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abbreviation
n. [مخفف] shortening something by omitting parts of it
abolish
v. [مٹاتا] cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
aboriginal
a. [قبائلی] being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
abound
v. [کثرت] be full of; be plentiful
abrasion
n. [گھرشن] scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something
abridge
v. [abridge] condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
abundance
n. [کثرت] great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
accelerate
v. [تیز] move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
acclaim
v. [تعریف] applaud; announce with great approval
accommodation
n. [رہائش] living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
accord
n. [مخلوقات] settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
accumulate
v. [جمع] pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
accuser
n. [] one who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault
acquaint
v. [ارجن] inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
adept
a. [ہنر] expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
adhere
v. [التزام] stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
adjacent
a. [متصل] adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
adjoin
v. [adjoin] be next to; be contiguous to; border on
administrate
v. [administrate] administer; supply; supervise or be in charge of
adolescence
n. [بالغ] state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
advent
n. [آمد] coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
adverse
a. [برعکس] in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
aerial
a. [ہوائی] of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
aesthetic
a. [جمالیاتی] elegant or tasteful; of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste
affiliate
v. [الحاق] associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
affirm
v. [وانی] state something as true; assert; confirm
affix
v. [دور لاحقہ] fasten; append; add on; secure to something
afflict
v. [دامن] cause pain, suffering, or distress
aggregate
v. [اجماع] gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
agitation
n. [تحریک] anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
agreeable
a. [قابل قبول] ready to consent or submit; acceptable
airing
a. [airing] exposure to air for freshening or drying; exposure to public attention; radio or television broadcast
albeit
ad. [تاہم] even though; although; notwithstanding
allege
v. [کا الزام] state without proof; assert to be true
alleviate
v. [خاتمے] provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
allocate
v. [مختص] assign; distribute according to plan
allot
v. [آونٹیت] parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
alloy
v. [مصر] combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
alphabetical
a. [حروف تہجی] arranged in customary order of the letters of a language
ambiguity
n. [ابہام] state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
ambiguous
a. [مبہم] unclear or doubtful in meaning
amend
v. [ترمیم] change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
amid
ad. [درمیان] in the middle of; among; surrounded by
amidst
ad. [رقم] amid; in the middle of; among
amplify
v. [تفریح] broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
analyse
v. [amplify تجزیہ] resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for examination of each separately
analytical
a. [تجزیاتی] of analysis; resolving into elements or parts
ancestor
n. [پرکھا] forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
anecdote
n. [اپاھیان] a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
annihilate
v. [نیست و نابود] destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
annuity
n. [وارشیکی] annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
antagonism
n. [عداوت] active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
antarctic
a. [جنوبی] opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or the region near it
anthology
n. [anthology] book of literary selections by various authors
apologetic
a. [معذرت خواہانہ] offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
apparatus
n. [اپریٹس] a group of parts that work together to perform a given function; appliance, or device for a particular purpose
append
v. [فائلیں] attach; add as supplement or appendix
appliance
n. [آلات] durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
applicant
n. [درخواست گزار] candidate; a person who formally requests something, especially a job
appraisal
n. [تشخیص] assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
appreciable
a. [تحسین] large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
apprentice
n. [شکشو] works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
approximate
v. [اندازا] come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
apt
a. [مناسب] likely; precisely suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
aquatic
a. [آبی] consisting of, relating to, or being in the water
arbitrary
a. [صوابدیدی] randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
archaic
a. [قدیمی] no longer current or applicable; antiquated
ardent
a. [اتساہی] displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
arduous
a. [پرمشقت] demanding great effort or labor; difficult
armour
n. [کوچ] defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
arouse
v. [زگانا] excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
array
v. [سرنی] set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
