Daily Dawn Vocabulary February 4, 2021

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Daily Dawn Vocabulary February 4, 2021

Ablaze (adjective)

 دھکتا ہوا، فروزاں، جلتا ہوا

"burning fiercely."

Examples: 

• Cars and buses were set ablaze during the riot. 
• The whole building was soon ablaze after the attack. 

Synonyms: alight, aflame, on fire, in flames, flaming, burning, blazing, raging, fiery, lit
Antonyms: extinguished, dark

Ostensibly (adverb)

 بناوٹی طور پر، بادی النظر میں ، بظاہر

"as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; apparently"

Examples: 

• She stayed behind at the office, ostensibly to work. 
• Troops were sent in, ostensibly to protect the civilian.

Synonyms: apparently, seemingly, on the face of it, to all appearances, on the surface, to all intents and purposes
Antonyms: genuinely, really, truly

Discard (verb) 

نکال پھینکنا، برطرف کرنا

"get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable."

Examples:

• She started the coffee and picked up an empty pop bottle from the counter to discard in the trash.
• He was also the first to discard the use of wooden bomb-shells, and substitute others cast in bronze.

Synonyms: dispose of, throw away, throw out, get rid of, toss out, reject, jettison, scrap, dispense with,
Antonyms: keep, acquire

Expediency (noun) 

ضرورت، مفید

"the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral; convenience"

Examples: 

• He acted out of expediency, not principle. 
• He acted from expediency, not from principle.

Synonyms: convenience, advantage, advantageousness, usefulness, utility, benefit, profitability
Antonyms: disadvantage

Tangible (adjective)

 قابل قدر، چھو کر محسوس کرنے کے قابل

"perceptible by touch"

Examples:

• The characters were as tangible as all of us standing in this room. At last, a tangible lead. 
• Some people enjoy tangible gifts, while others would rather time spent with friends or a phone call.

Synonyms: touchable, palpable, tactile, material, physical, real, substantial, corporeal
Antonyms: intangible

Engulf (verb) 

وقف کردینا، نگلنا

"(of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely."

Examples: 

• Jessi fought back whatever spell was trying to engulf her. 
• Engulf yourself in this mystical, legendary land.

Synonyms: inundate, flood, deluge, immerse, swamp, wash out, swallow up, submerge
Antonyms: drain

Extortion (noun) 

بھتہ خوری، استحصال، زبردستی لے لینا

"the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats."

Examples:

•  He was known for running a brutal extortion racket. 
•  He faces charges of kidnapping and extortion.

Synonyms: demanding money with menaces, exaction, extraction, blackmail, shakedown
Antonyms: inactivity, insecurity, disapproval, nonpayment

Solace (noun) 

تسلی دینا، دلاسہ دینا

"comfort or consolation in a time of great distress or sadness."

Examples:

• The invalid found solace in music. 
• The news brought no solace to the grieving relations.

Synonyms: comfort, consolation, cheer, support, relief,
Antonyms: ache, agony, anguish, distress, pain