Learn Dawn newspaper vocabulary with pdf. Dawn newspaper vocabulary is essential for students preparing for competitive exams. These newspaper vocabulary words come from an article in Dawn newspaper related to the news of the Wikipedia ban in Pakistan. Pakistan banned Wikipedia services in Pakistan because of sacrilegious content. On Wednesday, PTA degraded Wikipedia services in Pakistan. Hence, they did not comply with the directives of Pakistan, finally PTA banned Wikipedia. Pdf of the lesson is available for your convenience.
These newspaper vocabulary words are from following dawn newspaper article:
PTA bans Wikipedia in Pakistan over ‘sacrilegious content’: spokesperson
1. Sacrilegious (Adjective)
• Meaning:
• Show great disrespect towards something sacred
2. Crowdsourrce (Verb)
• Meaning:
To outsource work to general public on internet
3. Degrade (Verb)
• Meaning:
To reduce quality of service
4. Comply (Verb)
• Meaning:
To act in accordance to the wish or command
5. Primarily (Adverb)
• Meaning:
For the most part; mainly.
6. Repository (Noun)
• Meaning:
• A person or book that have a lot of detailed information/knowledge
7. Promptly (Adverb)
• Meaning:
With no delay
8. Exert (Verb)
• Meaning:
To use power or effort to make something happen
9. Dissent (Noun)
• Meaning:
Difference of opinion
10. Disproportionate (Adjective)
• Meaning:
Being out of proportions
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