Dawn Vocabulary 7 July 2020 | The following words were taken from the Dawn newspaper on July 7, 2020:
Dawn Vocabulary 7 July 2020 | Urdu Meaning & Sentence Examples
Resurgence (noun)
پھر سے اٹھنا، پھر شاداب ہو کر پھوٹنا، پھر زندہ ہونا، نئی زندگی، حیات نو، نئی روح، قوت بخشی
a new increase of activity Or interest in a particular subject Or idea that had been forgotten for some time Or renewal of a comeback of an event
Example: To prevent the resurgence of polio virus, WHO is strictly enforcing the polio vaccine.
Synonyms: rejuvenation, revival, comeback, renewal, restoration, revivification, rebirth
Antonyms: failure, deterioration
Revamp (verb)
بہتر بنانے کے لئے تبدیلیاں کرنا، دوبارہ تعمیر کرنا، پیوند لگانا، اختلاف پھر سے دور کرنا
to give new improvement or life to something old
Example: Pakistan Railway is needed to revamp its infrastructure as it has failed to keep pace with new technology.
Synonyms: rebuild, remake, renovate, remake, rehabilitate, remodel, update
Antonyms: ruin, destroy
Freight (noun)
سامان جو کہ ٹرک ، ٹرین ، بحری یا ہوائی جہاز کے ذریعے منتقل کیا جاتا ہے۔کھیپ، بار برداری کا کرایہ
Goods (but not passengers) that are carried from one place to another by train, ship, aircraft or truck
Example: Pakistan Railway is in deficit owing to the shortage of freight train.
Synonyms: consignment, shipment, transportation, weight, haul, burden, payload
Antonyms: disburden, unlade, unload, disencumber, discharge
Unscrupulous (adjective)
جس کے کوئی اصو ل نہ ہوں، بے ایمان، بے اصولا، بےاصول
behaving in a way that is unfair or dishonest in order to get what you want
Example: Raja-gopalacharia was unscrupulous who expressed his feeling on Pakistan Resolution as “Jinnah’s demand of partition is just like a quarrel between the two brothers on one cow who want to slaughter it into two pieces to divide amongst them.
Synonyms: shady, selfish, immoral, unethical
Antonyms: principled, ethical, scrupulous
Critique (noun)
کسی نظریہ کا تفصیلی اور تنقیدی جائزہ، اپنی رائے دینا، تبصرہ، جائزہ، تنقیدی مضمون
a review of a work describing its positive and negative elements (especially negative one)
Example: The mob refused to scatter when the critique judgement did not protect and safeguard their rights.
Synonyms: criticism, analysis, appraisal, review, examine, comment, assessment
Antonyms: praise, compliment
Abhorrence (noun)
شدید نفرت، حقارت
a feeling of hating someone or something
Example: The foreign policy of indictment will surely escalate the abhorrence.
Synonyms: execration, loathing, enmity antipathy, hate, abomination, aversion
Antonyms: kindness, love
Scapegoat (noun)
قربانی کا بکرا، بے گناہ شخص جس پر دوسروں کے الزام تھوپ دئیے جاتے ہیں، فرضی قصوروار، دوسروں کی غلطی کا قصوروار ٹھہرایا جانے والا-
a person who is blamed for something that someone else has done
Example: Severals fell victim of scapegoating when America dropped MOAB at ISIS cave complex on April 13, 2017.
Synonyms: fall guys, whipping boy
Antonyms: criminal, hardened, desperate
Proponent (noun)
کسی بات کی وکالت کرنے والا، کوئی تجویز یا تحریک کرنے والا شخص، کسی نظریے اصول یا مقصد کا حامی
a person who speaks publicly in support of a particular idea or plan of action
Example: Quaid-e-Azam was a staunch proponent of two nation theory.
Synonyms: defender, backer, advocate, supporter, partisan, protector, booster
Antonyms: antagonist, opponent
Bolster (verb)
مضبوط کرنا، سہارا دینا
to make something stronger or bolder
Example: Great investment is required to bolster the industry.
Synonyms: boost, aid, help, buttress, engage, support, sustain, undergird, uphold
Antonyms: hinder, resistance, discourage
Conspicuous (adjective)
واضح، ظاہر، نمایاں، کھلم کھلا، عیاں، نامور
very easy to notice
Example: The conspicuous attempt of the jury was committed to uproot the vendetta.
Synonyms: distinct, evident, visible, noticeable, dramatic, emphatic, flamboyant
Antonyms: unnoticeable, inconspicuous, obscure, opaque, uncertain, hidden, unshowy
