear, pay attention, pay heed, attend, mark, note, notice, hearken
Antonyms: be deaf to, ignore, neglect, scorn

Kowtow (verb) 

خوشامد کرنا، زمین بوس ہونا

"act in an excessively subservient manner"
Example: she didn’t have to kowtow to a boss.
Synonyms: grovel, behave obsequiously, be obsequious, be servile, be sycophantic, fawn on
Antonyms: despise, disdain, scorn

Scourge (noun) 

سزا، کوڑے مارنا

"a whip used as an instrument of punishment"
Example: our people did scourge him severely.
Synonyms: whip, horsewhip, lash, strap, birch, switch, flail, bullwhip, rawhide
Antonyms: blessing, godsend

Befuddle (verb) 

چکرانا، مست کیا ہوا، بدمست کرنا

"cause to become unable to think clearly"
Example: even in my befuddled state I could see that they meant trouble.
Synonyms: confused, muddled, addled, bewildered, disoriented, disorientated, all at sea, mixed up.
Antonyms: clear

Trivial (adjective) 

معمولی، حقیر، ادنیٰ

"of little value or importance"
Example: huge fines were imposed for trivial offences.
Synonyms: unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential, minor, of no/little account, of no/little consequence
Antonyms: important, significant, life-and-death

Behest (noun)

 ایمائ، حکم

"a person’s orders or command"
Example: they had assembled at his behest.
Synonyms: instruction, bidding, request, requirement, wish, desire, command, order, decree
Antonyms: option, liberty, non-interference, discretion