Dawn Vocabulary 6 July 2020 | The following words were taken from the Dawn newspaper on July 6, 2020:
Dawn Vocabulary 6 July 2020 | Urdu Meaning & Sentence Examples
Fledgling (adjective)
نیا آنے والا، نا تجربہ کار، اناڑی، نا پختہ
new and without experience
Example: The fledgling driver just got its license a few months ago.
Synonyms: beginner, freshman, newcomer, abecedarian, rookie, apprentice, virgin, novitiate
Antonyms: veteran, old hand
Scenic (adjective)
خوش منظر، قدرتی منظر سے متعلق، قابل نظارہ، دل کش، قابل دید مناظر
describing a view of nature that is beautiful or impressive
Example: Malaysian tourism industry is inexplicable because of its scenic landscapes and ideal geography.
Synonyms: beautiful, dramatic, panoramic
Antonyms: ordinary, simple, normal, usual
Nail in the Coffin (idiom)
ایسا عمل جو کسی چیز کے اختتام یا ناکامی کا سبب بنتا ہے، ایک عمل یا واقعہ(وغیرہ) جو کسی چیز کی نا کامی یا بندش کا باعث بن سکتا ہے۔
an event that causes the failure of something that had already started to fail
Example: The witness testimony was the final nail in the coffin for the defendant’s case.
Synonyms: failure, breakdown, misstep, decline, defeat, abortion, decay, deterioration, collapse
Antonyms: improvement, success, accomplishment, betterment, rise, triumph
Put the Cart Before the Horse (idiom)
صحیح طریقے سے کام سر انجام نہ دینا
to do things in the wrong order
Example: Hina is putting the cart before the horse by leaving her permanent job before getting new one.
Synonyms: goof, error, blunder, inaccuracy, fault, mistake, indiscretion, blooper, gaffe, lapse
Antonyms: correctness, accuracy, perfection
Bigotry (noun)
ہٹ دھرمی، تعصب
stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one’s own
Example: After the advent of Islam, the chapter of bigotry was closed forever and ever.
Synonyms: discrimination, prejudice, intolerance, racism, illiberalism, sexism, unfairness, small mindedness, dogmatism, sectarianism, narrow mindedness
Antonyms: broad mindedness, fairness
Cleric (noun)
مذہبی پیشوا، پادری
a religious leader
Example: Some western clerics think that irrevocable loss has been done after giving robust freedom to a woman.
Synonyms: clergyman, ecclesiastic, priest, preacher, chaplain, reverend, deacon
Antonyms: secular, layperson
Indictment (noun)
کسی شخص کے خلاف با ضابطہ الزام، چالان، کسی شخص کے خلاف الزام
A sign that policy, society or system etc. is wrong Or a formal statement of accusing someone
Example: The charges on the indictment include theft, dacoity and attempted murder.
Synonyms: citation, allegation, accusation, summons, prosecution, compliant, count
Antonyms: praise, exoneration, acquittal
Pervasive (adjective)
سرایت کرنے والا، نفوذ پذیر، اثر پذیر، پھیلنے والا، جذب ہونے والا، گھسنے والا
capable of affecting or influencing everything
Example: UNO is pervasive in nature in comparison to League of Nations.
Synonyms: prevalent, ubiquitous, inescapable, prevailing, universal, extensive, rampant, popular
Antonyms: uncommon, rare, scarce, limited
Facet (noun)
پہلو، جانب، رخ، کسی پہلو دار چیز کا پہلو
a side or aspect of something
Example: During the litigation, the defendant’s lawyer explored every facet of the case.
Synonyms: surface, angle, aspect, side
Antonyms: rear, bottom, back, behind
Dismantle (verb)
پاش پاش کر دینا، اکھاڑنا، الگ الگ کر دینا، گرانا، پھاڑنا، تار تار کرنا، حفاظت سے محروم کرنا، ننگا کرنا، محروم کرنا، بے لباس کرنا
to take something apart or pull to pieces
Example: The OIC was established in 1969 in the wake of the dismantling of Masjid-i-Al-Aqsa.
Synonyms: demolish, strike, wreak, decay, dismember, destroy, dismount, disassemble, breakup, undo, demount, take down, strike
Antonyms: concoct, assemble, construct
