Pairs of Words (Final)

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PAIRS OF WORDS
Sr. No. Word Meaning Sentences

1. Accede Accept/consent It is kind of you to accede to my request.
Concede Admit Pakistan conceded the request of the Afghan
government for transit trade.
The air quality index of Lahore has exceeded the
Exceed To be greater than normal standards.
The population of Pakistan has exceeded 220
million figures.
2. Accept To consent He was overjoyed when his marriage proposal for
marriage was accepted.
Except Exclude from Bow to none except Allah.
All the demands of the protesters were
entertained except a few.
3. Abstain Do without (food and The doctor advised him to abstain from smoking.
drink)
Refrain To hold back from It is hoped that the United States will refrain from
doing further hostile actions in Afghanistan for peace.
Something (some
action)
4. All together Together These buildings all together comprise our huge
infrastructure.
Altogether Without any doubt Since the Taliban take over, it is an altogether
different situation in Afghanistan.
5. Access Way to place Only authorized persons have access to the
security system of the company.
Accession Coming in office After the partition of the subcontinent, accession
of the princely state was left to the choice of
states.
Excess More than The excessive use of junk food is detrimental to
expectation health.
6. Make something Reptiles can adapt to every environment easily.
Adapt/adjust suitable for new
needs to become
familiar
Adept Expert He won the competition as he is adept in painting.
Adopt To accept to take and I like your methods of teaching and shall adopt
use them in my school.
7. Admission Being admitted, An admission of guilt saved him from
confession punishment.
The government has started an admission
campaign in rural areas to decrease the number of
the out-of-school children.
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Admittance Being admitted to a Staff members were given admittance cards to

place, enter the convention hall.
that is not public
8. Affect(V) Have an influence The quarantine during the pandemic has affected
/Pretend people psychologically.
Effect(N) Result/ Outcome/ Smoking has long-term effects on human health.
impression One effect of overeating is obesity.
9. Admit More general Hira was reluctant to admit the truth.
Acknowledge Stronger than admit I acknowledge the receipt of the letter.
He never even bothered to acknowledge her
presence.
Confess To accept something The arrested man confessed his guilt before the
wrong judge.
10. Adverse Unfavorable A determined person can achieve desired results
in adverse circumstances.
Averse Opposed/ Disinclined Being a man of methodical habits, he is averse to
haphazardly doing things.
We are averse to go the noisy surrounding.
11. Accessary A helper He was caught as an accessory to the murder.
Accessory Additional This silk scarf is the perfect accessory for stylish
summer evenings.
12. Abject Terrible The scheme was an abject failure.
Object Aim My sole object is to get to the bottom of this
mystery.
13. Absolute Complete The ministry of defense demands its employees
absolute allegiance to the department.
Obsolete Of no used/ Old Factories cannot compete if they are using
obsolete technology.
14. Accuse For wrong done The manager was accused of misusing company
funds.
Blame Forbid One who does not do anything often gets the
blame for doing things wrong.
15. Few Hardly any (Negative He has few friends in the city.
sense) Many are called but few are chosen.
A few A small number He gave us a few suggestions on the art of
teaching.
The seeds will sprout in a few days.
The few A small number I cannot offend the majority’s stance for the sake
of the few.
16. Affection (adj) Love I felt great affection for my parents.
Affectation Pretense It is always easy to distinguish between sincerity
and affectation.
17. Already (adj) Before now He has already performed his job.
American embassy had already abandoned
Afghanistan.
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All ready Quite prepared I am all ready to accept the challenge to achieve
the desired results.
18. Advice(N) An opinion The patient followed the advice of the doctor
word by word.
Advise(V) A piece of one’s It is the duty of parents to advise their children to
opinion avoid using foul language.
19. Altar Raised place on Many people sacrificed their lives at the altar of
which offerings are freedom.
made to a god
Alter(V) To change A visionary leader never alters his vision in
adverse circumstances.
20. Alternate By turns Farmers harvest Rabi and Khareef crops in
(adj) alternate seasons.
Alternate Arrange or perform Private cars are banned from the city on alternate
(V) by turns days.
Alternative Chaise between two Bahadur Shah Zafar saw no alternative before
things him but death.
21. Assumption Baseless probability A lot of people make an assumption that poverty
only exists in the third world.
Presumption Factual probability There is no scientific evidence to support
presumptions in favor of the Big Bang theory.
22. Avenge Does not imply God avenges the oppressed.
personal vindication
Revenge(V) Personal vindication He revenged his brother’s murder.
Revenge(N) Personal vindication Revenge must be avoided to ward off future
threats.
23. Accent Pronunciation American accent is quite different from the
British one.
Ascent Upward movement The ascent to K-2 was the last expedition by the
great Ali Sadpara.
Assent Concurrence The government passed the Electoral Bill without
the assent of the opposition parties.
24. Angel A spirit who is Allah has appointed two angels to maintain the
believed to be a record of one’s virtues and vices.
servant of God
Angle The space between A triangle has three angles.
two lines or surfaces
that join
25. Ant Small insect Ants are of biological importance for plants.
Aunt Wife of uncle My aunt who lives in Canada is an actress.
26. Air Mixture of gases Air is a combination of many gases.
Ere(conj.) Before Children learn to creep ere they start walking.
27. Heir Inheritance Sara was the only child her father selected the
heir.
Hair Part of body Farah has long hair.
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28. Avocation Hobby His vocation is medicine, but painting is his

avocation.
Vocation Profession Ali Shahab is an expert in his vocation of
teaching as he reads the minds of his students.
29. Artisan Handicraft Most Pakistani artisans lead a very hard life.
practitioner
Artist Fine art practitioner Amanullah was a great theatre artist.
Artiste Professional singer A very notable artiste has consented to entertain
the audience with vocal music.
30. The principal made apposite remarks on the
Apposite Proper/ suitable necessity of technical education.
Opposite At front of Our house is situated opposite ICB college.
Different experts have different views regarding
global warming.
31. Artful Cunning His artful projects did not help him in the field of
artificial intelligence.
Artificial Opposed to natural He does not believe in artificial beauty, but in the
natural one.
Artistic Aesthetic The hall had been decorated in a very artistic
manner.
The exhibition runs the whole gamut of artistic
styles.
32. Antic Queer behavior The antic of the clown at the circus greatly
amused spectators.
Antique Old fashioned To protect antique artwork is his avocation.
By trade, he was a dealer in antique furniture
33. Ancient Which is not modern War was not as destructive in ancient times as it
is in these days.
Old Which is not new Old birds are not caught with the new nets.
34. Amiable Good-tempered Go and make yourself amiable to the poor.
Amicable Friendly When the countries cannot settle a dispute in an
amicable way, they should settle it by arbitration.
35. All Complete Allah is All in All of this universe.
Awl A tool The carpenter was making holes in the log of
wood with an awl.
He sat through the lecture gazing abstractedly out
Abstractedly Preoccupied
the window.
36.
Without pictures, he could only abstractly
Abstractly Hard To Understand
describe the tool.
To things having an Because of its acetic taste, there’s a chance the
Acetic
acid characteristic juice is old.
To Artistic or The architect designs buildings with aesthetic
37. Aesthetic
beautiful things ideas in mind.
To a person austere He lives an ascetic existence, supporting himself
Ascetic
in appearance on a farm.
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Have you ever been to the mountains to see an

Aerie Nest
eagle’s aerie?
The airy conditions at the Jersey shore always
38. Airy Breezy
keep us cool.
The séance we attended was an eerie experience
Eerie Spooky
for everybody.
Affect To influence The moon and sun can affect the ocean’s tides.
39. One effect of the drought was a skimpy corn
Effect To bring about
crop.
Joan jokingly claims she is from an affluent
Affluent To the rich
background.
40.
The farmer uses water from that effluent to water
Effluent To a river
his garden.
The wild animals showed aggression toward their
Aggression To hostility
captors.
41.
The hypnotist showed the man an egression of his
Egression The act of emerging
future life.
I assure you the package is in the mail and
Assure To make confident
delivery is imminent.
42.
Mailing the package by Friday ensures a Tuesday
Ensure To make certain
delivery.
Is used as the object
A while of the prepositions In a while, Tom and Linda will go for good.
43. for and in
Tom and Linda are deciding whether to stay
Awhile Used for a time
awhile in Otego.
He sat through the lecture gazing abstractedly out
Abstractedly Not paying attention
the window
44.
Without a picture, he could not only abstractly
Abstractly Hard to understand
describe the tool
To the average person, Einstein’s theory of
Abstruse Complex
relativity is abstruse.
45.
I’m sorry if I’m being obtuse, but I do not
Obtuse Dull witted
understand the point.
The board passed by acclamation a motion to
Acclamation Praise of some kind
fund the plan.
46.
To adopting to a new Her acclimation to the cold weather took longer
Acclimation
climate than expected.
Things having an Because of its acetic taste, there’s a chance the
Acetic
acid characteristic juice is old.
47.
To a person austere He lives an ascetic existence, supporting himself
Ascetic
in manner on a farm.
Acquitted from, The suspect is acquitted of all charges relating to
48. The preferred phrase
Acquitted of the case.
49. Ad Shortened form of We placed an ad in the classified section of
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advertisement Sunday’s paper.

Add To total something Let’s add more sugar to the lemonade.
Additions to The addenda to the manual give the hardware
Addenda
something requirement
50.
The agenda for this year’s seminar is interesting
Agenda List of things to do
and varied.
Aerial photography is becoming one of her
Aerial A radio antenna
51. favorite pastimes.
Ariel A kind of gazelle Much of Ariel’s surface is pitted with craters.
Have you ever been to the mountains and see an
Aerie Nest
eagle’s aerie?
52.
The airy conditions at the Jersey shore always
Airy Breezy
keep us cool.
Affect To change The moon and sun can affect the ocean’s tides.
53. One effect of the drought was a skimpy corn
Effect Accomplish
crop.
Joan jokingly claims she is from an affluent
Affluent Refers to the rich
background.
54.
Refers to a river, The farmer uses water from that effluent to water
Effluent
stream, lake his garden.
The wild animals showed aggression toward their
Aggression Refers to hostility
captors.
55.
Refers to the act of The hypnotist showed the man an egression in his
Egression
emerging future life
Animal aid is one of the oldest animal rights
Aid Refers to assistance
groups in the world.
56.
The congressional aide says the Senator is
Aide Refers to a helper
unavailable now.
Aisle A passageway Two by two the wedding party marched down the
between seats aisle.
57.
Refers to a small The Isle of Wight was a famous 1970 concert
Isle
island venue in England.
All over Finished The paint spilled all over the floor.
58. Covering the entire The wallpaper had an allover pattern of flowers
Allover
surface of something and trees.
It is certainly all right to be nervous before an
All right
59. important speech.
Alright Alright is considered a nonstandard word.
Ensure they look all ways before crossing the
All ways Every way or method
intersection.
60.
All the time or We will always remember the good things they
Always
forever did for the poor.
To hint or refer to The memo did allude to past equipment failures
Allude
61. indirectly and problems
Elude To avoid or escape After the hit, the base runner tried to elude the
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shortstop’s tag.
The surveys prove it; it’s time to amend our
Amend To add to or change
society’s charter.
62.
To make changes or Before the next edition, the editor wants to emend
Emend
corrections the book.
They are known to be amoral, with no sense of
Amoral Without morality
right or wrong.
63. Contrary to
Though it is popular, some people may find the
Immoral established moral
book immoral.
standards.
Is someone skilled at The system analyst spends a lot of time on the
Analyst
studying computer
64. Is someone who
The annalist recounted the events that shaped
Annalist writes historical
World War ll.
records
This means before or The abbreviation A.M. stands for ante meridian
Ante
in front of something (before noon.)
65. Means against or
To combat the poison effectively, the doctor
Anti opposed to
needs an antitoxin.
something
Annie and Mary do not want more problems with
Any more Means some more
their cars.
66.
Our friends do not live here anymore, and we
Anymore Means now
miss them.
Refers to any single Did you listen to any one of the new holiday CD
Any one
person or thing releases?
67.
Did anyone in the class see the solar eclipse
Anyone Refers to any person
yesterday?
Any time one of many times Any time the team scores, the fans are delighted.
68.
Anytime at any time They can attend the meeting anytime they wish.
by a choice of Joe tries to improve his car’s performance in any
Any way
methods way he can.
69.
in any case or Anyway, George is attending the concert despite
Anyway
nevertheless his late start.
The box’s edges should be opposed and slightly
to place near one
Appose turned in.
another or juxtapose
70.
to act adversely or in The Senator says he would oppose the bill if put
Oppose
opposition to a vote.
Refers to something In geometry, a segment of a curve is called an
Arc
shaped with a curved arc.
71.
Refers to a large, In the Old Testament, Noah built an ark for
Ark
flat-bottomed boat. survival.
Refers to a region or To help us place you, what area of engineering is
72. Area
section. your specialty?
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Refers to a solo vocal When the lead tenor finished his aria, they
Aria
piece. graciously applauded.
Confirmed,
Many of us found the story nothing short of arrant
Arrant downright, or
nonsense.
73. extreme
Ray’s errant tee shot on the last hole cost him the
Errant Wandering or roving
tournament
To make certain
Mailing the package by Friday ensures a Tuesday
Ensure something will
delivery.
74. happen
Insure Because of its value and size, we insured the
To buy insurance
package.
Refers to difficult The skater impressed the judges with her perfect
Axel
jump landing after completing the spin.
75.
Refers to a shaft on which a wheel or set of
Axle Refers to a shaft
wheels resolves.
76. Abate Subside The heavy storm finally abated.
Abet Assist The culprit was guilty of abetting the murderer.
77. Absolute Aomplete This is absolute crap.
Obsolete Old This is an obsolete theory.
78. Ability Talent He has the ability to keep his customers happy.
Capability Potential This task is beyond my capabilities.
Capacity Maximum amount The beaker is filled beyond its capacity.
that something can
retain
79. Acceptation Generally recognized The acceptation of obsolete words is simpler than
meaning the words themselves.
Acceptance To allow His acceptance of the offer means his inclination
toward the scheme.
80. Allow Authorize I do not allow you to do this.
Permit Officially allow The university authorities permitted her to restart
her semester.
81. Alteration Change She gave her dress to the tailor for alteration.
Alternation Repeated occurrence The alternation between the day and night shows
of two things turn by the sign of God’s existence.
turn
Altercation Quarrel I am fed up with their continuous altercation.
82. Ante Put the amount on She decided to up the ante in the trade war.
the stake
Anti Against I am not anti-politics.
83. attenuate reduce The sane policy decisions will attenuate the
poverty in the tehsil.
Extenuate Make weak and thin The floods have extenuated the trees of this area.
84. Aught Anything at all I do not know aught of my new class fellow.
Ought Should We ought not talk to the elders in a rude tone.
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85. Auger A large tool for The laborer made a hole in the ground with an
boring auger.
Augur Portend The rains auger well for the crops this year.
86. Vocation Trade or profession Medicine is his vocation.
Avocation Hobby Gardening is her avocation.

