Daily Dawn Vocabulary 19 December 2020 | The following words were taken from the Dawn newspaper on December 19, 2020:
Daily Dawn Vocabulary 19 December 2020 | Urdu Meaning & Sentence Examples
Avert (verb)
موڑنا ، ہٹانا، پھیرنا، ٹالنا، دفع کرنا، روکنا
To stop an incident from occurring Or to prevent something bad from happening Or to turn away your eyes or thoughts
Example: An accident was averted by his quick thinking.
Synonyms: prevent, avoid, thwart, halt
Antonyms: allow, assist, help, aid
Scarce (adjective)
نا کافی، تھوڑا، قلیل المقدار، کم،کمیاب
Not available in necessary amounts
Example: Scarce amount of vitamin A can cause night blindness.
Synonyms: inadequate, insufficient, scant, limited, rare
Antonyms: sufficient, frequent, adequate, mammoth, surplus, great, huge, plentiful
Reliance (noun)
انحصار، اعتماد، بھروسہ، آسرا، سہارا
The state of depending on or trusting in something or someone
Example: Since independence, Pakistan was too much reliance on USA to meet its requirements regarding defense.
Synonyms: dependence, belief
Antonyms: doubt, independence
Abrupt (adjective)
اچانک، یکلخت، جلد بازی پر مبنی، غیر متوقع
Sudden and unexpected
Example: The abrupt decision of cancelling the trip has made everyone surprised.
Synonyms: quick, sudden, surprising, unforeseen, unexpected, hasty
Antonyms: expected, slow, lazy
Shabby (adjective)
خستہ حالت، حقیر، ادنی
In poor condition because of age Or not fair Or not showing respect
Example: Shabby behavior of Israel towards Palestine is condemnable.
Synonyms: shoddy, precarious, desolate, dumpy, neglected, tumbledown, decrepit
Antonyms: nice, great, respectful, honorable
