Dawn Vocabulary 5 July 2020 | The following words were taken from the Dawn newspaper on July 5, 2020:
Dawn Vocabulary 5 July 2020 | Urdu Meaning & Sentence Examples
Veracity (noun)
صداقت، راستبازی، سچائی، راست گوئی
the quality of being truthful
Example: Veracity comforts man and lies kill him.
Synonyms: accuracy, fairness, authenticity, honesty, integrity, sincerity, truthfulness, probity
Antonyms: deceitfulness, untruthfulness, falsehood, dishonesty, mendaciousness, lying
Culpable (adjective)
قابل گرفت، سزا کا مستوجب، لائق تعزیر
deserving to be blamed Or considered responsible for something bad
Example: The police found the man culpable of theft.
Synonyms: reprehensible, responsible, blameworthy, guilty, impeachable, reproachable, censurable, blamable
Antonyms: blameless, inculpable, faultless
Repercussion (noun)
ردعمل، واپس پلٹنا، پیچھے ہٹنا
the consequence of a previous action
Example: Any decrease in tourism could have serious repercussion for the local economy.
Synonyms: fallout, reaction, impact, reverberation, influence, consequence, effect
Antonyms: cause, source, beginning, origin
Expediency (noun)
ضرورت، مناسبت، مصلحت، حکمت
helpful or useful in a particular situation but sometimes not morally acceptable
Example: The governor saw bribing the senators as an act of political expediency that had to be done.
Synonyms: desirability, wisdom, prudence, advisability, practicality
Antonyms: unwisdom, inadvisability
Sordid (adjective)
گھٹیا، بد عنوان، برُا، خراب، خستہ حال، گندا، میلا، بے توجہی کا شکار، غلیظ، تنگ دل، کمینہ
very bad Or unpleasant
Example: The sordid bill was disapproved by the National Assembly.
Synonyms: nasty, foul, bad, grimy, vile, begrimed, squalid, muddy, shameful, unclean
Antonyms: clean, reputable, stainless, good, immaculate, descent, elegant, gorgeous
Duress (noun)
جبر، تشدد، دھونس، دھمکی، سختی، نا جائز تشدد، دباو
threats used to force a person to do something
Example: Judicial commission finally revealed that judge’s decision was biased and taken under duress.
Synonyms: force, hardship, pressure, coercion, constraint, compulsion
Antonyms: liberation, peace, freedom, liberty
Rogue (noun)
بد دیانت شخص، حرام خور، بدمعاش، لچا، سرکش، لفنگا، دھوکے باز، آوارہ گرد کی طرح زندگی گذارنا
a dishonest Or unprincipled man
Example: CTD caught a rogue involved in a lot of mischief.
Synonyms: swindler, devil, brute, rascal, monster, caitiff, crook, scapegrace, cheater
Antonyms: honest, aboveboard, pious, kind
Avert (verb)
پھیر لینا، وار کو روکنا، ہٹانا، ٹالنا، دفع کرنا، موڑ لینا، روکنا، دور کرنا، بال بال بچنا
to prevent something bad from happening
Example: Despite many efforts of the pilot, he could not avert the doleful tragedy that took place on May 22, 2020 in Model Colony, Karachi.
Synonyms: prevent, thwart, preclude, stave off, deter, forestall, divert, obviate
Antonyms: assistance, aid, support, help
Appallingly (adverb)
ہولناک طور پر، خوف زدگی سے، ہولناکی سے
in a way that is shocking and very wrong
Example: Twenty Indian soldiers lost their lives appallingly when they intruded into Chinese territories.
Synonyms: disturbingly, terribly, intensely, disgustingly, seriously, horribly, shockingly, dreadfully, notoriously, desperately, unbelievably
Antonyms: mildly, calmly, trivially
Doctor (verb)
دھوکا دینا، ملاوٹ کرنا، بدلنا
to change a document in order to deceive people
Example: His defeat in the general election is due to his protruded attitude.
Synonyms: to change, deceive, betray, cheat, disappoint, hoodwink, delude, defraud, swindle, falsify, circumvent, entrap, beguile, mislead
Antonyms: protect, assist, support, honest