87. Heir Successor He has left nothing for his heirs.
Air wind The air pollution has made the sight of the nearby
traffic difficult.
Ere Before in time Do good deeds ere you die.
88. Ail Trouble May Allah save you from all the ails and
miseries.
Ale A refined type of They were enjoying ale and beer in the café.
beer
89. Adventurous Venturesome I like her adventurous nature.
Adventitious Unplanned, One should not take adventitious steps in a
accidental business.
90. Adz A type of axe The laborer digs the hole with an auger and adz.
AIDS A disease He died of AIDS.
91. Accident A bad happening Two persons died in a roadside accident.
Occident Of the west One of the causes of Islamophobia is the
Occidental skepticism of the western population.
92. Addition To add up Solve these questions by addition.
Audition Interview for a role The models were ready for the audition.
Edition Issue, volume The latest edition of the book has been published.
93. Apathy Indifference Apathy toward the poor shows his cruelty.
Antipathy Hostility The antipathy between the states does not bode
well for their relation.
94. Aver Declare She averred that she would not be a part of any
scheme.
Ever Always And they lived happily ever after.
95. Oral By voice The teacher took an oral test.
Aural Related to ear His aural senses are getting weaker day by day.
96. Autobiography Biography of oneself My favorite book is the autobiography of
Malcolm X.
Biography Story of someone’s The biographies of the great men offer us much
life for learning.
97. Arc Part of curve Draw an arc with a compass.
Ark Ship built by Noah The Ark saved many people amid heavy storms.
98. Ailment Disease There are a few ailments left that are hard to treat
now.
Element Part of atom There are more than 100 elements in the human
body.
99. Awkward Weird She asked me an awkward question.
Clumsy Ugly, inappropriate he was wearing a clumsy hat.
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100. Across From one side to the The yard measures around 50 feet across.
other side
Along From one end to or He is walking along the main road.
toward the other end
101. Afflict To do harm Famine and war still afflict mankind.
Inflict To impose The rodent’s sharp teeth can inflict a nasty bite.
102. Assay Evaluation of a metal The person who used to assay gold is no more
with us.
Essay A short piece of An essay must have a comprehensive analysis of
writing the topic asked.
103. Accede To agree to a request After the partition, Bahawalpur was the first state
in the subcontinent to accede to Pakistan.
Concede To admit that Women were conceded full voting rights in 1920.
something is
True and logical
104. Appraise
3 To consider or Pakistan ought to be appraised for its global
1 examine peace efforts.
5 Apprised To tell or inform The doctor will apprise you of your patient’s
progress.
105. Apprehend To catch The police apprehended an armed suspect near
the scene of the crime.
Comprehend To fully understand The infinite distances of space are too great for
human minds to comprehend.
106. Adjoin To be next The playing field adjoins the school.
Adjourn To put something off The meeting was adjourned for a week.
until later
107. Allay To mitigate pain The medicine allayed her pain.
Alloy Mixture of metals Carbon alloys are usually hard and used for
cutting purposes.
108. Ascendant Dominating or rising His star is in the ascendant.
Ascendancy Having power He has the ascendancy over his rivals.
109. Ail Trouble What ails him (what’s wrong with him)?
Ale A general name for Please bring a glass of Adam’s ale (water)
beer made with a
top-fermenting yeast
110. Alight On fire/descended The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said, “Wisdom
from the air to settle has alighted on three things: tongues of the
Arabs; brains of the Franks; and lands of the
Chinese.”
Elite The social group Our ruling elite is ignorant of the real issues of
considered to be the the masses.
best or most
important / Salt of
the earth
111. Abjection Degradation The abjection in which the slum people are living
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is ineffable
Objection Act of expressing He has a strong objection to getting up so early
earnest opposition
B
112. Bare(adj) Uncovered His bare body was scorched by the midday sun.
The children like to play bare feet on the sand.
Bear(V) To uncover
Bear(V) To carry I cannot bear this ill-treatment at your hands.
113. Battle Encounter between The Normans defeated the Saxons in the Battle of
Opposing armies Hasting in 1066.
Between two A policeman was killed, and several others were
Fight opposing forces wounded in the fight between a band of strikers
and the police.
War Prolonged encounter If you wish for peace, be prepared for war.
114. Beach Shore Swimming is not allowed at this beach.
Beech The name of a tree There is a row of beech trees in front of the
school.
115. Beneficent Kind We are very lucky in having such a beneficent
ruler.
God is very beneficent to his creation.
Beneficial Useful, advantageous Unfortunately, pesticides kill off beneficial
insects as well as harmful ones.
116. Bale Bundle According to the official data, cotton production
has crossed 9.37 million bales in Pakistan.
Bail Security The judge refused to release him on bail.
Shahbaz Sharif’s bail was set at 10 million
rupees.
117. Berth Sleeping place Each passenger slept on the berth allotted to him
Birth Coming to life She gave birth to twins.
118. Beside By side of/ outside of He is sitting beside her mother.
Banu Qudsia was buried beside her husband’s
grave.
Besides In addition I have no other family besides my parents.
Besides milk, the body also needs vegetables and
cereals.
119. Between Within two objects Emotional differences exist, at least, between the
genders.
Among Surrounded by A Pakistani woman was among the 54 victims of
the disaster.
120. Blunder A serious mistake Hitler committed a blunder in invading Russia.
The last-minute blunder cost them the match.
Error Doing a mistake The possibility of error cannot be completely
without knowing the excluded in scientific studies.
actual one
To take some Mohammad Amir apologized to his teammates
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Mistake person/thing at a for his mistake of bowling two no balls.

place of some other.
121. Broach To open/ start The report fails to broach some important
questions.
Brooch An ornament Aleena was wearing a beautiful golden brooch.
122. Bad Unpleasant You must avoid indulging in the company of bad
friends.
Bade(Bid) To fare well someone I bade him leave my room.
She bid farewell to her son at the airport.
123. He applied brakes and saved the child from being
Brake Apparatus/ thicket killed.
A brake was full of flowers.
Break To come to pieces The stick is so frail that it would break into two if
you apply a little pressure.
124. Blew Blow A cold breeze was blowing.
The bomb blew up the bodies of the victims.
Blue Color The color of the sky is blue.
125. Bridal Relating with The bridal cake was eaten by the guest.
marriage The bridal couple stood up for the first dance.
Bridle Rein of horse Bridle your tongue; otherwise, you face its
results.
126. Boy Male child He is a wise boy.
Buoy An anchored float A bell was placed on a buoy near the rock.
used as a marker
127. Boldness Low order attribution Imran Khan is popular for his boldness in using
foreign policy tactics.
Bravery Noble attribution The best hearts are the bravest.
Benazir was always admired for her bravery.
128. Courage This is a permanent We need courage and determination to solve the
quality issue of Kashmir.
Daring Low order Columbus was set to the daring task of searching
for a route to India in 1492.
Audacity A willingness to take Skydiving takes both audacity and skill.
bold risks
129. Born Give birth to Quaid-e-Azam was born in 1876.
Borne Carried She was borne up to the ambulance as she was
unconscious.
Bourne Boundary The company expanded beyond the National
bourn.
130. Berry Name of fruit Go and bring berries from the market.
Bury Cover someone Muslims bury their dead bodies.
completely Ch Rehmat Ali was buried at Cambridge
University.
Baited To entice or lure We baited the mousetrap with peanut butter.
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something
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To lessen the force or

Bated The team waited with bated breath to see who
intensity of
won the game.
something
Boar A male pig He was bringing a pack of boards to the barn.
Crude, unrefined, or He, sometimes, could be a loud, obnoxious boor
Boor
132. insensitive person. during meetings
To being dull, Reading was boring until he discovered the Harry
Bore
tiresome, or tedious Potter series.
The chef braises his vegetables in lemon juice
Braise Cook slowly under a
and butter.
covered container.
133.
The plumber needs to braze all the pipe fittings in
Braze To solder something
the house.
Is an infraction or
By leaving the job site, Bob is guilty of a breach
Breach violation of some
of contract.
134. kind.
He has started wearing breeches after removing
Breech A type of dress
his dungarees.
We typically take several breaths when we
Breath Is the noun
breathe heavily
135.
We typically take several breaths when we
Breathe Is the verb
breathe heavily
A marriage The bridal party stayed at the reception until 2
Bridal
ceremony a.m.
136.
Make sure the horse’s bridle is not too tight but
Bridle Harness of a horse
snug.
Do not broach that subject with the other team
Broach Open/introduce
members.
137. A pin or ornament
Donna wore an expensive brooch to her high
Brooch with a clasp.
school reunion
138. Beacon Minaret The teachings of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) are a
beacon of light for all of us.
Bacon Meat of pig He likes bacon steaks.
139. Bailee The one to whom The parcel was delivered to the bailee.
goods are delivered
Bailey The outer wall of the The army was stationed along the bailey of the
castle castle.
140. Barbet Name of a bird The voice of the barbet can be clearly heard in the
hut.
Barbette Place where guns are The barbette exploded with a huge bang.
fixed
141. barren Unpopulated The barren lands of Baluchistan need the
attention of the ruling elite.
Baron Noble, aristocrat He is the son of a baron.
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142. Bastard Scoundrel The rogue boy called his fellow a bastard who, in
turn, slapped the boy.
Bustard A bird The bustards are usually found in tropical areas.
143. Better Well You will feel better by tomorrow.
Batter Strike repeatedly Batter the mixture and mix eggs in it.
144. Been Occur Where have you been since yesterday?
Bean A cereal I like bean salad the most.
145. Beast A feral animal Leopard is a feral beast.
Brute Savage The brute Israeli forces killed various Palestinians
in the nick of time.
146. Beatles Beat and music The people were enjoying the music and lyrics of
the Beatles in the concert.
Betel An Asian plant The people living in plateaus grow betel plants.
Beetle An insect The crop was invaded by the beetle attack.
147. Bony Thin The boy appears thin and bony.
Bonny Beautiful, fragile She is a beautiful, bonny girl.
148. Bowl A utensil article She mixed all the ingredients in a bowl.
Bowel Small intestine He has an upset stomach and uncomfortable
bowel movements.
149. Brute Savage The brute Israeli forces killed many Palestinians
in the nick of time
Bruit (about) To spread widely The fake news bruited the whole town.
150. Browse Search Browse the topics in the Google search bar.
Bruise Wound She received bruises on her leg.
151. Borrow Take from someone I borrowed a pencil from my sister.
Borough The town which is a The condition of the borough is so bad, let alone
representative unit the rest of the areas of the city.
Burrow Hole, tunnel They dig a deep burrow in the soil.
152. But However I like e-books but nothing can match the vibe of
reading a printed book.
Butt Hit with head The player butted the ball with his head.
153. Bad Not good It is a bad answer.
Bade Wish This does not bode well for the family.
154. Bell Ring She rang a bell.
Belle A beautiful woman Gigi Hadid is a pretty bonne who never fails to
impress the audience.
155. Biannual Occurring twice a This is a biannual event of our college.
year
Biennial Taking place every I plan to make this event a biennial one.
other year
156. Bait Food put on a hook The fish swallowed the bait.
to catch fish
Bate Moderate or restrain He batted his breath while talking about his affair.
157. Bode Be a sign of These signs bode bad news for us.
Body The whole physical The police found a body at the bottom of the lake.
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structure of a human
being
158. Bodice The upper part of a Shahid, stay a little, here is a shop where bodices
woman’s dress are sold at discounted prices.
Bodies Plural of body Two dead bodies were searched out by the army
men.
159. Brawl Noisy and disorderly Whatever brawls disturb the street, there should
be peace at home.
Braille A system of writing Umer is working as a braille writer in the
and printing for the education department.
blind people
160. Bus A motor vehicle We traveled to Lahore on a bus.
larger than an
automobile
Buss Kiss She gave him a big buss.
161. Ball A round-shaped The last ball of Miandad reaped victory for
playing thing Pakistan against India in 1986.
Bawl Shout The frightened child bawled for help.
162. Beat Hit repeatedly He was beating a drum.
Beet Sort of plant with a Whenever we visit her home, she offers beetroots.
sweet root
163. Ballot Secret vote Voting by ballot is essential for a fair election.
Ballet A dance Last night they took part in a ballet at the club.
164. Boulder A large mass of rock His shipwrecked and he stayed for three days on a
detached from its boulder.
place of origin
Bolder The second degree of The chief minister’s attempt to eradicate social
bold evils is regarded as a bolder attempt than that of
his predecessor.
165. Block Many things A butcher cuts up his meat on a large block of
wood.
Bloc Combination of America is trying to encircle the emergence of a
parties Muslim bloc in Central Asia.
166. Bouillon Soup Every guest was served with bouillon at the
inaugural ceremony of her college.
Bullion Gold or silver in bulk She visited the bullion market to get a bracelet.
or bars before
manufactures
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167. Contemptible Not deserving His l presence is unimpressive and his speech
respect contemptible.
Contemptuously Having no respect The waiter smiled contemptuously at those who
did not know which dish to order.
168. Complement Complete/ Make full What would be the complement of this angle?
Compliment Regard Pay my compliments to all my friends.
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169. Comprehensive Complete This scheme is quite comprehensive as it deals