ascend
v. [چڑھ] move up or climb something; mount
ascent
n. [آروہن] upward slope or grade; movement upward
ascertain
v. [جاننے] find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
ascribe
v. [باندھتے] inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
aspiration
n. [تمنا] ambition; something that you hope to achieve
aspire
v. [بار بار آرزو کریں] seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
assert
v. [آسان اور خوشگوار بنا] declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
assorted
a. [assorted] varied;  consisting of various types mixed together  
astound
v. [چکت] affect with wonder; surprise; shock
attain
v. [پانے] achieve or accomplish; gain
attribute
n. [خصوصیت] essential quality; reputation; honor
audible
a. [شروی] perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
augment
v. [بڑھانے] make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
authoritative
a. [مستند] weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
automate
v. [خودکار] replace or enhance human labor with machines
automation
n. [آٹومیشن] the use of machines and computers that can operate without needing human control
autonomy
n. [خود مختاری] independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
auxiliary
a. [حمل سے متعلق معاون] helper, additional or subsidiary
avail
v. [کار آمد] turn to the advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
avert
v. [ٹال] prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
aviation
n. [ہوا بازی] art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
axis
n. [محور] the center around which something rotates; pivot
badminton
n. [بیڈمنٹن] game played on a court with light long-handled rackets
baffle
v. [چکرا] frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
bamboo
n. [بانس] plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
barometer
n. [بیرومیٹر] an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
barricade
n. [روک والی آڑ] hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
barter
v. [عوض] trade goods or services without the exchange of money
bead
n. [منکی] small piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood that is pierced for stringing
beautician
n. [ہرا بیوٹیشن] one skilled in giving cosmetic treatments; one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
beneficial
a. [منافع] helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
berth
n. [برت] space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
beset
v. [گھیرے] attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
bewilder
v. [bewilder] lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
bibliography
n. [کتابیات] list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
bilateral
a. [دوطرفہ] two-sided; mutual;  involving two groups or countries  
bilingual
n. [دولسانی] using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
bitumen
n. [bitumen] mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame
bloc
n. [بلاک] a group of nations, parties, or persons united for common action
blot
n. [نابود] spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing
blunder
n. [غلطی] serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
boast
v. [گھمنڈ] show off oneself;  speak of with excessive pride
bookcase
n. [کتابوں کی الماری] case with shelves for holding books, especially one with glazed doors
bookkeeper
n. [bookkeeper] one who keeps accounts; one who has charge of keeping books and accounts in an office
bookstall
n. [bookstall] stall where books are sold, as on the street; table with enclosed sides, for displaying books for sale
boundary
n. [سرحد] dividing line; border; frontier
boycott
v. [بائیکاٹ] refrain from buying or using
brashness
n. [brashness] characteristic of being brash; the trait of being rash and hasty; tasteless showiness
brisk
a. [تیز] marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner
browse
v. [براؤز] graze; skim or glance at casually
bulge
v. [بلک] cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
bungalow
n. [بنگالی] small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
buoyant
a. [buoyant] able to float; cheerful and optimistic
bureaucracy
n. [بیوروکریسی] over-regulated administrative system
burrow
n. [بل] tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
bustle
v. [ہلچل] move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
calamity
n. [سدا] the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
calcium
n. [کیلشیم] silvery, moderately hard metallic element
calorie
n. [کیلوری] unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
canteen
n. [کینوس] a vessel used by soldiers for carrying water or other drinks; snack bar or small cafeteria
caption
n. [عنوان] title; chapter heading; text under illustration
carcass
n. [کنکال] the dead body of an animal, especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
catalyst
n. [اتپریرک] an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
caustic
a. [کاسٹک] capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
censor
n. [سینسر] overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
centenary
a. [صدی] relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
certify
v. [سرٹیفکیٹ] give certain information to; assure; make certain
characterize
v. [خصوصیات] distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
chasm
n. [کھائی] deep opening in the earth surface
chaste
a. [عفت و عصمت] morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
chore
n. [chore] a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
chronological
