Daily Dawn Vocabulary December 16, 2020



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          Daily Dawn Vocabulary December 16, 2020 

Bode (verb) 

اشارہ کرنا، نشاندہی کرنا

"be a portent of a particular outcome"
Example: their argument did not bode well for the future.
Synonyms: augur, presage, portend, foretell, prophesy, predict, forebode, foreshadow, herald
Antonyms: relate, record, narrate, remember


Sabotage (verb) 

تخریب کاری، توڑ پھوڑ

"deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage"
Example: power lines from South Africa were sabotaged by rebel forces.
Synonyms: wreck, deliberately damage, vandalize, destroy, obstruct, disrupt, cripple, impair
Antonyms: obey, energize, energise


Prevail (verb) 

باقی رہنا، قائم رہنا، قائل کر لینا

"prove more powerful or superior"
Example: it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion.
Synonyms: win, win out, win through, triumph, be victorious, be the victor, gain the victory
Antonyms: be defeated, come short, fail,


Urgency (noun) 

فوری ضرورت، لاچاری

"importance requiring swift action"
Example: the discovery of the ozone hole gave urgency to the issue of CFCs.
Synonyms: importance, top priority, imperativeness, weight, weightiness, gravity, necessity
Antonyms: unimportant, insignificant, trifling


Contraction (noun) 

اختصار، چھوٹا کرنے کا عمل، تنگی

"the process of becoming smaller"
Example: the general contraction of the industry did further damage to morale.
Synonyms: shrinking, reduction in size, shrinkage, decline, decrease, diminution, dwindling
Antonyms: expansion, growth


Buoyant (adjective) 

خوشگوار، تیرنا، اچھال

"cheerful and optimistic"
Example: the conference ended with the party in a buoyant mood.
Synonyms: cheerful, cheery, happy, light-hearted, carefree, bright, glad, merry
Antonyms: depressed, pessimistic


Subdued (adjective) 

دبا کر رکھنا، زیر اثر رکھنا، مطیع کرنا

"(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
Antonyms: lively, cheerful, loud, noisy


Hobble (verb) 

کڑی، زنجیر، لنگراہٹ

"walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury"
Example: he was hobbling around on crutches.
Synonyms: limp, walk with a limp, walk with difficulty, move unsteadily, walk unevenly, walk lamely
Antonyms: stride


Reluctance (noun) 

ہچکچاہٹ، ناراض، نارضا مند

"unwillingness or disinclination to do something"
Example: she sensed his reluctance to continue.
Synonyms: unwillingness, disinclination, lack of enthusiasm, hesitation, hesitance, hesitancy
Antonyms: willingness, eagerness

 Intend (verb) 
چاہنا، ارادہ رکھنا

"have (a course of action) as one’s purpose or intention; plan"
Example: the company intends to cut 400 jobs.
Synonyms: plan, mean, have the/every intention, have in mind, have in view, have plans, aim, propose
Antonyms: go, take away, refuse

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