Daily Dawn Vocabulary January 10, 2021

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Daily Dawn Vocabulary January 10, 2021

Haunt (verb) 

آمدورفت رکھنا

"(of a ghost) manifest itself at (a place) regularly"

Examples: 

• The mountains are a haunt of red deer. 
• The cave is the haunt of seals and sea birds.

Synonyms: appear in, materialize in, visit, spook
Antonyms: abandon, cease, abjure

Sneer (noun) 

حقارت بھرا انداز، ناک چڑھانا

"a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone"

Examples: 

•  He gave an arrogant sneer. 
• There is too great a readiness to sneer at anything the Opposition does. 

Synonyms: curl of the/one’s lip, disparaging smile, contemptuous smile, smug smile, conceited smile
Antonyms: cheer, applause, clapping

Archaic (adjective) 

دقیانوسی، پرانا، بہت پرانا

"very old or old-fashioned"

Examples:

• This archaic law remained on the statute books until last year. 
• She was at once the most archaic and modern of states

Synonyms: obsolete, obsolescent, out of date, anachronistic, old-fashioned, outmoded, behind the times
Antonyms: new, modern

Agony (noun) 

کرب، تکلیف، اذیت، الجھن

"extreme physical or mental suffering"

Examples: 

• The injured horse was in agony, so the farmer shot it. 
•  Tom was in an agony.

Synonyms: pain, hurt, suffering, torture, torment, anguish, affliction, trauma, misery
Antonyms: assuagement, comfort, peace

Repugnant (adjective) 

سخت ناگوار، گھناﺅنا، ناگوار

"extremely distasteful; unacceptable"

Example: 

•  I find his political ideas totally repugnant.
•  It was repugnant to him. 

Synonyms: abhorrent, revolting, repulsive, repellent, disgusting, offensive, objectionable, vile
Antonyms: attractive, agreeable, pleasant

Envisage (verb) 

غور کرنا، گمان کرنا، تصور کرنا

"contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event"

Example: 

• I envisage a day when proper health care will be available to everyone. 
• I'm trying to envisage you on a surfboard.

Synonyms: foresee, predict, forecast, foretell, anticipate, expect, think likely, envision
Antonyms: actual, existent, existing, real

Marvel (verb) 

انوکھی چیز، عجوبہ، حیران ہونا

"be filled with wonder or astonishment"

Examples: 

•  We paused to marvel at the view. 
• It's a marvel that he escaped unhurt. 

Synonyms: be amazed, be filled with amazement, be astonished, be surprised, be awed, stand in awe

Tarnish (verb) 

داغدار کرنا، آلودہ کرنا، میلا کرنا

"lose or cause to lose lustre, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture"

Examples:

• The affair could tarnish the reputation of the prime minister. 
•  Gold does not tarnish easily. 

Synonyms: become discoloured, discolour, stain, rust, oxidize, corrode, deteriorate, become dull
Antonyms: brighten, polish