The following words were taken from the Dawn newspaper on June 22, 2020:
Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning | 22 June 2020
Grim (adjective)
سنگین، خوفناک، افسردہ
worrying Or without hope
Example: High in Himalayas, the Indian Soldiers were grim after losing many of their comrades in battle.
Synonyms: dreary, miserable, rough, terrible, cruel, shocking, horrid, gloomy, severe, doleful
Antonyms: gentle, comfort, peaceful, joyful, hopeful, pleasant, mild
Repatriation (noun)
وطن واپسی
the act of sending or bringing someone, or sometimes money or other property, back to the country that he, she, or it came from
Example: Pakistan started to repatriate the Afghan refugees.
Synonyms: reinstatement, recovery, renewal, redemption, reconstruction, cure
Antonyms: destroy, disease, abolition, abrogation, cancellation, eradication
Pertain (verb)
متعلق ہونا،سے متعلق
to relate to Or have a connection with something
Example: All their demands pertain to the sovereignty of the federation as court ruling shows.
Synonyms: apply, refer, belong, appertain, associate, concern, connect
Antonyms: disconnect, disassociate, separate
Alienate (verb)
دور کر دینا، الگ کرنا
to make an individual feel unwanted or removed from a group or relationship
Example: After a period of confrontation, two sisters became alienated from each other for ten years.
Synonyms: estrange, divide, separate, hostility
Antonyms: be friendly, combine, unite, unify
Grievance (noun)
شکوہ، شکایت، گلہ
a complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly
Example: Ministry of water needed to address the public grievances about their poor sanitation conditions.
Synonyms: injustice, wrong, complaint, sorrow, unhappiness, distress, grim, doleful
Antonyms: comfort, joy, delight, happiness, right
Germinate (verb)
اگنا،بڑھنا
come into existence and develop
Example: The plants need an adequate amount of water to germinate.
Synonyms: shoot, develop, come into being, originate, grow
Antonyms: compress, undeveloped, die, shrink, shorten, squeeze, abridge
Troubled waters (idiom)
زندگی کا ایک مشکل مرحلہ
difficult phase of life
Example: Your irresponsible behavior would have brought us all into troubled waters.
Synonyms: stress, difficult time, suffering, chaotic situation, problem, confusion
Antonyms: joy, comfort, delight, clearance
Divisive (adjective)
اختلاف رائے، باعث تقسیم
tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people
Example: The divisive proposal split the committee into two opposing sides.
Synonyms: estranging, alienating, dissenting, disruptive, repelling
Antonyms: soothing, joining, combining, attracting
Watchdog (noun)
گھر اور جائیداد (وغیرہ) کی حفاظت کرنے والا
a person or organization who focuses on making sure other don’t act in a way that is illegal or unethical
Example: The company is known as an anti-fraud watchdog that tries to stop bank embezzlement from taking place.
Synonyms: monitor, care taker, auditor, looking after, invigilator, supervisor
Antonyms: prisoner
Earnest (adjective)
پر خلوص، سنجیدہ، پکا،دلی
serious and determined
Example: The girl’s earnest effort counterbalanced her slowness at learning.
Synonyms: diligent, impassioned, passionate, sincere, purposeful, ardent
Antonyms: cool, indifferent, apathetic, unexcited
