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GRE PREPARATION
vocabulary
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| abase | قَدرو قِيمت گھٹانا ۔ ذَلِيل کرنا ۔ بے عِزَت کرنا | Abase has reference to a bringing down in condition or feelings; as to abase one's self before God. |
| abash | شَرمِندہ کَرنا ۔ شَرَمسار کَرنا | I was abashed by the magnitude of the others’ generosity so I donated twenty thousand more, |
| abate | تھوڑا کرنا۔ کم کرنا۔ ہلکا کرنا۔ گھٹانا۔ تفریق | it is often used with something physically, emotionally, or figuratively violent, as in "the flood of fan mail began to abate." Using it transitively, if you take measures to abate pollution or noise, you reduce them. |
| abbreviate | مختصر کرنا | lots of things can be abbreviated. You just have to shorten them. Sudden rain might abbreviate a baseball game. A bomb threat would abbreviate a school day. Anytime something is being shortened or cut, abbreviation is going on. |
| humiliate | تزلیل کرنا | means to make someone feel ashamed or stupid, often publicly. It would humiliate all but the most self-assured person to realize that everyone else in the room has noticed their fly is down. |
| debase | بے قدر کرنا ، ذلیل کرنا ، وقار گھٹانا ، خفیف کرنا ، نظروں سے گرانا | To debase something is to make it corrupt or impure.To debase a person is to corrupt them, often by driving them to perform an immoral act like (gasp!) using the lemonade mix. Just promise us you won’t do it. |
| denigrate | بدنام کرنا | which means “to blacken.” To sully or defame someone’s reputation, or to spread negative or hurtful information about a company or a situation, is to denigrate it. Your neighbors may denigrate your proposal |
| disconcert | بے ترتیب کرنا۔ گڑبڑ پیدا کر دینا۔ بے نظمی پیدا کرنا۔ منسوخ کرن | o disconcert is to unsettle someone, make them feel confused and out of sorts. It's a mixture of to embarrass and to creep out |
| astound | ہکا بکا کر دینا | Astound means to amaze. Savants, or those with extreme brain abnormalities, can astound people by their ability to play.the idea of surprise remains wrapped up in the word |
| confound | درہم برہم کرنا ۔ گڑبڑ کرنا | confound means both "to mistake" and "to confuse.If you have an identical twin, you've probably tried dressing alike so that people confound you with, |
| Relinquish | دستبر دار ہونا | let go of or surrender something(a plan, policy something owned, a right, etc.) |
| Forgo | پرہیز کرنا | When you skip dessert after a big meal, this is an example of a situation where you forgo dessert. to do without; abstain from; give up |
| Abdicate | تَخت چھوڑنا ۔ دَست بَردار ہونا | The definition of abdicate means to formally and/or publicly give up a position of power or a responsibility,(high office, throne, authority) usually by choice. An example of abdicate is a king choosing to no longer be king. |
| Evacuate | خالی کرانا | to make empty; remove the contents of; specific to discharge (bodily waste, esp. feces) to remove (etc.) from (a place or area) |
| Pursue | تعاقب ۔ ۔ تلاش | Pursue is defined as to follow or chase, to continue with or to try to get someone or something. An example of pursue is trying to catch up with someone walking in front of you. |
| disconcert | دحواس پریشان۔ | Disconcert is defined as to embarrass or frustrate. An example of disconcert is for a person to upset her best friend by telling her secret to everyone. |
| immodesty | بے حیائی ۔ بے شرمی ۔ شوخی | indecent not shy or humble; bold; forward |
| complacency | اِطمینان | The definition of complacency means a feeling of contentment or self-satisfaction, often combined with a lack of awareness of pending trouble or controversy. |
| smugness | خود پسندی | self-satisfied to an annoying degree; complacent |
| dignified | با عزت ۔ با وقار | The definition of dignified is having or showing worth, nobility or self respect. An example of a dignified person is someone who always acts politely and minds her manners in a difficult situation. |
| exalt | چڑھانا ۔ مرتبہ ۔ عزت ۔ وقعت بڑھانا ۔ عظمت بخشنا ۔ بڑھانا ۔ | To exalt is defined as to praise the virtues of someone or to raise that person into a position of greater authority or power. An example of exalt is when you go on and on about how good someone is and then you give him a promotion. |
| moderate | اعتدال پسند | The definition of moderate is something that is average, mild or within reasonable limits |
| diminish | گھٹانا | Diminish is defined as to make something seem smaller or less important. Diminish the credibility of the Council. |
| subside | پر سکون ہونا | To subside is to lessen, to become inactive or to sink to lower levels. An example of subside is when your pain goes away as you recover. |
| ally | ساتھی ۔ رفیق | Ally is defined as an individual, country or organization that unites with another. An example of an ally is Britain to the US in World War II. |
| slacken | ڈھیلا ہونا یا کرنا ۔ سست ہونا | Slacken the rope and drop the weight to become less active, intense, brisk, etc.: slackening trade to become less tense; loosen, as rope |
| subdue | فتح کرنا ۔ قابو پا جانا ۔ مدھم کرنا ۔ | To subdue is defined as to gain control over someone or something or to calm or quiet someone or something. An example of subdue is when you manage to calm angry protestors and gain control over the situation. |
| alleviate | آرام دينا | The definition of alleviate is to make something easier to deal with or endure. An example of alleviate is to take pain killers to ease the tension of a headache. |
| dwindle | بتدریج گھٹنا | To dwindle is defined as to slowly be reduced or become smaller. An example of dwindle is when you have a lot of candy and you eat it piece by piece, until the quantity of candy will start to reduce down to nothing. |
| Augment | تَصريفی صُورتوں کے گَيا اِضافَہ | The definition of augment is to make larger or stronger, or to become bigger. A woman getting her breast size increased with plastic surgery is an example of augment. |
| dilate | پھیلانا ۔ چوڑا کرنا | To dilate is defined as to expand and become wider. An example of dilate is when your eyes become wide with excitement. |
| sprout | پھُوٹنا ۔ اُگنا | The definition of a sprout is a new growth of a plant. To sprout means to grow. When you begin to grow gray hairs, where you sprout gray hairs. |
| aggravate | بھڑکنا زیادہ سنگین بنانا | The definition of aggravate means to make worse or to annoy. An example of aggravate is a brother who won't stop teasing his younger sibling. |
| disperse | بکھر جانا | To disperse is defined as to break up and spread in many directions. An example of to disperse is when people in a crowd walk away from each other. |
| exaggerate | بڑھا چڑھا کر بیان کرنا | To exaggerate is defined as to stretch the truth or to make something seem bigger than it is. An example of exaggerate is when you catch a two pound fish and say you caught a ten pound fish. |
| mortify | باعث شرمندگی ۔ باعث ندامت ۔ | Yet despite the great fashion strides that have been made, some people are still mortified by the very thought of wearing someone else’s jacket.mostly used when you feel so ashamed or embarrassed you “want to die. |
| Abandon | ترک کرنا ۔ چھوڑنا | Abandon is defined as to leave something behind. An example of abandon is leaving a baby on a stranger’s doorstep. |
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