a. [کالانکرمک] arranged in order of time of occurrence
circulate
v. [گردش] move through space, circuit, or system, returning to the starting point
circumference
n. [فریم] the boundary line of a circle,  figure, area, or object
cite
v. [واوین] quote; adduce as an instance
clasp
n. [ہک] fastening device; firm grip
classify
v. [درجہ بندی] declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
clockwise
ad. [دکشنتاورت] in the direction that the hands of a clock move
cluster
n. [گروپ] group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
coarse
a. [موٹے] rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
coeducation
n. [coeducation] system of education in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes
cognitive
a. [سنجشتھاناتمک] knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic
coherent
a. [سنسکت] adhesive; sticking together; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
coil
n. [کنڈلی] a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
coincide
v. [موافق] occur at the same time as; correspond
collaboration
n. [تعاون] act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
collide
v. [آپس میں ٹکرا] bump; hit something violently
combustible
a. [آتش] capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
commemorate
v. [منانے] serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
commend
v. [تعریف] commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
commodity
n. [جنس] goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit
commonplace
a. [عام] ordinary; having no remarkable features
commute
v. [چاپ commute] obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; regularly travel from a place of residence to another place
commuter
n. [مسافروں] someone who regularly travels from home in a suburb to work in a city
comparable
a. [موازنہ] similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy of being ranked with
compel
v. [مجبور] force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
compile
v. [تالیف] put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
complement
v. [اضافی] complete; consummate; make perfect
compliance
n. [عمل] readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
compose
v. [تحریر] write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
composite
a. [جامع] made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
compress
v. [دبا] close; squeeze or press together; contract
comprise
v. [شامل ہیں] include; consist of; be composed of
compulsory
a. [لازمی] mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
compute
v. [شمارندہ] reckon; make a mathematical calculation
concerted
a. [سگھن] planned or accomplished together; combined
concise
a. [جامع] brief and compact; expressing much in few words
concoct
v. [چال چلیں گے.] digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
concurrent
a. [سمورتی] simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
condense
v. [گاڑھا] change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
condolence
n. [تعزیتی] expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
confer
v. [احسان] bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
configuration
n. [ترتیب] arrangement of parts or elements; outline
confine
v. [محدود] restrict in movement; circumscribe
conform
v. [مطابق] comply with; follow; fit; meet
congestion
n. [بھیڑ] act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
congruent
a. [متماثل] possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
conscientious
a. [ئماندار] diligent; responsible; reliable
consecutive
a. [مسلسل] following one after another without interruption; sequential
consequent
a. [نتیجے] resulting; following as a logical conclusion
conservation
n. [تحفظ] preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect
conservatory
n. [conservatory] greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
conserve
v. [محفوظ] retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
consign
v. [سپرد] give, transfer, or deliver formally, as if by signing over into the possession of another
consist
v. [مشتمل] be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
consolidate
v. [مضبوط] make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
conspicuous
a. [مخصوص] noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
constituent
n. [پیچیدہ اتحادی] component or part; citizen, voter
constitute
v. [تشکیل] make up; form something
constrain
v. [مجبور] restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
constrict
v. [] restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
construct
v. [تعمیر] form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
contaminate
v. [غور و فکر کریں] make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
contemplate
v. [غور و فکر کریں] look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
contend
v. [خراب جھگڑا کریں] strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for
contention
n. [فساد] competing as for any profit or prize
continuity
n. [تسلسل] property of a continuous and connected period of time
contradict
v. [تناقض] confront; state the opposite of what someone has said
contradiction
n. [تضاد] the assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
contrive
v. [contrive] form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
convene
v. [گیلا کرنا] cause to come together formally
converge
v. [تقارب] approach; tend to meet; come together
converse
v. [گفتگو] chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
conversely
ad. [برعکس] in a converse manner; with change of order or relation; reciprocally.