with every aspect of this problem.
Comprehensible Understandable Articles should be comprehensible to readers
without a problem.
170. Cannon Large gun Police used water cannons and tear gas against
the demonstrators.
Canon A rules church The canons of morality areas binding as laws of
dignity the state.
171. Calendar Schedule The Islamic calendar has a smaller number of
days than the Gregorian calendar.
Calender To press cloth/Roller It is an ideal process to apply the calendar method
Machine to produce a calcium-plastic sheet.
172. Canvas Tough cloth The tent began to sag as the canvas became wet.
Canvass Asking for vote He is canvassing for the conservative candidate.
173. Contentment State of being The royal family finally found contentment in
satisfied living a simple life.
Satiety To an extent/What is Sarah reached satiety and felt contented after
Desired tasting every item on the buffet.
174. Cast(v) To throw list It is the beauty of democracy that everyone casts
vote freely.
Caste(N) Human class Islam does not believe in caste distinction among
the people.
Cost(N) Price Failure is the cost we pay for our success.
175. Ceiling Top inside in the The rainwater dripped through a crack in the
room ceiling.
Roof Topmost cover of the The roof is supported by eight massive stone
building or car pillars.
176. Censer Vessel Incense is burst in censer on sacred occasions.
Censor An officer who Television companies tend to censor bad
examines the films language in featured films.
Censure Criticism He has laid himself open to public censure for his
irresponsible speech.
177. Ceremonial Relating to ceremony Eid is a ceremonial occasion for Muslims.
Ceremonious Formalities Putting on a hat can be a ceremonious act in the
ritual of dressing.
178. Child-like Used in good sense The sight of snowy mountains filled her with
child-like excitement
Childish Used in a negative I wish politicians would stop this childish name-
sense calling.
179. Cession Yield in gup /transfer The cession of East Punjab to India was strongly
of territory criticized by historians.
Session Meeting The session of the joint parliament is always
presided over by the national assembly speaker.
180. Cite Quote Ali cited a few lines from Shakespeare’s play,
Hamlet.
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Site Area The high court directed the establishment of a

university on the site of the Quaid-e-Azam house.
Sight View The eye is an organ of sight.
181. Chord A string of musical The boy accidentally broke a chord of a violin.
instrument
Cord A thin rope A threefold cord does not break easily.
Love rules without a sword and binds without a
cord.
182. Cereal The grain used for The French eat cereal for food.
food
Serial Series Oliver Twist first appeared as a serial.
183. Cellar Underground I heard we had a nice museum in the cellar.
Sailor Member of the crew Head opted for the profession of a sailor by
choice, not by chance.
Seller Who sells things The seller was not ready to negotiate the price of
his car.
184. Choler Anger The impertinent remarks of the son excited the
choler of the father.
Collar A garment that Blood from his wounded ear was soaking his
covers the neck collar.
185. Collation Lunch The collations were made for him by his wife.
Fifty lives were lost in the collision between the
Collision Striking together Khyber mail and Karachi express.
Moneylenders were often in collusion with the
Collusion Secret understanding mafias in pre-partition days.
186. Continual Not interrupted There has been a continual class at CSPs since 2
O’clock.
Continuous Frequent Continuous attacks on Palestinian territory by
Israel have ravaged the state’s economy
Contiguous Adjoin Karachi is contiguous to the Arabian sea.
187. Compare to Things belonging to A teacher is often compared to a candle.
different
Compare with Of same class It is a very wrong approach to compare the reign
of Akbar with that of Aurangzeb.
188. Choir A company of Atif Aslam is a member of the Coke studio choir.
Singers
Quire 24 pages I have used a quire of paper today.
189. Comparison Two alike things A comparison of the two accounts revealed
numerous disparities.
Contrast Two different things There is a clear contrast between good and evil.
190. Coarse Rough The coarse fibers of the rope pricked her fingers.
Course Line of action The course of human life from the cradle to the
grave is full of lessons.
191. Complement Self-satisfied The rich are so complement that they never care
for the poor.
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Complaisant Ready and willing A good servant should be complaisant but not
servile.
192. Coma Un-natural deep This woman has been lying in a state of coma for
sleep the last two days.
Comma Punctuation mark Coma is used for a pause in writing.
193. Confidant Close friend He is not only my friend but also a confidant.
Confident Certain Churchill was quite confident of victory
in World War II.
194. Compensation Something given to Wilson was claiming compensation for his unfair
make up for loss or dismissal.
injury
Remuneration Money paid for work He received sufficient remuneration for the work
or a service he did for his employer.
195. Credible Believable He was unable to give a credible explanation of
his behavior.
Creditable Worthy of praise Pakistan cricket team produced a creditable
performance in the recent world cup games.
Credulous. Believe without Credulous people are easily misled by false
proof advertisements.
196. Conscious Aware The greatest fault is to be conscious of none.
Conscientious Obedient to He was thorough and conscientious rather than
conscience brilliant.
197. Contagious Spreading by touch Plague is a contagious disease.
Infectious Spread by a germ Infectious diseases are spread by airborne
carried by water etc. droplets.
198. Considerable Much The fire caused considerable damage to the
church.
Considerate Thoughtful of others It was considerate of you not to play the piano,
while I was sleeping.
199. Cool Pleasant A cool breeze is delightful, but not a cold breeze.
Cold Unpleasant A scalded dog thinks that cold water is hot.
200. Council An assembly Quaid-e-Azam was the member of the imperial
legislative council.
Counsel Advice Good counsel never comes late.
Counsel must be followed, not praised.
201. Corporal Non-commissioned We should facilitate corporals rather than high-
rank officers.
He was demoted from sergeant to corporal.
Corporeal Having abode Shelley’s sky is an idealized creature that had
hardly any corporeal existence.
202. Corps Unit He is inducted in the medical corps.
Corpse Dead body The corpse of the martyred was brought to the
graveyard.
203. Admit Concede as true I must admit that my knowledge of the arts is
patchy.
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Confess Not only concede but The victims of harassment confess a feeling of
also take helplessness.
responsibility
204. Crime Violation of the law The greater the crime, the higher the gallows.
of the state
Sin An act against Denying God is a sin.
religious law
Vice An act against the Maintaining a vice costs more than ten virtues.
moral law
205. Cue Signal This is my cue; I must now go on the stage.
Queue Line A long queue was formed before the cash
counter.
206. Casual Irregular happening She usually wears casual clothes.
by chance
Causal Relating to Cause / The causal connection between food and health is
Containing obvious.
207. Currant A small dried sweet Please bring currants for me.
Current Of present time/ The current level of satisfaction is low in
Stream of water Pakistan.
208. Cymbal Musical instrument The boy was producing a sharp sound by striking
the cymbal.
Symbol Sign Nelson Mandela became a symbol of the anti-
apartheid struggle.
209. Cattle Animals for dairy Cattle were grazing in the field.
products
Kettle A container with a Aslam put on the kettle for tea.
lid
210. Ceiling Top inside of a room The ceiling of this room was painted yellow.
Sealing Sticking material The paper was used for sealing holes in walls and
roofs.
211. Cell A small room A cell is the smallest structural and functional
unit of a living body.
To give something to
Sell somebody in This shop is licensed to sell tobacco.
exchange for money
Cache The bears found a cache of food belonging to
Is a hiding place.
some hunters.
212.
Refers to the mark of The state courts have a cachet that the local courts
Cachet
authenticity lack.
Refers to having an
Callous Perhaps you are too callous about their situation.
unfeeling attitude.
213. Refers to thickening
The tight running shoes gave Austin a callus on
Callus or hardening of the
his foot.
skin
214. Canter Refers to a horse’s The thoroughbred’s canter demonstrates its
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gait strength, agility, and grace.

