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I-2 / J / K — Inexorable to Laconic (50 words)

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The rest of I, then J and K, into L: 50 words, from Inexorable to Laconic.

1. INEXORABLE (adj.)

  • Urdu: ناگزیر، اٹل، روکا نہ جا سکنے والا
  • Meaning: impossible to stop or prevent
  • Synonyms: relentless, unstoppable, inevitable, unrelenting, implacable
  • Antonyms: avoidable, stoppable, flexible, yielding
  • Use: The inexorable rise of prices hurts the poor.

2. INFAMOUS (adj.)

  • Urdu: بدنام، رسوا
  • Meaning: well known for a bad quality or deed
  • Synonyms: notorious, disreputable, scandalous, shameful, villainous
  • Antonyms: famous, reputable, honourable, respected
  • Use: The infamous gangster was finally arrested.
  • Trap: it does not mean "not famous".

3. INFALLIBLE (adj.)

  • Urdu: غلطی سے پاک، یقینی
  • Meaning: incapable of making mistakes
  • Synonyms: unerring, faultless, perfect, reliable, foolproof
  • Antonyms: fallible, imperfect, error-prone, unreliable
  • Use: No human judgement is infallible.

4. INFRINGE (v.)

  • Urdu: خلاف ورزی کرنا، حق تلفی کرنا
  • Meaning: to actively break a law or encroach on a right
  • Synonyms: violate, breach, contravene, encroach, trespass
  • Antonyms: obey, respect, comply, observe
  • Use: The law infringes on freedom of speech.

5. INGENIOUS (adj.)

  • Urdu: ذہین، جدت پسند
  • Meaning: clever, original and inventive
  • Synonyms: inventive, clever, resourceful, creative, brilliant
  • Antonyms: unimaginative, dull, stupid, clumsy
  • Use: The boy built an ingenious solar cooker.
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6. INGENUOUS (adj.)

  • Urdu: سادہ لوح، معصوم
  • Meaning: innocent, unsuspecting and trusting
  • Synonyms: naive, innocent, artless, guileless, trusting
  • Antonyms: disingenuous, cunning, sly, worldly
  • Use: Her ingenuous smile won everyone over.

7. INHERENT (adj.)

  • Urdu: فطری، جبلی، ذاتی
  • Meaning: existing as a permanent, essential attribute
  • Synonyms: intrinsic, innate, built-in, essential, natural
  • Antonyms: extrinsic, external, acquired, added
  • Use: Every investment carries inherent risks.

8. INIMICAL (adj.)

  • Urdu: مضر، مخالفانہ
  • Meaning: harmful; hostile
  • Synonyms: harmful, detrimental, hostile, adverse, antagonistic
  • Antonyms: beneficial, favourable, friendly, helpful
  • Use: Political instability is inimical to investment.

9. INIQUITY (n.)

  • Urdu: ظلم، بدی، ناانصافی
  • Meaning: grossly immoral or unjust behaviour
  • Synonyms: wickedness, injustice, sin, evil, wrongdoing
  • Antonyms: justice, virtue, righteousness, goodness
  • Use: The novel exposes the iniquities of the feudal system.

10. INNATE (adj.)

  • Urdu: پیدائشی، فطری
  • Meaning: inborn; natural
  • Synonyms: inborn, inherent, natural, instinctive, intrinsic
  • Antonyms: acquired, learned, cultivated, extrinsic
  • Use: She has an innate talent for music.

11. INNOCUOUS (adj.)

  • Urdu: بے ضرر
  • Meaning: not harmful or offensive
  • Synonyms: harmless, inoffensive, benign, safe
  • Antonyms: harmful, offensive, noxious
  • Use: The question seemed innocuous but was a trap.
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12. INNUENDO (n.)

  • Urdu: کنایہ، طنز آمیز اشارہ
  • Meaning: an indirect or subtle remark, usually suggestive or critical
  • Synonyms: insinuation, hint, implication, suggestion, aspersion
  • Antonyms: direct statement, openness, candour
  • Use: The campaign relied on innuendo, not facts.