correlate
v. [correlate] relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
correspond
v. [خط و کتابت] be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
correspondence
n. [خط و کتابت] similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters
correspondent
a. [متصل نمائندے] one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
corresponding
a. [مقابلے] accompanying; analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function; comparable
cosmopolitan
a. [میٹرو] sophisticated; of worldwide scope
cosy
n. [آرامدہ] padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy
counterbalance
v. [counterbalance] act as force or influence that balances, checks, or limits an opposite one
counterpart
n. [ہم منصب] duplicate copy; one that closely resembles another
crater
n. [crater] a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
crease
n. [کریج] a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
criterion
n. [کسوٹی] standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
crouch
v. [crouch] bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear
culminate
v. [اختتام تک جاری] reach the highest or most decisive point;  rise to the summit
cultivate
v. [کاشت] improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
cumbersome
a. [بوجھل] heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
cumulative
a. [سنچیی] increasing by successive addition
curriculum
n. [نصاب] the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; course or program
curtail
v. [سد] cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
custodian
n. [ابرکشک] a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
deadlock
n. [تعطل] standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
dearth
n. [کمی] scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
decompose
v. [گلنا] decay, or to cause something to decay
decrease
v. [کمی] lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller
decrepit
a. [نربل] weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
deduce
v. [نتیجہ نکالنا] lead forth; conclude by reasoning; trace the origin or derivation of
deduct
v. [کٹوتی] lead forth or out; take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; subtract
deem
v. [خیال] decide; judge; sentence; condemn
default
n. [ڈیفالٹ] failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
defer
v. [ملتوی] delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
defiance
n. [نافرمانی] refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
defile
v. [گندا] pollute; make dirty or spotty
deflate
v. [تردید کرنا] reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from
deflect
v. [موڑنا] turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something
defraud
v. [مکر] deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device
deft
a. [قابل] quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
degrade
v. [نیچا] reduce level; lower grade of something
delectable
a. [سہاونا] delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
delegate
n. [نمائندے] a person authorized to act as a representative for another; deputy
delirium
n. [دورہ] a mental disorder marked by confusion
delude
v. [بہکانا] deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
deluge
n. [جھڑی] great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
demolish
v. [گرا] raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
denomination
n. [قیمت] class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
denote
v. [مطلع کرنا] indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
depict
v. [چترت] represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
deplete
v. [خالی کرنا] decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
depletion
n. [رکتیکرن] act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
deplore
v. [مذمت] feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
depress
v. [جھکانا] lower in spirits; press down
derelict
a. [متروک] left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
derive
v. [اخذ] obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of
descend
v. [اترتے] move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
designate
v. [نامزد] indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
desolate
a. [تنہا] unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
destine
v. [مقرر] intend or choose someone or something for a particular purpose or end  
detach
v. [تخریبی] part; separate or disunite; disengage
detain
v. [الگ] keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
deter
v. [جاسوس] keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
detriment
n. [نقصان] harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
detrimental
a. [قدح] causing damage or harm; injurious
devastate
v. [ویران] ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
deviate
v. [نمودار] turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
devise
v. [نبند] form, plan, or arrange in mind; transmit or give by will
devour
v. [کھا] consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
diagnose
v. [تشخیص] analyze; examine; identify the cause of something
diagram
n. [تصویر] graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan
dialect
n. [زبان] vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
diameter
n. [قطر] length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
differentiate
v. [فرق] set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
diffuse
v. [وسرت] spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
dilapidated
a. [جیرن] in disrepair, run-down; of very poor quality or condition
dilate
v. [digress] make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
diligent
a. [میہنتی] assiduous; industrious; hard-working
dilute
v. [پتلا] weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
diminish
v. [کم] dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
din
n. [الدین] loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling, or clanging sound
dingy
a. [گندی] darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
diplomat
n. [سفارت کار] one who is in charge to deal with others, like an ambassador, who is appointed to represent a government
disarray
v. [گڑبڑ] throw into disorder; break the array of.
discard
v. [مسترد] throw out something from one's hand; get rid of
discern
v. [discern] detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
disclose
v. [افشاء] unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
discord
n. [کلہ] conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things