Refers to a singer,
Expect Lori as one of the cantors for this
Cantor usually in a house of
weekend’s service.
worship
Refers to money, More capital brings more investment and
Capital
property confidence in the market.
Refers to buildings in
215.
which state or The Capitol is the main legislative building of the
Capitol
national government United States.
meet
As a verb it means to
suppress Do they have a legal right to censor material on
Censor
objectionable the Internet?
216.
material
To blame, criticize The principal censured the teacher for failing to
Censure
strongly, or condemn comply.
To irritate or annoy
Chafe The new running shoes chafed John’s feet.
something
217.
As a verb, means to Patty’s teammates chaffed her for being late to
Chaff
tease good-naturedly practice.
Refers to a song sung
As the crew washed the deck, the captain
Chantey by sailors while
requested a chantey.
218. working
Refers to a roughly While stranded on the island, the crew lived in a
Shanty
built shack. small shanty.
Is the place where
Confectionary He has gone to a confectionary to purchase bread.
you buy confections
219.
Is a sweet such as Please bring any confectionery items for the
Confectionery
candy or ice cream. children.
Is a lawn game using
Historians say croquet began as an outdoor
Croquet mallets, balls, and
version of billiards.
wickets
220. Is a small cake of
minced food usually Beef stock, spices, potatoes, and meat made up
Croquette
coated in the croquette’s filling.
breadcrumbs
221. Cable Wire The cable was broken.
Cabal A political clique He does not belong to the cabal of his own party
colleagues.
222. Caret A typographical She placed a caret between two words to point
symbol out the correction.
Carat A measure of the This is a 24-caret gold pellet.
purity of gold
223. Craft Skill The craftsmen have impactful skills and crafts.
Croft Small, rented farm They have kept some poultry on their croft.
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224. Canker A fungal disease All the plants have been destroyed because of the
canker.
Conquer To win over The king conquered the whole city.
225. Capital Seat of government Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan.
Capitol The US meeting The Capitol was attacked in 2020 by rioters.
place of congress
226. collaborate Work together Pepsi collaborated with the Islamabad police for
community policing.
Corroborate Verify Please verify your credentials.
227. Concert The music show I attended a musical concert.
Consort Partner He discussed the matters with his consort.
228. Corvette Small warship The corvette collided with an iceberg.
Curvet Leap energetically The horse curvetted on the ground and stood up
immediately.
229. Composer One who He is a successful composer of many famous
synchronizes musical musical tones.
melodies
Composure Calmness She talks with grace and composure.
230. Coolie Unskilled laborer in The unskilled labor who doesn’t get any other
Asia employment becomes coolie.
Coolly Lack of excitement He replied quite coolly.
and anxiety
231. Cobble Small round stones to Cobbles were placed on the roadside.
cover road surfaces
Coble Fishing boat The coble drowned because of the storm.
232. Creak Harsh scrapping The jar broke with a creaking sound.
noise
Creek A narrow waterway Pakistan and India have an issue over the area of
Sir Creek.
233. Cage An enclosure The birds were enclosed in a cage.
Cadge Ask for He cadged for some help.
234. Cain Book of Abrahamic People refer to Cain and other religious books.
religion
Cane A long stick The police beat the suspect with a cane.
235. Calx A metallic oxide The smoke of the calx was disturbing.
Calyx Sepals of flowers The botanist read about the calyx.
236. Compass Magnetized pointer The compass was not showing the right direction.
Campus The building of an Quaid-i-Azam university has only one beautiful
educational campus.
institution
237. Crass Stupid He is crass.
Cross The sign that The Christians wear a cross.
Christians wear
238. Cap Hat for head She was wearing a beautiful red cap.
Cape Shawl The old lady was fully covered in a red cape.
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239. Chagrin Irritation His words were a cause of chagrin for me.
Shagreen Untanned leather The shagreen was processed in this tannery.
240. Chili Spices Asians like green and red chili much.
Chilly Cold The chilly nights of December are suitable for
traveling.
241. Clause Section The second clause of this document is
ambiguous.
Claws Legs of the bird The eagle clutched the small bird in its claws.
242. Career Work/Employment Civil Service of Pakistan is a distinguished career
for the middle class.
Carrier Vehicle to carry A few months back a carrier ship, Evergreen, got
something stuck in the Suez Canal.
243. Cygnet Swan The peaceful sight of a white signet in the lake
was so charming.
Signet A small seal The travelers caught a small signet.
244. Calender Rolling machine for I pressed the papers using a calender.
paper
Calendar The month schedule She keeps a calendar on her tabletop.
245. Callous Cold, heartless He is a callous old man.
Callus Hard The callus upper part of the machine is hard to
operate.
246. Cemetery Graveyard The cemetery is only a meter away from his
office.
Symmetry Same shape The right and left of the human body have
symmetry.
247. Cession Surrender The rival army’s cession was without any term.
Session A period of meeting The second session of the meeting will be
arranged next week.
248. Climate Overall temperature The climate of the province is hot.
setup of an area
Weather Day-to-day climatic These days the weather is quite pleasant.
changes
249. Comedy Funny I like comedy movies.
Comic Amusing The comic replies of the actor were quite
amusing.
250. Condemn Criticize I condemn the atrocities perpetrated on the people
of Kashmir and Palestine.
Contemn Despise I contemn the loud tone of her voice.
251. Clinch Wrestle The two hens clinched in anger.
Clench Grip The stand was fixed with the help of supporting
clenches.
252. Cote A shelter or shed for The farmer is pondering to build a cote for his
small animals or birds.
birds
Coat An outer garment of Many office workers wear a coat and tie.
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clot
253. Cruise Said or travel from Freighters and oil tankers cruise the oceans of the
place to place for world.
pleasure or business
Cruse A small jug Ahmad donated the cruse of oil to the village.
mosque
254. Climb Go up or increase The car slowly climbed over the hills.
Clime Climate They are seeking sunnier climes in Iran.
255. Cloth Piece of cloth, a His father deals in cloth.
material made by
weaving
Clothe To cover He put on his clothes and left.
256. Check Stoppage He checked my progress.
Cheque Order to pay The cheque could not be cashed.
257. Complacent Self-satisfied The Pakistani villages are notoriously complacent
in their outlook.
Complaisant Desirous to please The young wife was always complaisant, but at
others heart, she disliked the new surroundings.
258. Cede To give way This copy has been ceded to me as a favor to
Jefferson.
Seed Sow the seeds of this vegetable in May or June.
259. Cheap Low in price He used to travel the cheapest route.
Cheep To make a small The cheep of sparrows is heard in the bushes.
shrill noise
260. Cent An old game of cards He expressed his skill at the cent.
Scent Smell She is a rose that has no smell.
Sent The second form of The children were sent to bed.
sent
261. Choral A company of She takes part in the morning choral service.
singers
Coral Hand, red, pink He wished to kiss the coral lips of the baby.
262. Click Sharp sound The door clicked shut.
Clique A group of people The clique of some like-minded ministers ousted
the president from power.
D
263. Dairy A place to sell eggs, We buy milk from the dairy farm.
milk, and cheese, etc.
Diary Calendar book She kept the diary for over twenty years.
264. Dear High in p rice What a dear little child!
Deer Beautiful animal The hunter chased the deer.
265. Decided Clear Pakistan's government has decided to fence the
Pak-Afghan border.
Decisive Conclusive The 3rd of June plan was a decisive point in the
history of the Subcontinent.
266. Deny Oppose a statement All India Congress denied the proposal of the
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Simon Commission.
Refuse Decline something He refused to lend me his cycle.
offered
267. Decry To criticize as Do not decry your friends in public.
worthless
Descry To see something He can descry a way of overcoming the difficulty.
long way off
268. Deduce To infer Darwin’s observations led him to deduce that
plants and animals could adapt to their
surrounding
Deduct To take something Banks automatically deduct tax at the rate of 20%
away or subtract or from all interest paid.
decrease
269. Deference Respect The women wore veils in deference of the
customs of the country.
Difference Dissimilarity A little act of kindness can make a difference in
the world.
270. Declaim To speak rhetorically He declaimed against the evil of capitalism.
in public The senator declaimed against high taxes.
Disclaim Say that one does not The authority disclaimed full responsibility for
own this disaster.
271. Defend Make secure from The army is the defender of our territory.
danger
Protect Approaching danger Net the trees to protect them from the birds.
272. Defy To resist openly/ If you defy the law, you may find yourself in
Refuse to obey prison.
Deify To consider as a God We should not deify human beings.
The Romans used to deify their emperors.
273. Somebody who As hobbies go, kite flying is a weather dependant
Dependant depends on others for game.
food
Dependent Depending upon Promotion is dependent upon your record of
service.
274. Deprecate Express disapproval I strongly deprecate the use of violence by the
of students.
Depreciate Make less in value The rupee is depreciating against the American
dollar.
275. Defective Faulty The building was destroyed when the defective
boiler exploded.
Deficient Less Women who are dieting can become iron
deficient.
276. Deliverance Rescue O God, I pray for Your deliverance from the rule
of injustice.
Delivery Handing over There is no delivery of letters on Sunday.
277. Depositary Trustee They are first and foremost a depositary
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institution.
Depository Storehouse The government is having difficulty finding a
safe depository for nuclear waste.
278. Descent Downward motion We slide down the descent of the hill.
Passengers must fasten their seat belts prior to
descent.
One judge recorded a note of dissent.
Dissent Disagreement Religious dissent is not tolerated these days.
279. Advice(N) An opinion Go to your doctor and ask for advice.

Advise(V) To give an opinion They advised me against sending cash by post.
280. Device(N) Aplan A black box is a recording device in a plane that
never gets destroyed even in crashes.
Devise(V) To plan He devised a scheme for making money.
281. Desert Barren place The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world.
Deserts Something to which He deserves to be rewarded according to his
a deserts.
Person is entitled
Dessert A service of fruit What’s for dessert?
after dinner Dessert after the meal is the Sunnah of the Holy
Prophet PBUH
282. Dew Moisture drops There were pearls of dew on the grass.
Dice To cut into cubes Before frying, he diced potatoes.
283. Die To cease to live They never die, who die in a noble cause.
Dye To color Either dye or paints are used to color cloth.
284. Destiny Fate Destiny plays a tragic role in the novels of
Thomas Hardy.
Destination Goal A wanderer who is determined to reach his
destination does not fear the rain.
285. Differ from Two objects Our taste differs from each other.
Differ with Two persons Woodsworth differs with Milton in his poetic
expression.
286. Drown Animate object The boat capsized and four men drowned in the
river.
Sink In animate object A little leak will sink a great ship.
287. Discover To come across Columbus discovered America in 1492.
Invent A creation The wheel was the first invention of the world.
288. Defer Postpone I have deferred the payment of his money.
Differ Not to agree I am sorry to differ from you on this opinion.
289. Diminish Make less The world’s resources are rapidly diminishing.
Minimize Reduce in amount To minimize collateral damage maximum
precision in the bombing was required.
290. Dose Amount of medicine One dose of penicillin can wipe out the infection.
Doze Sleep lightly Students could not help but doze off during the
lecture.
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291. Disclose Uncover make Science can disclose the mysteries of nature.
known
Expose Leave uncover /un- We must expose ourselves to danger in upholding
mask a noble cause.
292. Disinterested Not influenced by Lincoln’s integrity and disinterested spirit are
feelings above all suspicion.
Uninterested Boring Older workers are generally uninterested in
modern technology.
293. Doubt To hesitate to believe Only a fool will doubt the existence of Allah.
Suspect To imagine He seems poor but I suspect that he has quite a lot
of money.
294. Dual Double The road widens out and becomes a dual
carriageway.
Duel Fight A verbal duel at the conference showed the depth
of disagreement between the two countries.
295. Draft A rough copy The constitution of 1956 was drafted and
presented in the assembly on January 9, 1956
Draught Current of air You will catch a cold if you sit in the draught.
Drought Want of rain A drought is feared because of the failure of
monsoons.
o removes a fuse
The company hired an explosive expert to defuse
Defuse (usually from an
the bomb.
296. explosive).
To spread out. The mouse’s odour diffused throughout the entire
Diffuse
house.
To voice opposition, Jim may demur at the suggestion of starting the
Demur
objection, or delay meeting now.
297.
Modest, reserved, or Peter appears demurring despite all his
Demure
shy. accomplishments.
To descend, fall, or The team’s sudden descension in the rankings
Descension
sink. surprised the people.
298.
Disagreement or a Dissension exists over where the new town hall
Dissension
difference of opinion should be built.
To be careful about
If you ask for a raise, be discreet; I do not want
Discreet what one does or
Jim to know.
299. says
The conversion process consists of five discrete
Discrete Separate or distinct
steps.
To extinguish or wet The firefighters doused the flames with water
Douse
thoroughly most of the night.
300. To look for water or
It was common for the pioneers to dowse for
Dowse minerals with a
water on the trail.
divining rod
301. Department Section I am from the chemistry department.
Deportment Gait, posture His deportment towards the staff of the office is
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so bossy.
302. Dough A mixture of flour The dough is ready to be baked.
and liquid
Doe Female deer The traveler caught a doe from the mountains.
303. Doer The one doing a She is the doer of this act.
thing
Dour Unfriendly I dislike her dour, sullen tone.
304. Dragon A giant reptile The child fears a huge dragon.
Dragoon Cavalier The dragoons were also sent with the army.
305. Dud Failure The scheme proved an utter dud for them.
Dude Friend She is my close friend and I like this dude.
306. Diplomat The foreign Maleeha Lodhi is a successful diplomat.
representative
Diplomate The one who holds a The diplomates gathered in the university for an
diploma annual function.
307. Divers Several There are divers flowers.
Diverse Having diversity Diverse ethnicities in Pakistan have made it a
country difficult to govern.
308. Drop Fall The pen dropped.
Droop Bend low Do not droop so low.
309. Desperate A feeling of great The prisoners grew more desperate
despair
Disparate Essentially different, His authority was in no way disparate from his
unlike intentions.
310. Dinghy A small boa They traveled in a dinghy to cross the Ravi River.
Dingy Dirty She will never go for a dingy little man of letters.
311. Disperse To scatter The crowd dispersed peacefully after recording
the protest.
Disburse Pay out Their pay was disbursed on Friday.
312. Disease Illness He is suffering from an incurable disease.
Decease To die, death She came to me after her father’s decease.
313. Distract Attention The noise in the street distracted me from my
reading.
Detract Take away, diminish His bad manners have detracted his fine conduct.
E
314. Economic Pertaining to trade The US warned Iran of the economic sanctions.
Economical Careful in spending Students must be economical in their spending.
money
315. Eligible Fit Only 60% of eligible voters cast their votes.
Illegible Difficult for reading The letters on the gravestone were worn to the
point of illegibility.
316. Effective Able A booster shot of any Covid vaccine against the
Omicron variant is said to be effective.
Effectual (Not used for person) Quinine is an effectual preventive for malaria.
Bring the desired
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result
(Not used for person) This medicine has proved very efficacious in
Efficacious Bring the desired many cases of typhoid fever.
result
We should adopt an efficient method of Teaching
Efficient Capable English as a second language in our college.
317. Emigrant A person who leaves Since the Taliban take over, emigrants from
their country to live Afghanistan suffered a lot.
in another
The mortality rate in immigrant groups is higher
Immigrant Come as a settler than average since the outbreak of the pandemic
318. Eminent Famous Iqbal is one of the eminent poets of Persian.
Imminent Likely to come to The education system is in imminent danger of
happen collapse.
319. Empty Nothing inside He is empty-headed.
Vacant Not occupied He was appointed to the vacant post of manager
in a multinational company.
320. Elemental Pertaining to the four Love and fear are two of the most elemental
Elements human emotions.
Elementary Introductory A proton is an elementary particle in an atom.
321. Elusive Difficult to find The answers to some questions in the Bhutto case
remained elusive as ever.
Illusive Deceptive All these expectations proved illusive in the long
run.
Social morality is illusive and difficult to define.
Using or containing Her allusive style is difficult to follow.
Allusive Suggestion rather
than explicit mention
322. Exceptional Rare Capital punishment is allowable only under
exceptional circumstances.
Exceptionable Objectionable There are no exceptionable scenes in the play.
323. Enviable Causing envy Japan is in the enviable position of having a
budget surplus.
Envious Full of envy We should not be envious of the success of
others.
324. Eternal Without end Rome has been called the eternal city.
Everlasting That which has a I am tired of his everlasting jokes.
beginning but no end
325. Euphemism Less relevant word Senior citizen is a euphemism for an old person.
The word that softens It is either simplicity or euphuism of those who
Euphuism down offensive praise the current government.
expression
326. Excuse me Apology for Excuse me! Would you like to tell me the way to
interruption the market?
Pardon me Apology for a serious Pardon me for contradicting you.
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fault
327. Expedient Useful The government found it expedient to relax
censorship a little.
Expeditious Acting quickly Pakistan should provide a fair and expeditious
system for examining the claims for refugee
status.
328. Extract Get with force, The doctor has been asked to extract the bullet
Crushing from the wound.
Extricate Set free The new Afghan government extricated high-
profile criminals from the jails.
329. Accident Unexpected Due to smog, a terrific accident occurred on the
occurrence motorway claiming a number of lives.
Happening /of The murder of Julius Caesar was an event that
Event something important influenced the history of the Roman Empire.
330. Exhausting Making you feel very This exercise is so exhausting that it is likely to
tired be harmful.
Exhaustive Through An exhaustive investigation of the facts proves
contrary to the situation.
To bring out or draw The band’s performance always elicits praise
Elicit
forth from critics.
331.
Unlawful or The council fined the firm because of its illicit
Illicit
prohibited. activities.
To drain energy or The continuous hot and humid weather enervated
Enervate
weaken something. all of us.
332.
To stimulate a nerve Atrophy occurs when the cells that innervate the
Innervate
or muscle. muscles die.
A verb that means to The mountain range was enveloped by raging
Envelop
enclose or surround fires last summer.
333. A noun that is the flat
The special invitation arrived yesterday in a red
Envelope paper container for a
envelope.
letter
Capable of being
Please use only erasable markers on the white
Erasable rubbed out or
marker boards.
334. removed.
Disagreeable or After months of being unemployed, he became
Irascible
easily provoked. irascible.
A violent outburst or The eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed
Eruption
discharge of material. Pompei in 79 A.D.
335.
An increase, such as An irruption of winter finches from the north
Irruption
in population woods is expected.
Means particularly or
The air quality in the Adirondack Mountains is
Especially standing apart from
especially fresh.
336. all the rest.
Using for a specific Those students were specially chosen for their
Specially
purpose or reason. artistic talents.
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Each day without an

