Daily Dawn Vocabulary February 3rd, 2021

 

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Daily Dawn Vocabulary February 3rd, 2021

Atrocious (adjective) 

ظالمانہ، سفاکانہ

"horrifyingly wicked"

Examples:

•  Conditions in the prison were atrocious. 
• The weather has been atrocious all week.

Synonyms: brutal, barbaric, barbarous, brutish, savage, vicious, wicked, cruel, nasty, ruthless
Antonyms: admirable, kindly

Caricature (noun)

 تضحیکی خاکہ، بگاڑی ہوئی تصویر

"a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect."

Examples:

• She drew a wickedly funny caricature of the teacher. 
• The report presents a caricature of the true situation.

Synonyms: cartoon, distorted/exaggerated drawing, distortion, parody, satire, lampoon, burlesque
Antonyms: portraiture, representation, resemblance

Elicit (verb)

 حاصل کرنا، نکالنا، ظاہر کر دینا

evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone.

Examples: 

• Have you managed to elicit a response from them yet? 
• I could elicit no response from him. 

Synonyms: obtain, bring out, draw out, extract, evoke, bring about, bring forth, induce
Antonyms: hide, placate, repress, cover

Spate (noun) 

بہاﺅ، سیلاب

"a large number of similar things coming in quick succession."

Examples: 

• The bombing was the latest in a spate of terrorist attacks. 
• After heavy rain, the river was in spate.

Synonyms: series, succession, run, cluster, string, outbreak, rash, epidemic, explosion
Antonyms: trace, touch, taste

Sedition (noun) 

بغاوت

"conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch."

Examples:

• The newspaper editor was accused of sedition when he encouraged his fans to rise up against police officers.
• Trade Union leaders were charged with sedition.

Synonyms: incitement (to riot/rebellion), agitation, rabble-rousing
Antonyms: union, allegiance, fealty, pacification

Guise (noun) 

بھیس، آڑ، پوشاک، لباس

"an external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something"

Examples: 

• They operated a drug-smuggling business under the guise of an employment agency. 
• Her position was strengthened by his coming to her in the guise of an invited guest

Synonyms: likeness, external appearance, appearance, semblance, form, outward form, shape

Antonyms: character, person, individual

Apprehensive (adjective)

 خوفزدہ، فکرمندی

anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

Examples: 

• He's certainly apprehensive about something. 
• His expression was apprehensive, but he said nothing.

Synonyms: anxious, alarmed, worried, uneasy, nervous, concerned, agitated, restless, edgy

Antonyms: confident