13. INORDINATE (adj.)

  • Urdu: حد سے زیادہ، بے جا
  • Meaning: unusually or disproportionately large
  • Synonyms: excessive, undue, unreasonable, disproportionate, extravagant
  • Antonyms: reasonable, moderate, appropriate, modest
  • Use: The project took an inordinate amount of time.

14. INSATIABLE (adj.)

  • Urdu: نہ بجھنے والی (پیاس)، کبھی سیر نہ ہونے والا
  • Meaning: impossible to satisfy
  • Synonyms: unquenchable, voracious, greedy, ravenous, avid
  • Antonyms: satisfied, content, satiated
  • Use: He had an insatiable appetite for knowledge.

15. INSIDIOUS (adj.)

  • Urdu: چپکے سے نقصان دینے والا، مکارانہ
  • Meaning: proceeding gradually and subtly but with harmful effects
  • Synonyms: stealthy, subtle, pernicious, sly, treacherous
  • Antonyms: obvious, overt, harmless, open
  • Use: Hepatitis is an insidious disease.

16. INSINUATE (v.)

  • Urdu: اشارہ کنایہ میں کہنا؛ چپکے سے شامل ہونا
  • Meaning: to suggest something bad indirectly
  • Synonyms: imply, hint, suggest, intimate, allude
  • Antonyms: state, declare, express openly
  • Use: Are you insinuating that I cheated?

17. INSIPID (adj.)

  • Urdu: بے ذائقہ، پھیکا
  • Meaning: lacking flavour or interest
  • Synonyms: bland, tasteless, dull, vapid, uninspiring
  • Antonyms: tasty, flavourful, interesting, lively
  • Use: The film had an insipid plot.
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18. INSOLENT (adj.)

  • Urdu: گستاخ، بدتمیز
  • Meaning: showing rude and arrogant lack of respect
  • Synonyms: rude, impudent, impertinent, disrespectful, arrogant
  • Antonyms: polite, respectful, courteous
  • Use: The insolent officer was suspended.

19. INSTIGATE (v.)

  • Urdu: اکسانا، شروع کروانا
  • Meaning: to bring about or initiate an action
  • Synonyms: incite, provoke, initiate, foment, trigger
  • Antonyms: stop, halt, suppress, prevent
  • Use: He was accused of instigating the riot.

20. INSULAR (adj.)

  • Urdu: تنگ نظر، الگ تھلگ
  • Meaning: ignorant of or uninterested in outside ideas
  • Synonyms: narrow-minded, parochial, provincial, isolated, inward-looking
  • Antonyms: cosmopolitan, broad-minded, open, worldly
  • Use: An insular mindset hinders progress.

21. INSURGENT (n./adj.)

  • Urdu: باغی، شورشی
  • Meaning: a rebel fighting against authority
  • Synonyms: rebel, rioter, revolutionary, guerrilla, mutineer
  • Antonyms: loyalist, supporter, conformist
  • Use: Insurgents attacked the check post.

22. INTEGRITY (n.)

  • Urdu: دیانتداری؛ سالمیت
  • Meaning: honesty and strong moral principles; wholeness
  • Synonyms: honesty, probity, uprightness, honour; unity, wholeness
  • Antonyms: dishonesty, corruption, deceit; fragmentation
  • Use: Civil servants must have integrity.

23. INTEMPERATE (adj.)

  • Urdu: بے اعتدال، حد سے تجاوز کرنے والا
  • Meaning: lacking self-control; immoderate
  • Synonyms: immoderate, excessive, unrestrained, uncontrolled, extreme
  • Antonyms: temperate, moderate, restrained, calm
  • Use: His intemperate language shocked the House.

24. INTRACTABLE (adj.)

  • Urdu: سرکش، حل نہ ہونے والا
  • Meaning: hard to control or deal with
  • Synonyms: unmanageable, stubborn, difficult, obstinate, intransigent
  • Antonyms: manageable, compliant, tractable, easy
  • Use: Kashmir remains an intractable dispute.

