The following words were taken from the Dawn newspaper on June 30, 2020:
Dawn Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning | 30 June 2020
Proscribe (verb)
رد کرنا، منع کرنا
to forbid something
Example: Over-speeding in populated areas is proscribed by law.
Synonyms: exclude, prohibit, condemn, enjoin, ban, outlaw
Antonyms: permit, allow, approve, let
Laud (verb)
تعریف کرنا
to praise or glorify
Example: Businessmen increased their salaries in laud of their employees’ hard work.
Synonyms: acclaim, admire, accredit, chair, praise, celebrate, salute, compliment, adore
Antonyms: blame, criticize, denounce, disapprove, knock
Alacrity (noun)
تیزی ، پھرتی، کوئی کام کرنے کیلئے خوش دلانہ آمادگی
speed and eagerness
Example: The police killed the terrorists with devoted bravery and alacrity.
Synonyms: willingness, amenability, obligingness, promptness, goodwill, cheerfulness
Antonyms: apathy, discouragement, indifference, lethargy, slowness
Concoct (verb)
ایجاد کرنا، منصوبہ کرنا، مرتب کرنا
to make by combining various ingredients
Example: She concocted a stew from the leftovers.
Synonyms: construct, contrive, devise, make, fabricate, manufacture, envision
Antonyms: wreck, demolish, demolish, disorganize, neglect, crush, ruin, overturn, dismantle, flatten, dilapidate, annihilate
Hostage (noun)
یرغمال، وہ شخص جو ضمانت کےطورپر دشمن کے حوالے کیا جائے۔
(somebody) who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy (invader) in order to force the other people involved to do what the enemy wants
Example: The terrorists demanded a helicopter and a plane in exchange for the hostages.
Synonyms: captive, prisoner
Antonyms: captor
Orchestrate (verb)
منصوبہ بنانا، منصوبہ بندی کرنا ، ترکیب میں لانا
plan or coordinate the elements to produce a desired effect Or to organize or plan all of the details of an event
Example: Terrorists orchestrated to hostage the PSX building on June 29, 2020 at Karachi.
Synonyms: organize, plan, arrange, setup
Antonyms: disorganize, disperse
Vortex (noun)
گرداب، بھنور
a force (circular in shape) that pulls things into stream or current Or a dangerous situation in which you become more and more involved and can’t escape
Example: She sucked into vortex of despair when her beauty salon was destroyed in the deadly terrorist attack.
Synonyms: whirlpool, maelstrom, gulf, eddy
Antonyms: calm, peace
Thwart (verb)
ناکام بنا دینا، مقصد پورانہ ہونے دینا
to stop somebody from doing something
Example: Circumstances requiring Iran to setup intelligence-gathering to thwart the activities of insurgency.
Synonyms: curb, hinder, circumvent, checkmate, obstruct, prevent, oppose, counter, baffle, foil
Antonyms: advance, promote, aid, encourage, forward, allow, abet, support, cultivate
Subversive (adjective)
تخریبی
intended to destroy something (especially an established political system)
Example: Subversive network of India through Kulbhushan Jadhav is a clear breach of comity of nation between India and Pakistan.
Synonyms: destructive, riotous, provocative, rebellious, inflammatory, treacherous
Antonyms: obedient, loyal, peacemaking
Pervasive (adjective)
اثر کرنے والا، سرایت کرنے والا، نفوذ کرنے والا، جذب ہونے والا، گھسنے والا
capable of affecting or influencing everything
Example: The influence of Jonathan Swift is pervasive in Gulliver’s Travel.
Synonyms: prevalent, common, extensive, vast
Antonyms: uncommon, rare, scare
