Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning (05 May 2021)

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
May 05, 2021


Contraction (noun) چھوٹا کرنے کا عمل، تنگی

the process of becoming smaller.
Example: “the general contraction of the industry did further damage to morale”
Synonyms: shrinking, reduction in size, shrinkage, decline, decrease, diminution, dwindling, downtick
Antonyms: expansion, growth


Enormous (adjective) بہت بڑا، قوی، دیوہیکل

very large in size, quantity, or extent.
Example: “enormous sums of money”
Synonyms: huge, vast, extensive, expansive, broad, wide, boundless, immeasurable, limitless
Antonyms: tiny


Accumulation (noun) بڑھاوا، اضافہ، بٹورنا

the acquisition or gradual gathering of something.
Example: “the accumulation of wealth”
Synonyms: amassing, building up, build-up, collection, gathering, assembling, assembly, stockpiling
Antonyms: dissipation


Stringent (adjective) بہت سخت، شدید،کڑا، تاکیدی

(of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting.
Example: “stringent guidelines on air pollution”
Synonyms: strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh, tough, tight, exacting, demanding
Antonyms: lenient, flexible


Batter (verb) اڑانا، منہدم کرنا، مسمار کرنا

strike repeatedly with hard blows.
Example: “a prisoner was battered to death with a table leg”
Synonyms: pummel, pound, rain blows on, buffet, belabour, thrash, beat up, abuse
Antonyms: go under, fall, help, lose, surrender


Stimulus (noun) معلومات، محرک، تحریک

a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue.
Example: “areas of the brain which respond to auditory stimuli”
Synonyms: spur, stimulant, encouragement, impetus, boost, prompt, prod, incentive, inducement
Antonyms: deterrent, discouragement


Bolster (verb) لمبا گول تکیہ، گاﺅ تکیہ، حوصلہ افزائی

support or strengthen.
Example: “the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence”
Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce, make stronger, boost, fortify, give a boost to
Antonyms: undermine


Assertion (noun) حتمی موقف، اقرار واثق، دعویٰ

a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.
Example: “his assertion that his father had deserted the family”
Synonyms: declaration, contention, statement, claim, submission, postulation, averment, opinion
Antonyms: bashfulness, confusion, consternation


Bleak (adjective) تاریک، روکھا

(of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.
Example: “a bleak and barren moor”
Synonyms: bare, exposed, desolate, stark, arid, desert, denuded, lunar, open, empty
Antonyms: lush, verdant


Exacerbate (verb) بدتر کرنا، شدید تر کرنا، بگاڑنا

make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
Example: “the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem”
Synonyms: aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame, compound, intensify, increase
Antonyms: calm, reduce


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