Daily Dawn Vocabulary 13 February 2021
The following words were taken from the Dawn newspaper on February 13, 2021:
Daily Dawn Vocabulary 13 February 2021 | Urdu Meaning & Sentence Examples
Contour (noun)
حلیہ، چہرہ، صورت، شکل، وضع، ساخت، خدوخال
An outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something
Example: The contours of the scheme of Roshan Digital Pakistan got public attraction at large.
Synonyms: outline, profile, figure
Antonyms: inside
Wield (verb)
قبضے یا قابو میں رکھنا، طاقت یا اختیار استعمال کرنا
To hold a weapon or tool and look as if you are going to use it Or to have a lot of influence or power over other people
Example: The procession has wielded enough popularity through its slogans.
Synonyms: apply, exercise, handle, control
Antonyms: ignore, misuse, cease, idle
Credence (noun)
یقین، عقیدہ، اعتماد، اعتقاد
To belief that something is true
Example: She showed her credence at the time of agreement but later on she tracked back.
Synonyms: admission, belief, confidence, credit, reliance
Antonyms: disbelief, misgiving, uncertainty, denial, doubt, fear
Pander to someone / something (phrasal verb)
برے کاموں میں مدد دینا،جذبات کو بھڑکانے کا عمل، دلال، مطمئن کرنا
Cater to (the low desire of others)
Example: The way police pandering the protest would be discussed before Judge.
Synonyms: gratify, please, procurer, satisfy, stroke, cajole, indulge, pimp
Antonyms: disturb, annoy, refuse, frustrate, dissatisfy, anger
Heinous (adjective)
وحشیانہ، سفاکانہ، نفرت انگیز، عظیم، سخت، سنگین، شدید
very bad and shocking
Example: The police caught the heinous murderer of Liaquat Ali Khan, first Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Synonyms: atrocious, abhorrent, infamous, scandalous, odious, hateful, horrendous, revolting, vicious, nefarious
Antonyms: friendly, delightful, joyful
