Dawn Vocabulary 20 July 2020 | The following words were taken from the Dawn newspaper on July 20, 2020:
Dawn Vocabulary 20 July 2020 | Urdu Meaning & Sentence Examples
Splinter (noun)
الگ ہو جانا، قطع تعلق کرنا، لکڑی کا چھوٹا سا ٹکڑا
a small, thin sharp piece of wood, glass or similar material broken off from a large piece
Example: The splinter Muslim League was founded by Sir Muhammad Shafi and his followers in 1927.
Synonyms: sliver, flake, chip, splint
Antonyms: whole
Smugness (noun)
خودپسندی
too pleased or satisfied about something
Example: Not many people will ever forget the chilling smugness of Fidel Castro, the former Prime Minister of Cuba.
Synonyms: chutzpah, ego pride, pretension, egotistic, conceited, vainglorious, assured, swellheaded, vain
Antonyms: modest, egoless, caution
Glee (noun)
خوشی، مسرت، شادمانی، رنگ رلیاں، بغیر ساز کے گانا
great delight, especially from one’s own good fortune or another’s misfortune
Example: She opened her birthday gift with glee.
Synonyms: delight, elation, joy, pleasure, verve, exhilaration, exuberance, festivity, jocundity, mirthfulness, happiness, gleefulness
Antonyms: melancholy, sadness, unhappiness
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
Behest (noun)
ایماء، حکم
a person’s orders or command
Example: At the director’s behest, she is being called back for a second audition.
Synonyms: commandment, dictate, direction, injunction, imperative, order
Antonyms: answer, reply
