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DAILY NEWSPAPER VOCABULARY

Efficacy (noun) ‫ تاثیر‬، ‫اثر‬

The ability to produce a desired or intended result.
Example: “there is little information on the efficacy of this treatment”
Synonyms: effectiveness, success, successfulness, productiveness, fruitfulness, potency,
power
Antonyms: inefficacy
Zealous (adjective) ‫ متعصب‬،‫ سرگرم‬،‫پرجوش‬
Having or showing zeal.
Example: “the council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations”
Synonyms: fervent, ardent, fervid, fiery, passionate, impassioned, devout, devoted, and
committed
Antonyms: apathetic, indifferent
Sanctity (noun) ‫ صفائی‬،‫ پاکی‬،‫تقدس‬
The state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly.
Example: “the site of the tomb was a place of sanctity for the ancient Egyptians”
Synonyms: holiness, godliness, sacredness, blessedness, saintliness, sanctitude,
spirituality
Antonyms: wickedness
Ridicule (verb) ‫ تضحیک‬،‫ مذاق‬،‫تمسخر‬
Subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior.
Example: “his theory was ridiculed and dismissed”
Synonyms: deride, mock, laugh at, heap scorn on, hold up to shame, hold up to ridicule,
expose to ridicule
Antonyms: praise
Calamitous (adjective) ‫ تباہ کن‬،‫مصیبت زدہ‬
Involving calamity; catastrophic or disastrous.
Example: “such calamitous events as fires, hurricanes, and floods”
Synonyms: disastrous, catastrophic, cataclysmic, devastating, dire, tragic, fatal, ruinous
Antonyms: good, advantageous
Peril (noun) ‫ خطرہ‬،‫ ڈر‬،‫خوف‬
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Serious and immediate danger.

Example: “you could well place us both in peril”
Synonyms: danger, jeopardy, risk, riskiness, hazard, insecurity, uncertainty, menace
Antonyms: safety, security
Ostensibly (adverb) ‫ ظاہرا‬،‫بناوٹی طور پر‬
As appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; apparently.
Example: “the party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill health”
Synonyms: apparently, seemingly, on the face of it, to all appearances, on the surface
Antonyms: genuinely, really, truly
Obstacle (noun) ‫ رکاوٹ‬،‫ روک‬،‫آڑ‬
A thing that blocks one’s way or prevents or hinders progress.
Example: “the major obstacle to achieving that goal is money”
Synonyms: barrier, hurdle, stumbling block, bar, block, impediment, hindrance, snag
Antonyms: advantage, asset, aid
Hesitant (adjective) ‫ جھجھک‬،‫ہچکچانے واال‬
Tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking.
Example: “clients are hesitant about buying”
Synonyms: uncertain, undecided, unsure, doubtful, in doubt, dubious, tentative, half-
hearted
Antonyms: certain, decisive, confident
Venerate (verb) ‫ لحاظ‬،‫احترام‬
Regard with great respect; revere.
Example: “Philip of Beverley was venerated as a saint”
Synonyms: revere, reverence, respect, worship, adulate, hallow, deify, idolize, hold sacred
Antonyms: despise