Every day We try to back up our hard drives every day.
exception.
337.
Ordinary, common, Problems are a natural everyday occurrence in
Everyday
or not unusual life.
Every person or thing To their dismay, the deer ate every one of the
Every one
338. without an exception shrubs.
Everyone All the people Is everyone ready to begin the meeting?
339. Earn To procure She earns a handsome salary.
Urn Vase An urn was placed on the table.
340. Addict Abuser He is an addict.
Edict Order This is my edict; you must follow it.
341. Empire Reign The Abbasid Empire in Spain ended after
hundreds years of rule.
Umpire Referee Umpire decided in the favor of the Pakistani
team.
342. Exercise Bodily movements Exercise is good for health.
for better health
Exorcise Rid of an evil spirit The evil spirit was exorcised.
343. Euphemism Polite term Inefficient is a euphemism for dishonest workers
who do not work properly.
Euphuism Highly elaborate way He has a euphemistic writing style.
of writing
344. Excursion Trip He set out on a long excursion.
Incursion Invasion, attack The enemy was getting ready for an incursion.
345. Excite Activate Caffeine excites the brain cells.
Incite Stir up Extremism incites hatred for other people.
346. Errand Chore I will do these small errands myself.
Errant Guilty He feels guilty about these errant.
347. Extant Surviving The extant patients should be given medical
treatment.
Extent To a limit I will not tolerate you to this extent.
348. Egoism Self-interest Egoism will take you nowhere.
Egotism Arrogant He is an arrogant businessman.
349. Escape To get free from Escape these negative thoughts.
Escapade Exploit Do not involve in a romantic escapade with a
teenager.
350. Edible Fit to be eaten Doctors recommend edible oil for cooking.
Audible Loud enough His voice was audible to me.
351. Explicit Clear, unambiguous He provided them explicit instructions so there
was no question of their making mistake.
Implicit Means implied He detected an implicit criticism in her words.
F
352. Fain Willingly I am weary and would fain get a little rest
Feign Pretend Hamlet feigned madness on many occasions.
Some animals feign death when in danger.
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353. Faint Weak, not clear She called for help in a faint voice.
Feint Mock attack Napoleon feinted once or twice to deceive his
opponents.
354. Fetch Go and bring Quick go and fetch a doctor.
Bring Come and take with April showers bring forth May flowers.
355. Flagrant Crime/Mistake Flagrant crimes should be punished with deterrent
penalties.
Fragrant Sweet smelling She perfumed her bath with fragrant oils.
356. Flee Run away The robbers flee away from the custody of the
police.
Fly To move through the Birds fly in the air.
air
357. Floor The surface of a Do you mind sitting on the floor?
room
Flour Powder of grain Blend the flour with a little milk to make a
smooth paste.
Flower Plucking flowers is forbidden here.
358. Forceful Full of force Zafarullah Khan was a man of forceful character
with considerable insight and diplomatic skills.
Forcible With force The police made a forcible into the building
where terrorists took refuge.
359. Fore In front The beetle’s forewings are small and are not used
in flight.
Four Digit In America, presidential elections are held after
every four years
360. Functional Practical and useful The office is a functional working area, designed
with efficiency in mind.
Dysfunctional Not practical and Children from dysfunctional families are usually
useful deprived of their rights.
361. Formally Ceremonial Kashmir was formally accepted as a disputed
territory by the UNO.
Formerly Of earlier period Algeria was formerly a French colony.
The British were formerly dominant in the
Subcontinent.
362. Foul Dirty/ Irregular Factory chimneys foul the air with smoke.
Fowl A bird The sailors shot a few sea fowl.
363. Freedom Liberty or choice Freedom of expression is the basic human right
Liberty Public The freedom of the press is essential for a
civilized democratic country.
364. Fatal Deadly Even a moderate amount of the drugs can be
fatal.
Fateful Producing important The discovery of America was a fateful event.
results
365. Fatalist A strong believer in Thomas Hardy was a fatalist in most of his
fate fictional pieces.
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Facility Ease/Natural Ability He plays piano with great facility.

Felicity Happiness The state of felicity, however, did not continue
for long.
366. Farther More remote Rome is farther from London than Paris.
Further Additional There is room for further improvement in the
construction of this building.
367. Famous Renowned for William Wordsworth is a popular romantic poet.
goodness
Notorious Infamous The lawyer has defended some of the most
notorious criminals.
368. Fair Honorable market We charge fair prices and are content with a fair
profit.
To be
Fare Successful He fared well against his main rival.
/unsuccessful in a
particular situation
Fare(N) Pay for travel Fare for public transport always spikes due to fuel
shortages.
369. Factious Humorous This is a facetious remark; no one minds it.
Factious Selfish/Troublesome The billionaire was a factious man who put his
employees at odds with each other.
Factitious Unnatural This is not a genuine keenness, but factitious
enthusiasm.
370. Farmer Peasant The farmer harnessed the horse to the cart.
Former The first Both of your suggestions are nice, but the former
is more practical.
371. Feat Magical We were spellbound by the feat of the juggler.
Feet The end part of the You should wash your feet regularly.
body Don’t let the grass grow under your feet.
Fete Invitation A lavish fete was thrown by him in the honor of
the guest.
372. Floor The surface of a The floor was stacked high with piles of books.
room
Flour Powder of wheat A windmill is used to crush grain into flour.
373. Forth Forward April showers bring forth many flowers.
Fourth Number four South Carolina is the fourth-largest producer of
tobacco.
A faun is a creature
of Roman legend,
Faun The faun is a disciple of the god Faunus.
partly man and partly
374. goat.
Is a young deer
If you see a fawn alone in a field, a doe is likely
Fawn usually less than a
nearby.
year old
375. Faze Means to disrupt or The economic slowdown did not faze their
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disturb something business in any way.

As a verb, means to
Mike is going to phase in the new procedures
Phase carry out or conduct
gradually.
something
Refers to a natural
She has a natural talent and flair for performing
Flair ability or aptitude to
on stage.
376. do something.
Refers to a bright
Flare The police set up a road flare around the accident.
light or flame.
To display boastfully
They flaunt their wealth by driving expensive
Flaunt. or show off
cars to school.
377. something
To ignore or show The haughty teens flout the most basic school
Flout
disrespect for rules rules.
A verb that means to
We forbear from making any negative comments
Forbear abstain or refrain
about them.
378. from something.
A noun that means One of my forebears came to America on the
Forebear
an ancestor Mayflower, an English ship.
To go before in place Her competent work and reputation always
Forego
or time. forego her.
379. Means to give up, do
To compete in running races, you should forgo
Forgo without, or relinquish
fatty foods.
something.
Happening by chance
or randomly, often The fortuitous software sales caused a rise in
Fortuitous
with a positive revenue.
380.
connotation.
Means being lucky or She is fortunate in that her unemployment lasted
Fortunate
having good fortune. just a few months.
Means to be toward
Forward the front or to send Please step forward when your name is called.
381. on.
Forwards Is not preferred in American usage. Use forward
Same as forward
instead.
To change a liquid
Saltwater freezes at a lower temperature than pure
Freeze into a solid, to stop,
water.
382. or to exclude.
A frieze that shows the history of the city is hung
Frieze An ornament.
in the hallway.
The service is held
Funeral The funeral was a celebration of his life.
for a dead person
383. Like a funeral,
Where earlier the tone was quite funereal, now it
Funereal suggestive of death,
feels uplifting.
gloomy, or sad.
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384. Fashionable One who does She is a fashionable young girl.

fashion
Fissionable The nuclei which can The fissionable nuclei exploded with a loud bang.
combine
385. Floe Sheet of floating ice The floe was cracked at several points.
Flow Move steadily The flow of the river is quite fast.
386. Freeze Become ice The water freezes quickly.
Frieze Sculpture The old frieze was lying in the balcony.
387. Flair Talent I do not have a flair for designing.
Flare Heat up The situation flared up quickly.
388. Flaunt Show off Do not flaunt your new earrings.
Flout Openly disregard He flouted the orders of his direct senior.
389. Four Counting numbers Two and two make four.
greater than three
Fore Front Bring these accusations to the forefront.
390. Forego Go without I can’t forego these necessities.
Forgo Renounce I will forgo rest for big fortunes.
391. Funeral Related to death His funeral rites will be performed in his village.
Funereal Serious He cannot reply to his email in such a funereal
situation.
392. Banks are expected to follow the building
Follow Grasp societies in raising mortgage rates.
Fellow Away of referring to A stupid fellow is difficult to teach.
a man or boy
393. Final Of the end The judge’s ruling is final.
Finale Last part of a piece This incident was the grand finale of the
of music pantomime.
394. Flea An insect The fleas in my bed did not let me sleep at night.
Flee To run away The Indian army fled away from the battlefield in
the 1965 war.
395. Flounder To struggle She floundered at the end of the speech.
Founder One who finds Jinnah is considered the founder of Pakistan.
396. Forbid Command against I forbid you to visit her.
Prohibit To stop from The rules prohibit us from visiting her.
397. Flue Chimney passage He employed a young boy to clean the flues of
soot.
Flu Influenza They are giving everyone flu vaccinations at
work.
G
398. Gamble Game Islam forbids drinking and gambling.
Gambol Quick/Yum Lambs were gambling in the meadow.
399. Genius Of creativity Genius without education is like silver in the
mine.
Talent Of skill Talent wins games, but teamwork wins
championships.
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400. Gaol Jail The thieves escaped from gaol yesterday.

Goal Destination My goal is to make history for my successors.
401. Gracious Kind Allah is gracious to His creature.
Graceful Attractive Dolphins are incredibly graceful and efficient
swimmers.
402. Gait Way of walking He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.
Gate Way to enter Gates on the borders are built to stop illegal
activities across the countries.
403. Grate Metal frame, to The grating of his feet on the floor does not sound
irritate pleasant to me.
Great Much more in degree Ibn Khaldun was a great Muslim historian.
It is an iron hook
attached to a pole
Gaff The seafarer uses a gaff to pull in the large tuna.
usually used to grab
404. a large fish
It is a social error,
He made a gaffe by mispronouncing my
Gaffe blunder, or indiscreet
supervisor’s last name.
remark (faux pas).
Refers to a fast gait
Gallop or doing something The horse was galloping in the meadow.
quickly.
405.
Is an old word that
Galop refers to a Their gallop does not sound good.
Lively dance.
To jeer, mock, or Eric sometimes gibes him about his unfortunate
Gibe
tease a person four-putt green.
406.
Means to agree with Her independent audit jibes well with our
Jibe
something accounting numbers.
To cover with a The beautiful Canadian sunset gilded the grass in
Gild
golden appearance. the valley.
407. Refers to an
Steven Spielberg is a member of the Directors
Guild association of
Guild of America.
tradespeople.
As an adjective,
means covered with She is wearing an elaborate gilt necklace for the
Gilt
gold (from the verb party.
gild).
408.
Used as a noun, it
means the The prosecutor proved the accused’s guilt in the
Guilt
responsibility for crime.
wrongdoing or error.
Refers to the central Understand the gist of what Tommy is trying to
Gist
idea of something. say.
409.
A story or adventure; Before packing it all in, he was looking for one
Gest
a verse or prose grand gest that would serve as a fitting finale for
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romance. his life.

