Dawn Vocabulary 10 July 2020 | The following words were taken from the Dawn newspaper on July 10, 2020:
Dawn Vocabulary 10 July 2020 | Urdu Meaning & Sentence Examples
Gallant (adjective)
بہادر، جواں مرد، شجاع
fearless and daring
Example: The Chief of Army Staff paid tribute to his gallant martyred soldiers.
Synonyms: noble, fearless, brave, splendid, valiant, quixotic, honorable
Antonyms: fearful, timid, coward
Valour (noun)
مردانگی، بہادری، دلیری، شجاعت
courage in the presence of danger
Example: The brave lady police officer’s valour earned her a medal of honour.
Synonyms: courage, determination, fortitude, gallantry, bravery, fearlessness
Antonyms: fear, timidity
Allegiance (noun)
حب الوطنی، ملک سے وفا داری، حکومت یا اپنے حاکم کے ساتھ وفاداری، اطاعت ، وفاداری
loyalty and support for a ruler, country, group or belief
Example: The gallant soldiers laid down their lives in the way of allegiance to defend the country.
Synonyms: Attachment, dedication, devotion, faithfulness, homage, fidelity
Antonyms: disloyalty, disobedience
Awry (adjective)
نا مناسب، غلط، خرابی، ترچھا، بھینگا، مڑا ہوا، ایک طرف کو
Away from the usual or expected course Or out of the normal or correct position
Example: John’s delivery often goes awry during fog.
Synonyms: oblique, askew, slanted, uneven, crazy, tilted, pitched, amiss, astray, atilt
Antonyms: appropriate, straight, level, even
Reticence (noun)
کم گوئی، اعتدال، اپنے دل کا حال چھپانا
the quality of being reserved or uncommunicative
Example: Reticence between two neighboring countries should come to an end to decide the future of Kashmir.
Synonyms: hesitation, reluctance, unwillingness, disinclination, shyness
Antonyms: willingness, inclination
Dissect (verb)
چاک کرنا، چیڑ پھاڑ کرنا، چیرنا، تشریح کےلئے چیرنا، ایک ایک جز کی جانچ پڑتال کرنا
analyze (a text or idea) in minute detail Or cut up (a body or plant) in order to study its internal parts
Example: The analyst dissected and criticized the former foreign policy of Pakistan.
Synonyms: anatomize, analyze, deconstruct, cut, break down, disjoin, dismember, divide
Antonyms: construct, combine, unite
Rampage (verb)
غصہ، غضب، آپے سے باہر ہونا، جھگڑالو حالت
to go through an area making a lot of noise and causing damage
Example: The polio virus is still on rampage in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Synonyms: agitation, delirium, frenzy
Antonyms: be calm
Scant (adjective)
نا کافی، محدود، مشکل ہی سے، کم کم
a tiny amount
Example: Since food provisions were in scant supply, we could only eat once a day.
Synonyms: insufficient, slight, mere, niggardly, skimpy, scanty, exiguous, light
Antonyms: bountiful, plenteous, ample
Scramble (verb)
جلدی سے چلنا، جلد باز، چڑھنا، اناڑی پن سے چڑھنا، جلدی سے حرکت کرنا
to move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using your hands to help you
Example: He kept scrambling up the Aconcagua during terrible avalanche.
Synonyms: rush, struggle, swarm, scrabble
Antonyms: peace, order
Detractor (noun)
قدروقیمت کم کرنے والا، بد نام کرنے والا، عیب گو، بد گوئی کرنے والا، گھٹانے والا، قدر گھٹانے والا
someone who criticize something or someone, often unfairly
Example: The detractor of the novel was criticized as the climax showed the competency of the entire story.
Synonyms: critic, derogator, defamer
Antonyms: honest, praiser