25. INTRANSIGENT (adj.)

  • Urdu: مصالحت نہ کرنے والا، ضدی
  • Meaning: unwilling to change views or agree
  • Synonyms: uncompromising, inflexible, obstinate, stubborn, adamant
  • Antonyms: compromising, flexible, amenable, yielding
  • Use: Both sides were intransigent in the talks.

26. INTREPID (adj.)

  • Urdu: نڈر، بے خوف
  • Meaning: fearless; adventurous
  • Synonyms: fearless, brave, bold, courageous, daring
  • Antonyms: timid, cowardly, fearful
  • Use: Intrepid climbers scaled K2 in winter.

27. INTRICATE (adj.)

  • Urdu: پیچیدہ، باریک
  • Meaning: very complicated or detailed
  • Synonyms: complex, elaborate, detailed, convoluted, involved
  • Antonyms: simple, plain, straightforward
  • Use: The mosque has intricate tile work.

28. INTRINSIC (adj.)

  • Urdu: اصلی، ذاتی، باطنی
  • Meaning: belonging naturally; essential
  • Synonyms: inherent, innate, essential, fundamental, basic
  • Antonyms: extrinsic, external, acquired, incidental
  • Use: Education has intrinsic value.

29. INUNDATE (v.)

  • Urdu: سیلاب سے ڈبو دینا؛ بھر دینا
  • Meaning: to flood; to overwhelm
  • Synonyms: flood, swamp, submerge, overwhelm, deluge
  • Antonyms: drain, trickle, dry up
  • Use: Rain inundated low-lying areas of Karachi.

30. INURE (v.)

  • Urdu: عادی بنانا، سخت جان کرنا
  • Meaning: to accustom to something unpleasant
  • Synonyms: harden, habituate, toughen, accustom
  • Antonyms: sensitise, soften
  • Use: Soldiers become inured to hardship.
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31. INVECTIVE (n.)

  • Urdu: گالی گلوچ، سخت برا بھلا
  • Meaning: insulting, abusive or highly critical language
  • Synonyms: abuse, vituperation, denunciation, tirade, insults
  • Antonyms: praise, compliments, acclaim
  • Use: Political debate has descended into personal invective.

32. INVETERATE (adj.)

  • Urdu: پکا، عادی، پرانا
  • Meaning: having a long-established habit
  • Synonyms: confirmed, habitual, chronic, hardened, incorrigible
  • Antonyms: occasional, casual, reformed
  • Use: He is an inveterate smoker.

33. INVINCIBLE (adj.)

  • Urdu: ناقابلِ شکست
  • Meaning: too powerful to be defeated
  • Synonyms: unbeatable, unconquerable, indomitable, invulnerable
  • Antonyms: vulnerable, weak, beatable
  • Use: The team seemed invincible that season.

34. IRASCIBLE (adj.)

  • Urdu: چڑچڑا، تند خو
  • Meaning: easily angered
  • Synonyms: irritable, short-tempered, testy, choleric
  • Antonyms: placid, calm, even-tempered
  • Use: The irascible judge fined the lawyer.
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35. IRKSOME (adj.)

  • Urdu: باعثِ زحمت، ناگوار
  • Meaning: irritating; annoying
  • Synonyms: annoying, irritating, tiresome, vexing, bothersome
  • Antonyms: pleasant, agreeable, pleasing
  • Use: Long queues at the bank are irksome.

36. IRONIC (adj.)

  • Urdu: طنزیہ، الٹ معنی والا
  • Meaning: using words to mean the opposite; contrary to what is expected
  • Synonyms: sarcastic, sardonic, wry, paradoxical, incongruous
  • Antonyms: literal, sincere, expected
  • Use: It is ironic that the fire station burnt down.

37. IRREVERENT (adj.)

  • Urdu: بے ادب، گستاخ
  • Meaning: showing a lack of respect for serious things
  • Synonyms: disrespectful, impertinent, flippant, cheeky, impious
  • Antonyms: reverent, respectful, pious, solemn
  • Use: The comedian is known for irreverent humour.