I spoke in jest, but Jane was offended by my
Jest Refers to a joke.
comments.
Is a protein substance
A strict gluten-free diet can improve a person’s
Gluten found in corn and
health.
wheat cereal grains
Is someone who eats
410. “I am not a glutton. I am an explorer of food.”—
or drinks to excess,
Glutton Erma Bombeck.
or someone who has
You must be a glutton for the pain to run another
a great capacity for
marathon.
enduring something
Gorillas are roaming around in their enclosure in
Gorilla Refers to a large ape
the zoo.
Refers to a member
411.
Guerrilla (soldier) of an
They started guerilla warfare against the Soviets.
independent armed
Resistance force.
412. Gourmand Glutton He is very clever and gourmand.
Gourmet Bon vivant, a She likes good gourmet.
delicious meal
413. Grill A cooking device She cooked the steaks on the grill.
like a net
Grille Metal wires The building was protected by the grille.
414. Grisly Gruesome There must be a solution to this grisly situation.
Grizzly Grey-haired This is a grizzly animal.
415. Gentle Kind I am a gentle human being.
Genteel Refined His manners were genteel.
416. Guilt Wrongdoing His guilt seems unpardonable.
Gilt Gold paint The vase was painted with gilt.
417. Guild Organization He is an active member of the Screen Actors’
Guild.
I still have the old guild car stickers in my car.
Guilt Sin He had no feelings of guilt over what he had
done.
418. Gap Distance There is a gap of two miles between our college
and our house.
Gape Look with She gaped after looking at the fattest man of the
amazement world.
419. Ghastly Causing, terror Murder is a ghastly crime.
Ghostly Like a ghost A ghostly form walked across the stage.
420. Glad Feeling joy She is glad to see us.
Glade A little open space in She guided them through the wood to a little open
the wood glade surrounded by trees and bushes.
421. Glow To shine Some clocks glow in the dark.
Glue A substance used to He glued the model boat together with cement.
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stick things together

422. Gay The adjective gay is On the happy occasion of Easter, streets were gay
so widely used as a with flags.
synonym for
homosexual that its
use in the original
sense of cheerful
merry or bright may
be open to
misinterpretation in
some contents
Guy Informal, used for a He is a nice guy.
person
423. Glass Mirror The jug is made of glass.
Gloss Brightness Her hair has a strange gloss.
H
424. Hay Dried grass for The children were playing in the hay.
animal food Make hay while the sun shines.
Hey An exclamation Hey, can I just ask you something?
425. Habit Personal Habit is second nature.
Custom Public/ General Custom without reason is but an ancient error.
426. Healthy Having good health A healthy body is worth more than a crown in
gold.
Healthful That produces good Exercise in the open air is very healthful.
health
427. Hear Apprehend See no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil.
Listen Conscious/Attentive He refused to listen to her explanation.
428. Home Fixed residence of He’d always dreamed of owning his own
family or household home.
House Building Finally, we tracked him down at his house in the
Kagan valley.
429. Hale Strong and healthy She is still hale and hearty in her nineties due to
her daily exercise.
Hail Give a welcome The expedition was widely hailed as a success.
/Frozen rain
430. Hang Attach to the top Large leaves hung down from the branches of the
position. trees.
Hanged Put to death Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape.
Hung 2nd form of hang Large leaves hung down from the branches of the
trees.
431. Hew Cut by striking He hewed a branch from an old tree and used it as
a stick.
Hue A color His face took on an unhealthy whitish hue.
432. Historic Famous in history The partition of the Subcontinent was a historic
episode.
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Historical Connected with past You must place these events in their historical
context.
433. Honorary Conferred with honor The post of treasurer is a purely honorary
position.
Honorable Deserving honor Abdul Sattar Edhi was given an honorable burial.
434. Hope Pleasurable wish Hope is a good breakfast, but a bad supper.
Expect Regard as likely If you are successful, you can expect a
promotion.
435. Human Belonging to man Firefighters formed a human chain to carry the
children to safety.
Humane Kind The animals must be handled in a humane
manner.
Humanly By human mean The doctors did all that was humanly possible.
436. Humility Modesty Humility is the foundation of all virtues.
Humiliation Disgrace She faces the humiliation of discussing her
husband’s affair.
437. Hoard To store or Hoarding remained the main cause of market
accumulate inflation in Pakistan.
Heard Hear Distantly, he heard the report of another gun.
A group of animals The wolves attacked a herd of sheep.
Herd of the same type that
live and feed together
Horde A large crowd of A horde of children ran toward the office
people building.
438. Heal To become healthy Nothing could heal the rupture with his father.
Heel Back part of the He rocked back and forth on his heels as he
human foot laughed.
439. Hair Part of body A young manager with red hair presided over the
meeting.
To run or go She’d sent him haring back to his apartment,
Hare somewhere telling him an urgent letter had arrived.
extremely fast
Heir Legatee They adopted an orphan as an heir.
Is a building that
All aircrafts are safe in the hangar during the
Hangar houses things like
bombing.
airplanes
440.
Is a device used for
hanger
Hanging items like She has gone to the market to purchase hangers.
clothes.
Means of the same or
It was a homogeneous club of members that has
Homogeneous similar nature or
similar values.
kind.
441.
Resembling in
As shown by their like physiology, the animals
Homogenous structure due to
are homogenous.
descent
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Refers to an
inexpensive hotel Pete reserved his hostel online to ensure he had a
Hostel
usually for young place to stay.
travellers.
442.
Refers to being
exceptionally The hostile forces failed to sabotage the
Hostile
unfriendly or revolution.
antagonist.
Refers to a difficulty The Health Care Bill cleared a big hurdle in the
Hurdle
or an obstacle. Senate today
443. Means to move with
Many baby boomers are hurtling toward their
Hurtle great speed or to go
retirement age.
violently.
444. Haunch Thighs The big elephant raised his haunch.
Hunch Curve The hunches of life are the real teachers.
445. Hereditary It is an adjective, This disease is not hereditary.
meaning genetically
transmitted
Heredity Getting from the Is intelligence determined by heredity or
previous generation environment?
446. Heroin A drug He is addicted to heroin.
Heroine Leading character The heroine in the film is incredibly beautiful.
447. High Enlarging for She belongs to a high caste.
upwards
Height The height of this building is surprising.
448. Hypercritical Over-critical A hypocritical attuite is an obstacle to growing
quickly.
Hypocritical Insincere Worldly wisdom teaches us to be hypocritical.
449. Hoarse A rough He shouted himself hoarsely.
Horse An animal Ali likes horse riding.
450. Higher In degree of high Kites fly higher in the sky than the nightingale.
Hire Obtain or allow the His request came for hiring him for the menial
use work.
I
451. Idol Object who is loved Mahmood Ghaznavi has broken all the idols in
much Somnath.
Idle Lazy An idle brain is the devil’s home.
Idyll Peace full place The rural idyll remains strongly evocative in most
industrialized societies.
Without any She sat in the sun idly sipping a cool drink.
Idly particular reason,
purpose, or effort.
doing nothing
452. Ill Suffering from an He was lying ill in bed.
illness
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Sick Physically or She nursed the sick boy back to health.

mentally ill
453. Allusion Indirect reference She was made uncomfortable by his veiled
allusion to the previous night.
Delusion False impression He dismissed the so-called miracle as a collective
/Belief delusion.
Illusion Exist but seem A mirage is an optical illusion.
different from reality I never had any grand illusions of winning.
454. Imaginary Fantasy Some troubles are imaginary, but the suffering
they cause is real.
You need to be a little more imaginative if you
Imaginative Expressing want to hold their attention.
innovative ideas
455. Imperial Extremely high There is no parallel to the imperial glory of the
status Mughals in Indian history.
Imperious Haughty She waved an imperious hand.
/Domineering
Imperative Authoritative It is imperative that politicians should be good
communicators.
Immunity Safety from disease He has agreed to waive his diplomatic immunity
and face prosecution.
Impunity Disapproving He behaved with impunity as he knew the
teacher’s discipline was weak.
456. Idle Unoccupied An idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Lazy Averse to labor Most of us are intellectually lazy about large
areas of the world around us.
Lazy folks take the most pains.
457. Ice Artificial The glass was filled with green liquid and
crushed ice.
Snow Natural Snow covered everything from horizon to
horizon.
458. In Preposition The government refused to give in to their
demands.
Into Motion to a point The government entered into negotiations with
within the insurgents to bring peace to the area.
459. Incredible Hard to be believed The latest missiles can be fired with incredible
accuracy.
Incredulous Showing disbelief She shot him an incredulous look.
Inculcate To teach fixed ideas He inculcates false doctrines in his students.
Inoculate Vaccinated About 50 % of the population is inoculated with
Covid vaccine.
460. Ingenious Skillful/clever Many fish have ingenious ways of protecting
their eggs from predators.
Ingenuous Innocent/Frank She is very ingenious when it comes to finding
excuses.
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461. Industrial Relating to industry America is the world’s leading industrial nation.
Industrious Diligent A good head and industrious hands are worth
gold.
462. Intolerable Unbearable Three-quarters of the world's population live in
intolerable conditions.
Intolerant Narrow-minded He was deeply intolerant of all opposition.
463. Invaluable Extremely useful Mobile shops are invaluable to people in rural
areas.
Valueless Worthless Some of the royal forests had become valueless
due to their transformation into hunting grounds.
464. Informant Who supplies The informant was expected usually to be the
victim’s nearest relative.
Informer Spy The bomber turn informer and tipped off the
police.
Inappropriate or The only flaw in the film is an inapt and annoying
Inapt
unsuitable soundtrack.
465.
Inept Awkward, clumsy, or His inept words during the speech made him look
uncoordinated. incompetent.
Incite Means to arouse or Some political views tend to incite debate within
provoke action. a party.
466. Refers to mental
Insight. Harold is offering his own insights on how to
vision or
invest carefully
understanding
Incipient. Emerging, During the exam, the doctor diagnosed him with
developing, or vital incipient cancer.
467. Means dull, without
The play’s dialogue was insipid, so we left at
Insipid flavour.
intermission
Not showing prudent His open discussion of their financial problems
Indiscreet
or good judgment was indiscreet.
468. Not divided or
The soil consisted of indiscrete layers of sand,
Indiscrete divisible into
dirt, and gravel.
separate parts
469. In Inside She is in the office.
Inn Hotel The Comfort-Inn is the best hotel in the town.
470. Inept Incompetent He is an inept worker.
Inapt Unsuitable He is inapt for this job.
471. Indict Formally accuse He indicted his servant for theft.
Indite Write Indite these words on the form.
472. In-law Related through She treats her in-laws nicely.
marriage
In-lieu Instead Do this in lieu of your own task.
473. Interpellated To question The investigation officer interpellated the suspect.
Interpolate Insert in Do not interpolate in our conversation.
474. Itch Allergy My palm is itching.
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Etch attached The embroidery is etched on the cloth.

475. Impossible That is not possible Nothing is impossible in this world.
Impassable That cannot be The forest was impassable.
crossed
476. Independence A state of being When a boy leaves college and begins to earn
independent money, he can live a life of independence.
Independent not depending on They went camping to be independent of hotels.
another source
477. Intrinsic Inherent, essential, or The discovery is of great intrinsic interest.
originating
Extrinsic The opposite of The document is of extrinsic interest only.
intrinsic is less
frequent in general
usage, inessential
478. Impetus Stimulus, incentive The prize gave the boy an impetus to work hard.
Impetuous Eager, hasty Her impetuous manner of speech made her many
enemies.
479. Insolate To expose to the sun She had no drier thus she insolated the clothes to
dry up.
Insulate To keep from losing Children are carefully insulated from harmful
heat or cold or to set experiences.
apart
480. Impostor Deceiver Prime Minister has already announced to deal
with the imposters with iron hands.
Imposture Deceitful Our business was running smoothly but her
imposture dealing made me skeptical about her.
J
481. Judicial Of court In British India, the district commissioner had
judicial powers.
Judicious Having good sense/ The disease is curable with the judicious use of
wise prudent antibiotics.
482. Jewry Jewish people Right from its foundation, the existence of Israel
collectively. created new questions for the world of Jewry.
Jury Group of members to He was a member of the jury judging a literary

listen to facts. competition.
483. Jut Project out The horn of lamb jutted out of the bag.
Jute Textile making plant The jute is supplied to the mill.
484. Jangle Make a loud The pots and pans jangled in the kitchen.
Jungle Forest They have opted to live in a jungle tonight.
485. Jam Food Jam is harmful to teeth.
Jamb A hinge consists of He was jambed (squeezed) against the door.
two parts, one of
which is attached to a
door jamb, and the
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other to the door

itself
486. Junction A place for meeting Narowal is a railway junction.
or docking rails
Juncture Difficult turn or time At the most critical juncture, he left the county.
K
487. Key The lock opener Open the lock with the key.
Quay Dock The armament was supplied to the dock.
488. Knead To make into a slurry The mother kneaded the floor.
Need The requirement There is no need for your help.
489. Knave Villain Their boss is quite a knave.
Nave The central part of The nave was decorated with bulbs.
the church building
490. Naughty Indecent Naughty boys sometimes make a good man.

Knotty Full of knots The knotty roots of the old oak tree are incredibly
famous for their knottiness.
491. Knight An honorable The queen conferred knighthood on two
military rank magicians.
Night He stayed three nights with us.
492. Knew The second form of I knew her address.
know
New They bought a new car.
L
493. The town lay in ruins after the aerial bombing.
Lay To put /place He laid the books down on the table.
Lie To rest Honor and profit lie not in one sack.
494. Lessen To reduce Regular exercise can help lessen the pain.
Lesson Work An evil lesson is soon learned.
Let this be a lesson to you.
495. Loath(N) Unwilling They were obviously loath to let her leave.
Loathe(v) Feel disgusted Many people fear and loathe the new
government.
496. Lightening Reduce the weight A solitary candle lightened the darkness of the
cellar.
Lightning A flash of the bright Hitler attacked France with lightning speed.
light
497. Loose(N) Free Where the knot is loose, the string slips.
Lose To be unable to find Lend your money and lose your friend.
498. Luxuriant Abundant Luxuriant plants grew along the riverbank.
Luxurious Happy Outdoor life is not supposed to be luxurious.
499. Lovable Amiable I will always remember her as a lovable child.
Birds are always loveable.
Lovely Attractive The scenic view of northern Pakistan is a lovely
site.
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500. Lawyer Lawperson A good lawyer is a devil’s neighbor.

