The following words were taken from the Dawn newspaper on June 21, 2020:
Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning | 21 June 2020
Vindicate (verb)
الزام سے آزاد ہونا، جائز ٹہرانا
to free from allegation or blame
Example: You can vindicate your claim to this property by showing us the original deed.
Synonyms: acquit, prove, justify, exonerate, clear, corroborate
Antonyms: convict, criminate
Mala fide (adjective)
بے ایمانی سے، نا جائز
illegal or dishonest behavior Or taking benefit of the situation in order to gain advantage
Example: The judge concluded that the company had mala fide in concealing the information.
Synonyms: bad faith, dishonest, doubtful, deceitful, faithless, ambiguous
Antonyms: faithful, honest, ambiguous free, good faith
Burnish (verb)
نکھارنا، چمکانا
enhance or perfect (something such as a reputation or a skill)
Example: The company is currently trying to burnish its socially responsible image.
Synonyms: glance, glaze, polish, shine, luster, dress, smooth
Antonyms: dull, tarnish, corrode
Credential (noun)
کاغذات جو حقیقت کی تصدیق کریں
a qualification, achievement, quality, or aspect of a person’s background, especially when used to indicate their suitability for something
Example: My experience as a chairman is my strongest credential.
Synonyms: deed, certificate, diploma, endorsement, license
Antonyms: refusal, disapproval
Quash (verb)
کالعدم قرار دینا
to say officially that something, especially an earlier official decision, is no longer to be accepted
Example: Biologist were able to quickly quash the outbreak through a new immunization.
Synonyms: suppress, crush, put down, extinguish, overthrow
Antonyms: let go, release, encourage, praise
Arbiter (noun)
فیصلہ کرنے والا، حاکم
a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter
Example: If the two parties can’t peacefully solve their disagreement, then a civil judge will act as an arbiter.
Synonyms: mediator, adjudicator, arbitrator, judge, moderator, umpire
Antonyms: fail, reject, disqualify
Emanate (verb)
خارج ہونا، کسی ماخذ سے باہر آنا
to express a quality or feeling through the way that you look and behave
Example: Happiness seemed to emanate from Mary on her wedding.
Synonyms: originate, radiate, emerge, emit, arise, discharge, expel, evolve, release, give out
Antonyms: keep, conceal, hold
Denouement (noun)
کسی صورتحال کا نتیجہ، انجام داستان
the outcome of a situation, when something is decided or made clear
Example: After being in the jury room for weeks, we were anxious for the denouement of the trial.
Synonyms: end, finale, climax, conclusion, windup, closure, outcome
Antonyms: commencement, beginning, start
Ham-fisted (adjective)
بدسلیقہ، پھوہڑ، بھدا
doing things in an awkward or unskilled way when using the hands or dealing with people
Example: The lost the property case, because of ham-fisted way of their lawyer.
Synonyms: awkward, handless, graceless, crack-handed, maladroit
Antonyms: handed, dexterous
Travail (noun)
ایک ناخوشگوار تجربہ یا صورتحال ، خاص طور پر ایک ایسا کام جس میں بہت محنت اور کوشش شامل ہو۔
an unpleasant experience or situation, especially one that involves a lot of hard work or effort
Example: Hopefully our football team will travail and come back and win the game.
Synonyms: effort, struggle, anguish, stress, agony, excruciation, pain, endeavor
Antonyms: joy, comfort, happiness, entertainment, fun
