Dawn Vocabulary 14 July 2020 | The following words were taken from the Dawn newspaper on July 14, 2020:
Dawn Vocabulary 14 July 2020 | Urdu Meaning & Sentence Examples
Stringent (adjective)
قاعدے ضابطے میں سخت، شدید، سخت، مجبور کن
having a very severe effect, or being extremely limiting
Example: The stringent policies of the hospital had tormented her life.
Synonyms: rigid, demanding, inflexible, rigorous, ironclad, brassbound, uncompromising
Antonyms: flexible, calm, easy, facile, amenable
Spur (verb)
اکسانے والی بات، شروع کرنا، حوصلہ دینا،
to encourage an activity or development Or make it happen faster
Example: The teacher spurred the students to study whole heartedly to achieve good grades.
Synonyms: encouragement, impulse, boost, incitement, stimulus, motivation
Antonyms: counterincentive, deterrent
Foreclosure (noun)
گروی چیز کی ضبطی، شے مرہونہ کی ضبطی، رہن کی ہوئی چیز کی ضبطی
the action of taking possession of a mortgaged property when the mortgagor fails to keep up their mortgage payments
Example: The banks are seeking stringent foreclosure laws to avoid credit recession.
Synonyms: proscribe, counter, forestall, nix, prohibit, disallow, rule out, veto, anticipate
Antonyms: allow
Sprawl (verb)
بے ڈھنگے انداز میں بدن کا پھیلنا، پاوں پھیلا کر پیٹ کے بل رینگنا، درخت کا بے قاعدہ طور پر پھیلنا، بے ڈھنگی انگڑائی
to develop or spread without limitation Or to spread the arms and legs out carelessly and untidily while sitting or laying down
Example: Unfortunately, population in Pakistan is sprawling in an unwise manner.
Synonyms: ramble, recline, lounge, drape, slouch, flop, extend
Antonyms: compress, straighten, stand
Affluent (adjective)
امیر، دولت مند، مالدار، تونگر، بہتات سے، خوشحالی، بہت امیر، فراواں
having a lot of money Or owning a lot of things
Example: The tax and monetary burden should not be same over the affluent and poor.
Synonyms: prosperous, wealthy, moneyed, well-endowed, well-heeled, fat-cat
Antonyms: destitute, indigent, poor, needy
Surveillance (noun)
کڑی نگرانی، خصوصامشتبہ آدمی کی کڑی نگرانی
close observation especially of a suspected spy or criminal
Example: The presumptuous staff is under surveillance of the intelligence department since September 2019.
Synonyms: examination, inspection, vigilance, wiretap, scrutiny, oversight, stewardship, guidance, superintendence, care
Antonyms: neglect, carelessness, ignorance
Respite (noun)
وقتی آرام، وقتی سکون، وقفہ، آرام کا وقفہ دینا، مہلت دینا، ملتوی کرنا، عارضی طور پر تسکین دینا،سزا میں مہلت، سزائے موت ملتوی کرنا
a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant
Example: They need a respite to understand the meticulous cryptography.
Synonyms: relaxation, downtime, interruption, truce, reprieve, recess, hiatus
Antonyms: beginning, continuation, censure
Shambolic (adjective)
بد نظمی کے ساتھ، بری طرح سے منظم
confused and badly organized
Example: Principal noticed the shambolic acts of her school teacher and issued a show cause notice for untenable performance.
Synonyms: disorganized, chaotic, mismanaged, muddled, shuffled, disordered, haphazard, jumbled, unsystematic, ugly
Antonyms: organized, systematic, ordered
Cudgel (noun)
ڈنڈے سے مارنا، لاٹھی مارنا
a short, thick stick used as a weapon
Example: The protesters carrying cudgel attacked the vulnerable news channel building.
Synonyms: nightstick, truncheon, bludgeon
Antonyms: polite, affection
Gruelling (adjective)
مشقت سے بھر پور، سخت، شدید، سخت محنت طلب، تھکانے والا، تلخ تجربہ
extremely tiring and difficult, and demanding great effort and determination
Example: Venezuela gruelling and dwindling economy crisis are terrible and thousands of children could starve to death.
Synonyms: brutal, hellacious, arduous, laborious, uphill, torturous, tough, strenuous, fierce, sweaty, effortful, toilsome, herculean
Antonyms: undemanding, facile, effortless
