Daily Dawn Vocabulary January 30, 2021

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Daily Dawn Vocabulary January 30, 2021

Preamble (noun)

 عنوان، تمہید، دیباچہ

"a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction"

Examples:

• Harding gave him the news without preamble . 
• He launched into his statement without any preamble.

Synonyms: introduction, preliminaries, preface, lead-in, overture, prologue, foreword, prelude
Antonyms: close, termination, peroration, finale, conclusion

Decisive (adjective)

 فیصلہ کن، حتمی، دوٹوک

"settling an issue; producing a definite result."

Examples: 

• Man is a decisive factor in doing everything. 
• The enemy was defeated in a decisive battle.

Synonyms: deciding, conclusive, determining, final, settling, key, pivotal, critical
Antonyms: insignificant

Ambiguous (adjective)

 مبہم، مشکوک

"open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning"

Examples: 

• 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

Agitation (noun)

 ذہنی بے چینی، خیالات کا الجھاﺅ

"a state of anxiety or nervous excitement."

Examples:

• The anti-war agitation is beginning to worry the government. 
• She was in a state of great agitation.

Synonyms: anxiety, perturbation, disquiet, distress, concern, trouble, alarm, worry, upset
Antonyms: calmness, relaxation

Deride (verb) 

مذاق اڑانا، تضحیک کرنا

"express contempt for; ridicule"

Examples:

• You shouldn't deride their efforts. 
• Leave it to the intellectuals to deride romance novels.

Synonyms: ridicule, mock, jeer at, scoff at, jibe at, make fun of, poke fun at, laugh at
Antonyms: respect, praise

Adamant (adjective) 

اٹل، ثابت قدم، سختی سے قائم

"refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind"

Examples: 

• I am adamant about it. 
• The prime minister is adamant that he will not resign. 

Synonyms: unshakeable, immovable, inflexible, unwavering, uncompromising, resolute, resolved, determined

Antonyms: unsure

Lukewarm (adjective) 

نیم گرم، گنگنا

"(of liquid or food that should be hot) only moderately warm; tepid."

Examples:

• Heat the milk until it is just lukewarm.
• She sipped some lukewarm coffee from her mug.

Synonyms: tepid, slightly warm, warmish, blood-hot, blood-warm, at room temperature
Antonyms: hot, cold

Abandon (verb)

 چھوڑ دینا، دعویٰ چھوڑ دینا، متروک

"cease to support or look after (someone); desert."

Examples:

• There was a general air of festivity and abandon.
• The captain gave the order to abandon ship.

Synonyms: desert, leave, leave high and dry, turn one’s back on, cast aside, break (up) with, jilt

Antonyms: stick by