Daily Dawn Vocabulary January 14, 2021
Debacle (noun)
شرمناک ناکامی، زوال، اچانک حادثہ
"a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco".
- His first performance was a debacle, the audience booed him off the stage.
- Many men were shot or captured in the debacle.
Vendetta (noun)
خاندانی دشمنی، قبائلی جھگڑا
"a prolonged bitter quarrel with or campaign against someone"
- She conducted a personal vendetta against me.
- For years he pursued a vendetta against the Morris family.
Synonyms: feud, blood feud, quarrel, argument, falling-out, wrangle, clash, altercation, dispute
Antonyms: agreement, forgiveness, calm
Scepticism (noun)
شکوک و شبہات، شک کرنے والا
"a sceptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something"
- Scepticism and trust are not necessarily incompatible.
- My initial scepticism was replaced with respectful admiration.
Synonyms: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, a pinch of salt, lack of conviction, disbelief
Antonyms: conviction, belief, faith
Enthusiasm (noun)
گرم جوشی، ولولہ، جوش و خروش
"intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval."
- her energy and enthusiasm for life.
Antonyms: apathy
Preamble (noun)
عنوان، تمہید، دیباچہ
"a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction"
- he could tell that what she said was by way of a preamble.
Antonyms: close, termination, peroration, finale, conclusion
Ambiguous (adjective)
مبہم، مشکوک
"open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning"
- Her songs are intentionally ambiguous. ...
- The ending was more ambiguous, one in which the future of the world was in question.
Synonyms: equivocal, ambivalent, open to debate, open to argument, arguable, debatable, Delphic
Antonyms: unambiguous, clear
Stark (adjective)
واضح، کھلا، سخت
- The hills stood stark against the winter sky.
- the ridge formed a stark silhouette against the sky.
Antonyms: fuzzy, indistinct, pleasant, comfortable, ornate
Decay (verb)
خرابی، سڑنا، مرجھانا
(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.
- Her body was already starting to decay.
- The wood is treated with preservative to prevent decay.
Antonyms: improve
Muddle (verb)
الجھانا، مکدر کرنا، بدترتیب کرنا
"bring into a disordered or confusing state"
Examples:
- I fear he may have muddled the message.
- He managed to muddle through university.
Antonyms: be in (good) order, orderly
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