Liar A person who tells A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
lies
501. Later Late Sooner or later, the truth comes to light.
Latter After something The latter half of the twentieth century saw huge
growth in air travel.
Letter A printed message Apart from the occasional letter, they had not
been in touch for years.
502. Lion Animal Every dog is a lion at home.
A barking dog is better than a sleeping lion.
The part of the body
on both sides of the Gird up your loins and do it as soon as possible.
Loin spine
Refers to the escape
Water was leaking out of his canteen while he
Leak or passage of
was hiking.
something
503.
Refers to an edible
Rick grew beets, tomatoes, and leeks in his
Leek plant (part of the
garden.
onion family).
Legally responsible
Liable The jury quickly found him liable for fraud.
or likely
Is damaging
504.
someone’s reputation The inaccurate story prompted him to sue for
Libel
in print or other libel.
media
505. Lea Grassy area The pots were placed in the lea.
Lee Shelter The animals stood in the lee on the island.
506. Loot Plunder The enemy conquered the area and looted all the
jewels.
Lute Flute She was playing with a lute.
507. Limb Hands, feet Animals have four limbs.
Limn Describe in words Limn the entire story briefly.
508. Links Connection There is no link between the two stories.
Lynx Fur The bear has a black and white lynx.
509. Levee Quay The ship loaded the luggage on the levee.
Levy Impose tax The government levied taxes on imports.
510. Lean To be or put in a He demanded to cut the trees that had leaned over
sloping position in the villa.
Lien Claim until a debt on A shipping company has a lien upon cargo until
it is repaid, right of the freight is paid.
reversion
511. Lessor A person who grants A contract was reached between the lessor and
a lease the lessee about the five-year lease of certain
land.
Lesser The second degree of When you are asked to choose evil, choose the
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less lesser one.

512. Literal Following the exact A literal interpretation of Bible stories is available
words of the original in the market.
Littoral A region along the The Mediterranean littoral of France is an
Shore exciting place.
M
513. Metal Mineral Gold is a precious metal and is often found in
mountain streams.
Mettle Endurance In the T20 world cup, Pakistan showed great
mettle against India.
514. Miner Of mine A miner’s job can be dangerous since there is a
risk of losing his life.
Minor Of age A biopsy is usually a minor surgical procedure.
515. Main Chief The main purpose of industry is to create wealth.
Mane Longhair The horse tossed its flowing mane behind it
516. Memorial Monument The Statue of liberty is a memorial situated in
New York.
Memorable Deserving to August 14, 1947, is a memorable day in the
remember history of the subcontinent.
517. Maze Network of ways I was lost in a maze of passages.
Maize Grain Wheat, maize, and sugar beet are planted in
rotation.
518. Momentary Short-lived The accident was the result of a momentary lapse
of concentration.
Momentous Important The momentous eve of the new year ended with
fireworks.
519. Moat Stream of fresh water The castle had a deep moat that emptied into a
lake.
Mote Particle of dust Motes are dancing in a sunbeam
520. Meat Flesh of animal One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
Meet Gather A year or so later I happened to meet him again.
521. Mead Meadow Daffodils grow in the mead
Meed Praise The players received their meed of praise from all
people.
Maid Young girl She works as a maid in our home.
522. Mean Looking unworthy Poverty makes a man mean.
Real peace does not mean the absence of war.
Mien Personal bearing She maintained her serious mien until the
interview was over.
523. Medal Piece of metal He gained the medal through his painful travail.
Meddle To interfere One should meddle in others’ affairs.
524. Marry To become the I asked her to marry me.
husband or wife
Merry Happy The joy of the heart makes the face merry.
525. Mendacity Lying Politicians have been accused of hypocrisy and
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mendacity.
Mendicity Begging Mendicity should be stopped by law.
He lost his dignity in mendicity.
526. Mantel Structure of wood In modern architecture, the construction of
mantelpieces is an old fashion
Mantle Loose cloak The vice president must now take on the mantle
of supreme power.
527. The official system I throw away junk mail without reading it.
Mail used for sending and
delivering
letters, packages, etc.
Male Masculine human The workforce is predominantly male.
528. Meter Measurement tool for Rupees are mounting upon the meter of the
Length taxicab.
Metre Unit His height is two meters.
529. Concerned with We have a moral obligation to protect the
Moral principles environment.
of right and wrong
behavior
Morale Amount of After a performance in the match, his morale was
confidence high to the sky for the next game.
530. Manger Feeder trough The cow was eating from the manger.
Manager The boss The manager of the team is a highly creative man.
531. Mark Sign Mark my words.
Marque Car brands The marque of cars has become too expensive to
be afforded by the common man.
532. Marrow The soft matrix in Bones contain a fluid matrix called bone marrow.
bones
Morrow Tomorrow I will meet your morrow.
533. Minuet Slow ballroom dance The king was enjoying the synchronized minuet.
Minute Time Every minute is important.
534. Mite Parasite The mites should not attack the crops this time.
Mitt Glove without the The soldiers were wearing leather mitts.
fingers
535. Mop Clean Mop the floor clean quickly.
Mope Feel sad She feels mope.
536. Madam Formal address Madam, take a side, please!
Madame The French word for Madame, come in!
madam
537. Mantel Mantelshelf The matchstick was placed on the top of the
mantel.
Mantle Shawl The old lady covered herself in a red mantle.
538. Mede / meed A deserved portion The artist received his meed of praise.
of praise
Mead Alcoholic drink Mead was served in the bar.
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539. Mendicity Begging Mendicity should be discouraged in the city.

Mendacity Lying I hate his habit of mendacity.
540. Nap Sleep in the I take a nap after lunch.
afternoon
Nape Back of a person’s The teacher slapped the child on his nape.
neck
541. Nay No Nay, I am not coming.
Nee Originally called Mary Rachel, nee Jill.
542. Nous Common sense He lacks the nous to understand even simple
matters.
543. Noose Fastened rope Don’t tighten his noose.
544. Magnate An important, My grandfather, a well-to-do farmer, was one of
powerful or the chief magnates of the village.
prominent person
Magnet A piece of iron A loadstone is a natural magnet.
545. Manner A way of doing She has a kind manner.
Manor A large estate If the lord sold his manor, the peasants or serfs
were sold as well.
546. Mat A small rug, to cover Put a mat under a hot dish when it is brought to
the table.
Mate One of a pair Where is the mate of this glove?
547. Missal A devotional book The religious figures were pondering on their
missals, following the recital of mass.
Missile A self-propelled In our diversified family of missiles, we have
bomb weapons adapted to distance launching.
548. Militate The verb militate, His left-wing opinion militated against his
which is usually appointment as headmaster.
followed by the
preposition against,
means has a powerful
influence on the
effect
Mitigate Moderate or make The judge’s decision did little to mitigate the
less severe sufferings of the bereaved parents.
549. Marshal An official, to He was a field marshal.
arrange
Martial Army Our nation has a strong martial spirit.
550. Muscle Motion producing The exercise will develop our muscles.
tissue
Mussel A shellfish Whales eat mussels.
N
551. Necessaries Essential thing Some of the poor in our country even cannot buy
the necessities of life.
Necessities Need for something Food, cloth, and shelter are all necessities of life.
552. Negligent Failing to give The hospital was negligent in the way it cared for
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enough care the patient.

Negligible Ignorable The pay that soldiers received was negligible.
553. Naval Of the navy Pakistan is a great naval power.
Navel The mark of scare The soldier showed the navel that was received in
World War II.
554. Nob The head, a bald, a A man with a bottle nose, a nob of scarlet, and
person of wealth blue on a yellow face.
Knob A rounded mass A little knob of a nose.
555. Nod Express by bowing He nodded me into the room.
the head, to invite
Node A knot or There are characters who are continually creating
complication collisions and nodes for themselves in dramas
that nobody is prepared to act with them.
O
556. Oar A pole We took one oar each and rowed quickly to the
shore.
Ore Raw metal Petrol when extracted from the earth is in the
form of petroleum ore.
557. Observance Observing of law My grandmother is very strict in the observance
/custom of traditional practices.
Observation To watch After an injury in a match, the player was kept
under observation in the hospital.
558. Official Government An official enquiry has been launched into the
investigation cause against a police constable.
Officious Too eager We were tired of being pushed around by the
officious civil servant.
559. Ordinance Order The president issued an ordinance to cover
judicial deadlock.
Ordnance Of artillery Pakistan ordinance factory was established in
collaboration with China.
Refers to a decree, Commissioners are discussing an ordinance to
Ordinance
law, or regulation. improve the park.
560. Refers to military
The technology can help find an unexploded
Ordnance. equipment or
ordnance.
weapons
One Single I have one book with me.
561.
Won To have a victory Our team has won the match.
P
Is the roof of your
Palate A cleft palate is a common birth defect.
mouth.
Is a hand-held board
562. Palette that an artist uses for His palette contains red, green, and yellow paint.
mixing paint.
Is a flat platform on Several pallets at the warehouse contain new
Pallet
which goods are DVD players.
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loaded.
To bet one’s He parlayed his blackjack winnings into enough
Parlay
winnings over again money to pay for all his expenses.
As a verb, it means
563.
to negotiate, or The leaders plan to parley their differences in a
Parley
discuss something neutral location.
with an enemy
As a noun, means
Those records show Gracie is at the peak of her
Peak summit; as a verb, it
running career.
means to maximize
564. Peek into the window to see if Karol and Jo have
Peek To peep or snoop.
left the house.
After hearing those comments, Ed is definitely
Pique To excite or irritate
piqued.
Refers to one who
Plaintiff The plaintiff claimed the defendant scratched his
brings a suit into a
new Mercedes.
court of law.
565.
Refers to being
Plaintive A plaintive cry for help could be heard in the
mournful or
distance.
melancholy
566. Pain Bad feeling Doctors used to treat back pain with surgery.
Pane A single piece of The burglars got in by breaking a pane of glass in
something a door.
567. Pair Two The students worked in pairs.
Every couple is not a pair.
Pare To cut First, pare the rind from the lemon.
568. Patrol To go around Aircraft regularly patrol the frontiers.
Petrol Petroleum The price of unleaded petrol has increased.
569. Peace Freedom from war England finally made peace with France.
Peace is another name for strong nuclear
deterrence.
Piece In parts A few pieces of the puzzle were missing.
570. Plan Arrangements Even the best-laid plans could go wrong.
He was quite agreeable to accepting the plan.
Plane Device I’ve never boarded a plane.
Plain Smooth The dress was absolutely plain but quite stunning.
571. Pore Tiny opening His lawyers are poring over the small print in the
contract.
He was sweating at every pore.
Pour To put liquid into I have poured a cup of tea for you.
another thing
572. Practice Regular exercise Practice makes a man perfect.
Practise Work to do Preachers can talk but never teach, unless they
practice what they preach.
573. Pray To offer Do not pray for an easy life, pray to be stronger.
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Prey Victim Electric rays stun their prey with electrical

shocks.
574. Principal Chief Independence day of a country is one of its
principal legal holidays.
The principal of APS Peshawar was martyred in a
terrorist attack in 2014.
Principle Rule Nuclear weapons seem to violate war principles.
575. Pale Dim Jaundice turns the skin pale yellow.
Pail Basket There is a quart of milk left in the pail.
576. Peal The loud ringing of Bishop was welcomed to the church with a peal
the bell of bells.
Peel To take something Life is like an onion as you peel off one layer,
off you start weeping.
577. Popular Admired by Shakespeare remains popular because he wrote
about timeless human experiences.
Populous Thickly populated Pakistan is the 6th most populous country in the
world.
578. Practical Of action Earning a living is a practical matter.
Practicable Fit for action Working till late at night is not a practicable
proposition.
579. Prescribe Advise The curriculum is rigidly prescribed from an early
age.
Proscribe To prohibited legally The sale of narcotics is proscribed by law.
580. Precede To come before Agricultural development simply must precede
economic development.
Proceed To go forward I will instruct my lawyer to proceed with the
preparation of draft contracts.
581. Persecute To punish We have to stand up for persecuted minorities.
Prosecute Legal proceeding A war crime tribunal was set up to prosecute
those charged with atrocities.
582. Pendant Ornament This pendant goes well with your necklaces.
Pendent Hanging Shadows of pendent lamps flickered on the wall.
583. Person Individual human Sheikh Rasheed is not an efficient person to head
the interior ministry.
Individual Single She was a dancer with a highly individual
personality.
584. Impersonate Pretend by using the To impersonate a candidate in the examination is
name of other a serious crime.
To endow an object We often personify the sun and moon, calling the
Personify characteristic of a sun “he” and the moon “she.”
human being
585. Physic Medicine Chinese traditional medicine is a treasure of
Chinese traditional physic.
Physics Branch of science Einstein structured modern physics.
Physique Bodily health She doesn’t have the physique to be a dancer.
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He has the physique of a rugby player.