38. IRREVOCABLE (adj.)

  • Urdu: ناقابلِ تنسیخ، حتمی
  • Meaning: not able to be changed or reversed
  • Synonyms: irreversible, final, permanent, unalterable, binding
  • Antonyms: reversible, changeable, revocable, temporary
  • Use: Resignation from the service is irrevocable.

39. ITINERANT (adj./n.)

  • Urdu: خانہ بدوش، جگہ جگہ پھرنے والا
  • Meaning: travelling from place to place
  • Synonyms: wandering, nomadic, travelling, roving, migrant
  • Antonyms: settled, stationary, resident, sedentary
  • Use: Itinerant traders visit the village every week.

40. JADED (adj.)

  • Urdu: بیزار، تھکا ہوا
  • Meaning: tired and bored after too much of something
  • Synonyms: weary, bored, fed up, exhausted, blasé
  • Antonyms: fresh, eager, enthusiastic, refreshed
  • Use: Jaded voters no longer trust promises.

41. JARGON (n.)

  • Urdu: مخصوص اصطلاحات، مغلق زبان
  • Meaning: special words used by a profession that are hard for others to understand
  • Synonyms: terminology, lingo, slang, argot, cant
  • Antonyms: plain language, clarity
  • Use: The report is full of legal jargon.

42. JEOPARDY (n.)

  • Urdu: خطرہ، معرضِ خطر میں
  • Meaning: danger of loss or harm
  • Synonyms: danger, risk, peril, threat, hazard
  • Antonyms: safety, security, protection
  • Use: The deal is now in jeopardy.

43. JOCULAR (adj.)

  • Urdu: مزاحیہ، خوش طبع
  • Meaning: fond of joking; humorous
  • Synonyms: humorous, jokey, playful, witty, jovial
  • Antonyms: serious, solemn, grave, earnest
  • Use: He replied in a jocular tone.

44. JOVIAL (adj.)

  • Urdu: خوش مزاج، ہنس مکھ
  • Meaning: cheerful and friendly
  • Synonyms: cheerful, jolly, genial, merry, good-humoured
  • Antonyms: gloomy, morose, sad, doleful
  • Use: The jovial uncle made everyone laugh.

45. JUDICIOUS (adj.)

  • Urdu: دانشمندانہ، سمجھداری پر مبنی
  • Meaning: having or showing good judgement
  • Synonyms: wise, prudent, sensible, shrewd, sound
  • Antonyms: unwise, imprudent, foolish, rash
  • Use: Judicious use of water is essential in Balochistan.

46. JUXTAPOSE (v.)

  • Urdu: ساتھ ساتھ رکھنا (موازنہ کے لیے)
  • Meaning: to place close together for contrasting effect
  • Synonyms: compare, contrast, set side by side, place together
  • Antonyms: separate, isolate, divide
  • Use: The film juxtaposes luxury and poverty in Karachi.

47. KINDLE (v.)

  • Urdu: سلگانا، ابھارنا
  • Meaning: to light a fire; to arouse an emotion
  • Synonyms: ignite, light, arouse, spark, inspire
  • Antonyms: extinguish, quench, dampen, stifle
  • Use: A good teacher kindles curiosity.

48. KINETIC (adj.)

  • Urdu: حرکی، متحرک
  • Meaning: relating to motion; dynamic
  • Synonyms: moving, dynamic, active, energetic, lively
  • Antonyms: static, still, inert, motionless
  • Use: The army launched a kinetic operation against militants.

49. KNACK (n.)

  • Urdu: ہنر، سلیقہ
  • Meaning: a skill or aptitude
  • Synonyms: skill, talent, flair, gift, aptitude
  • Antonyms: inability, incompetence, ineptitude
  • Use: She has a knack for making friends.
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50. LACONIC (adj.)

  • Urdu: مختصر گو
  • Meaning: using very few words
  • Synonyms: concise, terse, brief, succinct, pithy
  • Antonyms: verbose, loquacious, wordy
  • Use: His laconic reply ended the argument.
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