The following words were taken from the Dawn newspaper on June 29, 2020:
Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning | 29 June 2020
Embroil (verb)
مصیبت یا دقت میں ڈالنا، الجھنا، کوئی کام کرنے کیلئے زور ڈالنا
involve deeply in an argument or difficult situation
Example: The London’s Mayor has been embroiled in a controversy.
Synonyms: tangle, mire, difficult situation, enmesh, bog down
Antonyms: exclude, free, let go, calm
Aghast (adjective)
حیرت زدہ، خوف زدہ
suddenly filled with a strong feelings of shock
Example: After the horrified denouement of the Hollywood movie, the speechless audience was aghast.
Synonyms: horrified, alarmed, afraid, scary, terrified, shocked, dismayed
Antonyms: fearless, unsurprised, unafraid
Gimmick (noun)
تدبیر، چال، ترکیب، منصوبہ
a trick intended to attract attention Or a new plan which gets noticed but worthless in reality
Example: They offer the free subscription of magazine; it is just a sales gimmick to get you to buy their product.
Synonyms: dodge, maneuver, device, instrument, gadget, artifice, trick, shenanigan, scheme
Antonyms: honesty, reality
Austerity (noun)
سادگی، کفایت شعاری، سنگین بجٹ، ایسے معاشی حالات جن میں عوام کو غیر ضروری اشیاء خریدنے سے پرہیز کرنا ضروری ہو۔
a state of stern and serious quality Or a state of reduced spending that causes people to live without luxuries.
Example: Pakistan needed some result-oriented and austerity measures to boost its dwindling economy.
Synonyms: severity, rigor, difficulty, hardship
Antonyms: kindness, calmness, mildness
Stifling (adjective)
سخت گرم، دم گھونٹ دینے والی شے، تکلیف دہ
extremely hot and unpleasant Or hot enough to cause difficulties in breathing
Example: Hazrat Hajra AS couldn’t find even a single drop of water for her child in the stifling mountains of Arabia.
Synonyms: suffocating, airless, humid, choke
Antonyms: loose, let go
Frazzled (adjective)
تھکا ماندہ، گھسا ہوا
completely exhausted after a lot of mental or physical effort
Example: It was a stressful day at office and by 2: 00 I was completely frazzled.
Synonyms: fray, wear out, exhausted, tired
Antonyms: invigorate, refresh, preserving, please
Excruciating (adjective)
انتہائی تکلیف دہ، شدیدذہنی کوفت کا باعث
extremely uncomfortable or painful
Example: After watching the excruciating film, the speechless audience was aghast.
Synonyms: agonizing, severe, racking, acute, painful, raging, torturous, harrowing, torturing, unbearable, wrenching
Antonyms: mild, bearable, calm, endurable, pleasant, soothing
Unedifying (adjective)
ذلت آمیز، مخرب اخلاق
unpleasant and causing people to feel no respect
Example: It is possible to write and edifying biography about an unedifying life.
Synonyms: unpleasant, distasteful
Antonyms: edifying, tasteful, pleasant, calm
Candid (adjective)
کھلم کھلا، صاف صاف، صاف گو، راست باز
honest and telling the truth
Example: Candid leadership has changed the future of Malaysia.
Synonyms: direct, unequivocal, frank, open, straightforward, outspoken, upfront, forthright, unguarded, openhearted, unbiased, sincere
Antonyms: biased, prejudiced, untruthful
Sinew (noun)
مضبوط
structure or system that provides support and holds it together
Example: While a sinew or tendon links muscle to bone, ligaments connect bone to bone.
Synonyms: tendon, power, strength, energy, potency, vigor
Antonyms: impotence, powerlessness, weakness
