Daily Dawn Vocabulary February 11, 2021

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Daily Dawn Vocabulary February 11, 2021

Accolade (noun) 

شاباش، تمغہ، واہ واہ

"an award or privilege granted as a special honour or as an acknowledgement of merit."

Examples:

• It was the biggest accolade in the industry. 
• The New York awards are the media industry's highest accolade. 

Synonyms: honour, recognition, privilege, award, gift, title, prize, laurels, bays, palm
Antonyms: criticism

Betrayal (noun)

 دھوکہ دینا، دغا کرنا

"the action of betraying one’s country, a group, or a person; treachery."

Examples:

• Her betrayal struck him even harder. 
• He wasn't expecting betrayal on the day of their victory.

Synonyms: disloyalty, treachery, perfidy, bad faith, faithlessness, falseness
Antonyms: loyalty, faithfulness

Dismay (noun) 

مایوسی، ناامیدی

"concern and distress caused by something unexpected."

Examples:

• To her dismay, the traitor's name came out a half sob. 
• To my dismay I found that it was in the American notation.

Synonyms: alarm, shock, surprise, consternation, concern, perturbation, disquiet, disquietude
Antonyms: pleasure, relief

Distinct (adjective) 

الگ الگ ، مختلف،صاف

"recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type."

Examples:

• There was the distinct smell of something burning. 
• The outline became less and less distinct as the light faded. 

Synonyms: clear, clear-cut, definite, well defined, sharp, marked, decided, unmistakable
Antonyms: indistinct, fuzzy, indefinite

Qualm (noun) 

پستی، بہتر طبیعت محسوس نہ ہونا

"an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one’s own conduct; a misgiving."

Examples:

• Despite my qualms, I took the job. 
• He had no qualms about cheating the tax inspector. 

Synonyms: misgiving, doubt, reservation, second thought, worry, concern, anxiety, hesitation
Antonyms: confidence

Jettison (verb) 

ترک کرنا، دستبرداری

"abandon or discard (someone or something that is no longer wanted)."

Examples:

• We've had to jettison our holiday plans because of David's accident.
• Keep the good memories in your heart and jettison the bad ones. 

Synonyms: dump, drop, ditch, discharge, eject, throw out, empty out, pour out, tip out
Antonyms: load, keep, retain

Diverge (verb)

 بکھرنا، منتشر ہونا،گمراہ ہونا

"(of a road, route, or line) separate from another route and go in a different direction."

Examples:

• This is where our opinions diverge from each other. 
• The parallel lines appear to diverge. 

Synonyms: separate, part, disunite, fork, branch off, divide, subdivide, split, go in different directions
Antonyms: converge

Durable (adjective) 

دیرپا، پائیدار، دائمی

"able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard-wearing."

Examples: 

• The machines have to be made of durable materials.
• The plate was made of durable plastic and didn't break when accidentally dropped.

Synonyms: long-lasting, hard-wearing, heavy-duty, tough, resistant, strong, sturdy, stout

Antonyms: flimsy, delicate, short-lived