Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (20 March 2020)

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu

Meaning
March 20, 2020

Grim (adjective) ‫ ڈراﺅنا‬،‫سنگین‬

very serious or gloomy.

Example: “his grim expression”
Synonyms: stern, forbidding, uninviting, unapproachable, aloof, distant, formidable, strict,
dour
Antonyms: amiable, pleasant

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Inevitable (adjective) ‫ ناقابل ترمیم‬،‫ناگزیر‬

certain to happen; unavoidable.

Example: “war was inevitable”
Synonyms: unavoidable, inescapable, bound to happen, sure to happen, inexorable,
unpreventable
Antonyms: avoidable, uncertain

Succumb (verb) ‫ شکست تسلیم کرنا‬،‫ہار ماننا‬

fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.

Example: “we cannot merely give up and succumb to despair”
Synonyms: yield, give in, give way, submit, surrender, capitulate, cave in, be overcome by,
be overwhelmed by
Antonyms: resist, conquer

Contrary (adjective) ‫ برخلاف‬،‫ متضاد‬،‫برعکس‬

opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.

Example: “he ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal”
Synonyms: opposite, opposing, opposed, contradictory, clashing, conflicting, antithetical
Antonyms: compatible, same

Coherent (adjective) ‫ چسپیدہ‬،‫ قابل غور‬،‫مربوط‬

(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent.

Example: “they failed to develop a coherent economic strategy”

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Synonyms: logical, reasoned, reasonable, well reasoned, rational, sound, cogent, consistent
Antonyms: incoherent, muddled

Divisive (adjective) ‫ اختلاف رائے سے متعلق‬،‫ باعث تقسیم‬،‫تفرقہ انگیز‬

tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people.

Example: “the highly divisive issue of abortion”
Synonyms: alienating, estranging, isolating, schismatic, discordant, disharmonious,
inharmonious
Antonyms: unifying

Drastic (adjective) ‫ شدید‬،‫ انتہائی‬،‫سخت‬

likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme.

Example: “a drastic reduction of staffing levels”
Synonyms: extreme, serious, forceful, desperate, dire, radical, far-reaching, momentous
Antonyms: mild, moderate

Discrepancy (noun) ‫ فرق‬،‫ اختلاف‬،‫تضاد‬

an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.

Example: “there’s a discrepancy between your account and his”
Synonyms: inconsistency, difference, disparity, variance, variation, deviation, divergence,
disagreement, dissimilarity
Antonyms: similarity, correspondence

Annoyance (noun) ‫ غصہ دلانے والی‬،‫ مصیبت‬،‫جھنجھلاہٹ‬

the feeling or state of being annoyed; irritation.

Example: “there was annoyance at government interference”
Synonyms: irritation, exasperation, vexation, indignation, anger, crossness, displeasure,
chagrin, pique

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Antonyms: pleasure

Derogatory (adjective) ‫ تحقیر آمیز‬،‫ حقارت آمیز‬،‫توہین آمیز‬

showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.

Example: “she tells me I’m fat and is always making derogatory remarks”
Synonyms: disparaging, denigratory, belittling, diminishing, slighting, deprecatory,
depreciatory, depreciative
Antonyms: complimentary, flattering

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