Dawn Vocabulary 19 July 2020 | The following words were taken from the Dawn newspaper on July 19, 2020:
Dawn Vocabulary 19 July 2020 | Urdu Meaning & Sentence Examples
Outwardly (adverb)
ظاہری طور پر، بظاہر، بیرونی طور پر
in a way that relates to how people, situations, or things seems to be, rather than how they are inside
Example: Outwardly, polio virus has been completely eradicated but it has not been eradicated in two South Asian countries.
Synonyms: ostensibly, apparently, superficially, seemingly
Antonyms: inwardly, inside, privately
Anomaly (noun)
خلاف قاعدگی، بے قاعدگی
something unusual or unexpected
Example: The Railway minister took the immediate action of train’s anomaly.
Synonyms: oddity, inconsistency, aberration, rarity, deviation, exception
Antonyms: regularity, normality, standard, conformity, usualness
Drastic (adjective)
انتہائی، شدید، مضبوط، قوی، سخت، قوت اور شدت سے کام لیتے ہوئے
(especially of actions) severe and sudden or having very noticeable effects
Example: The flood situation in Karachi calls for drastic measures.
Synonyms: forceful, radical, harsh
Antonyms: calm, easy, mild
Urgency (noun)
فوری ضرورت، نہایت ضروری ہونا
a state requiring quick action
Example: The urgency of the situation required an ambulance to be called right away.
Synonyms: seriousness, importance, emphasis, influence, priority, usefulness
Antonyms: delaying
Shudder (verb)
لرزش، کانپنا، کپکپی، کانپ اٹھنا، تھر تھری
to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling
Example: One shudders to think what the situation would be in case of sustained heavy rainfall.
Synonyms: shiver, tremble, gyrate, convulse, jounce, vibrate, wobble, quiver
Antonyms: steady, calm, serene