586. Precipitate To put violently The assassination of the president precipitated the
hurried city into a battleground.
Precipitous Very steep The stock market’s precipitous drop frightened
foreign investors.
587. Profit Gain The record production of cotton bales brought a
huge profit for the economy of the county.
Prophet Messenger of God The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) founded the
last divine religion of Allah almighty.
588. Provident Careful The more provident of them had insured
themselves and their properties against flooding.
Providential Divine He explained the yellow fever epidemic as a
providential act to discourage urban growth.
589. Peal Ring The church attendant pealed the bell in the
morning.
Peel To scrape off Peel these apples.
590. Pattern A sequence Weather patterns are changing these days due to
global warming.
Patron Financier He is the patron-in-chief of this project.
591. Piteous Sad I pity his piteous soul.
Pitiable Wrecked The people of Baluchistan are spending a pitiable
life after the recent floods.
592. Peak Epitome He shows the peak of grace when he speaks.
Pique Anger She was red with pique.
593. Pant Breathe heavily The dog was panting.
Pent up Repressed Do not pent up your feelings.
594. Phrase A combination of Phrases are different from clauses.
words
Frays Wear away The old closet has frayed away.
595. Pidgin Simplified language Explain these obsolete words in pidgin language,
please.
Pigeon A bird A pigeon was there in a cage.
596. Plait Straw and strands The basket was plaited with straws and strands.
Plate Dish Stack the plates on the table.

597. Partly Half This is partly true.
Portly Fat This portly sack must be opened to see what is
filled inside.
598. Picket Soldiers on police A picket was established for the soldiers at the
duty Mall.
Piquet A card game They are playing piquet.
599. Persecute To harass or oppress Do not persecute him with questions.
or continue
Prosecute Is to bring before a He was prosecuted on the charges of trespassing
court in the prohibited area.
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600. Precedent A previous examples Can you quote any precedent for your proposal?
President One who presides All stood up when the president arrived.
601. Premise A statement on The court of justice works on the premise that an
which reasoning is accused person is innocent until he is proven
based guilty.
Promise A statement that one If you make a promise, you should not break it.
will do something
602. Pause To stop for a time After a pause for lunch, the men returned to work.
Paws The feet of an The cat put his paws in milk.
animal, touch
someone in a rough
way
603. Pearl A costly gem She is a pearl among women.
Peril Danger Hidden rocks are a peril to ships.
604. Peddle To carry from place The farmer peddled his fruit from house to house.
to place and sell
Pedal A leaver worked by The two pedals of a bicycle pushed down one
the food after the other, make it go.
Paddle Short oar with a The butter churn had two paddles to whip the
broad blade at one cream.
end
605. Perfect Having no faults The set was perfect as nothing was missing or
broken.
Perfect Older pupils in a Ali is the prefect of the new hostel.
school who have
authority over
younger people
606. Phrase A group of words Give me the English Polish Phrasebook published
forming a part of a by Oxford.
sentence
Frays Contest, fight Tom’s journey to London is a tale of different
frays.
607. Pin Make unable to move The child was pinned under the fallen tree.
Pine Have a desire for She is pinning for Ali.
something
608. Pleas Making a request He pleas for mercy.
Please A polite form of We’re very pleased to see you here.
address
609. Plum The edible roundish A reviewer picks all the plums out of a book.
fleshy fruit of the
tree, or a desirable
thing
Plumb Through going, sheer He is a plumb crazy.
610. Pole Either of the two The employers and the trade union leaders are
ends of the earth’s still poles apart.
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axis / Or at some
distance that seems
unbridgeable
Poll Voting at an election We are waiting for the poll results.
611. Populace The ordinary people The new economic measures of the government
will go a long way to help the populace.
Populous Full of people The Indus River runs through more populous
districts.
Q
612. Quaint Of old fashion but The village looks rather quaint.
attractive The quaint social customs should be reviewed for
desirable changes.
Queer Odd/ Strange I was beginning to feel very queer.

I heard some queer noise in the garden.
613. Quarry Extract The quarry of the story is that thief was caught in
the end.
Query Question Ask if any queries are left!
614. Quid One pound sterling I won’t give you even a quid.
Quod Prison The inmates were shifted to another quod.
615. Quack Fraudsters, or The government has started action against all
persons claiming to quacks.
have knowledge and
skill which they do
not have
Quake Shake He is quaking with fear.
616. Quiet Silent He was quiet and calm.
Quite Absolutely I am quite right now.
R
617. Rain Water that falls from Overnight rain has freshened up the garden.
the sky in separate
drops
Reign Period During the reign of Hazrat Umar R.A. Islam
spread to far-off places.
618. Right True James did what he thought was right.
Rite Ceremony Baptism is an initiation rite in Christianity.
619. Root Of plant I expect money is the root of the matter.
Rout The defeat of an The soldiers fought bravely but were routed in the
army face of aerial bombardment.
Route Way Police are halting traffic on the parade route.
620. Rebellion Opposition of lawful The war of independence 1857 was given the
authority name mutiny by the British government but it
was a rebellion for the locals.
Revolution Positive complete The French occurred in 1917.
change The Industrial Revolution played a major role in
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improving the economic situation of the people.

621. Respectful Full of respect Everyone was respectful toward him, listening
carefully to his long explanations.
Respectable Worthy of respect I have to prove myself a respectable and balanced
person.
622. Reverend Respected and He is a very reverend old man of eighty.
worthy Church worship is led by the reverend priest.
Reverent Humble/Kind Children like to sit with her because she is very
reverent towards them.
623. Rob Steal The tourists were robbed of their bags.
Steal Secretly He, who will steal an egg, will steal an ox,
624. Raze To destroy Nesla tower Karachi was razed by the order of the
completely Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Raise To left up The concert will raise money for local charities.
625. Recollect Almost forgotten I do not recollect what he said.
Can you recollect his name?
Remember Which that not This is an experience that the kids will enjoy and
forgotten remember forever.
626. Resource Supplies The world’s natural resources are depleting.
Recourse To turn to something He has no other recourse than to inform the
for help police.
627. Rest Breathing space Her heart would find no rest until she knew the
truth.
Wrest To take by force They are fighting to wrest control of the party
from the old leaders.
628. Restless Never still The children in my class get restless near the end
of the term.
Restive Refuse to move Communist leaders struggled to rule over an
forward increasingly restive population.
629. Ring An object in the He had dark rings around his eyes.
shape of a circle
Wring To twist They managed to ring the truth out of him.
Means to browse or
Riffle
thumb through She riffled the class material just before the test.
630. something.
To ransack or steal Someone rifled through their house, while they
Rifle
something. were out of town.
631. Raffle Lottery He became rich after winning a big raffle.
Rifle Gun The enemy shot a bullet using a rifle.
632. Raven A type of crow The appearance of a raven somewhere points to a
bad omen.
Ravine A deep gorge with The corpses lay deep in the ravine.
steep sides
633. Reveille Signal sound for Reveille was rung to warn the soldiers.
signaling the army
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Revel Celebrate Let us revel the success of our little cousin.

634. Rue Bitter regret Do not rue for the rest of your life after
committing this mistake.
Row Lines Stand up in straight rows.
Roe Ripe testes of male The Chinese like cooked roe.
fish used as a food
635. Rye Cereal Rye is also added to this food.
Wry Ironic His wry comment was not amusing at all.
636. Recreate Remake The singer recreated the old song very
beautifully.
Recreant Cowardly Your recreant approach will take you nowhere.
637. Rest Stay at ease Take some rest.
Wrest Snatch Don’t wrest the morsels of the poor with such
selfish schemes.
638. Rhyme Correspondence of Identify the rhyming words in the poem.
sounds
Rime Frost on cold objects The rime on the glass plate was cleaned.
639. Rout Defeat This military rout was a big lesson for the enemy.
Route Way, passage Take the correct route to the college.
640. Rape Forming sexual The woman was raped on her way home at night.
relations by force
Wrap A covering, a veil of She let her evening wrap fall from her shoulders.
secrecy
641. Rapier Long pointed two- He used his rapier with great skills to cut his
edged sword enemy into pieces.
Repair Restore the former The builder is repairing the library’s leaking roof.
state
642. Rooster Domestic birds kept He is living on the eggs of a rooster.
for eggs
Roster A list giving each In spite of the unique requirements for
person’s name and membership, the club roster has grown.
duties
643. Rest To take a moment of The farmer is taking a rest under a tree.
leisure and relax
Wrest To take by force The lion wrested his hunt from the hyena.
644. Role Part His role in the play was very dramatic and
interesting.
Roll List The teacher took the roll call of the students and
freed them.
S
645. Sanguine Optimistic He seemed quite sanguine about his chances of
success.
Sanguinary Fond of bloodshed In all of this sanguinary excess, it is the guilty
who die.
646. Sail Of sea Darwin sailed through the ocean for 11 years.
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Sale Exchange of goods The sale of cigarettes to children is forbidden.

for money
647. Stationary Still Some of the larger birds can stay stationary in the
air for several minutes.
Stationery Things related to He is the best dealer in stationery in Lahore.
books and writing
648. Storey Floor/Level I live on the top storey.
Story Of events Humaira Ahmad is the best storyteller of this
time.
649. Sole Of foot/ only Academic abilities are not the sole criterion for
college admission.
Soul Nonmaterial part of We should commend our souls to God before we
the body go to sleep.
650. Soar Fly high Air pollution will soon soar above safety levels.
Sore Grumpy/Painful Gargling with salt water may help you with a sore
throat.
Sour Sharp taste The stewed apple was sour even with honey.
651. Statue Figure/ modal A museum of statues made from plaster has been
established in this city.
Statute Written law Corporal punishment was banned by statute in
1987.
Stature Importance/ Size Geomorphology has now achieved full stature as
a branch of geology.
652. Steal To take I shall report you to the police if I catch you
stealing again.
Steel Of metal The bridge is reinforced with huge steel girders.
653. Straight Honest Straight trees have crooked roots.
Strait Of geography The Strait of Malacca separates Malaysia from
(narrow) Singapore
654. Seam Line, where the edge Too many seems on a cloth do not look well.
of the cloth is turned
in word or where two
edges meet
Seem Appear Things are seldom what they seem.
655. Sensible Suitable/Reasonable The sensible man is not influenced by his critics.
Sensitive Easily offended I am quite sensitive to staying out late at night.
656. Sensual Pleasure for senses Food is a great sensual experience.
not for intellect and
spirit
Sensuous Affecting and I am drawn to the poetic and sensuous qualities of
appealing to the her paintings
senses
657. Sick Ill, Unwell, sad A physician’s sacred duty is to heal the sick.
Sickly Frequently ill His face was a sickly color when he came out of
the hospital.
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658. Social Living in a group Crimes often symbolize a wider social problem.
Kindness is the sunshine of social life.
Sociable Friendly The sociable behavior of lions is considered
atypical of the cat family.
659. Spacious Roomy The boat provides spacious accommodation for
five people.
Specious Seeing right In the US-Afghan conflict, Pakistan adopted
specious neutrality.
660. Stile Set to steps for Go left through the tree and climb over a ladder
climbing over wall or stile.
fence.
Style Of manner The diner will be served buffet style. Her style of
walking does not suit her.
661. Sculptor Person skill in She belongs to a family of sculptors.
sculpture
Sculpture Things carved out of She creates sculptures out of scrap materials.
wood or stone
662. Stimulant A drug that rouses Nicotine, the drug found in tobacco, is a
the body or mind stimulant.
Stimulus Anything motivating Foreign investment has been a stimulus to the
industry.
663. Stop To put an end to a You make the failure complete when you stop
movement trying.
Stay To remain at pause The rain gave us a ready-made excuse to stay at
for some time home.
Sachet Is a small packet of While drying clothes, Ali dropped a small sachet
perfumed powder. in the dryer.
664.
Sashay After their victory, the girls proudly sashayed
To strut or flounce
around the field
An oar used by a Dan and Ben are propelling their new canoe with
Scull
rower heavy sculls.
665. Is the bone that
You can get a slight skull fracture and sometimes
Skull protects the brain and
not realize it.
face
They are allocating money to stanch the flow of
Stanch To block something.
illegal drugs.
666.
Bob is always a staunch supporter of that political
Staunch Dedicated or loyal
party.
667. Sanguine Happy They were genuinely sanguine.
Sanguinary Causing much Wars cause sanguinary and nuisance.
bloodshed
668. Sanitary Related to health and We should take care of our sanitary health.
hygiene
Sanatory Curative This food acts as a sanatory medicine.
669. Serge Woolen fabric The coat was made of serge.
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Surge Increase The sudden surge in the number of personnel on

the border is alarming.
670. Stile An arrangement that The animals were stopped from getting into the
allows people and building using a stile.
not animals to step in
Style Fashion I like her speaking style.
671. Scrape Scratch Scrape the upper layer off the wood.
Scrap Leftover Collect a scrap of the paper and throw them in the
dustbin.
672. Sextan Attacks that occur Greek mythology has concepts like sextan in it.
after an interval of
five days
Sexton Caretaker of a The sexton cleans the area alongside the graves.
graveyard
673. Serf Slave He used to serve as his serf.
Surf Ride on wave He likes surfing on the waves.
674. Slight Small Do not fret about this slight damage.
Sleight Deception I will not be persuaded by your sleight and
deception.
675. Slime Poisonous The servant poisoned his master by mixing slime
in his food.
Slim Thin He looks slim and smart.
676. Simple Noncomplex This is a simple question.
Simpleton Fool He is a simpleton, old man.
677. Solitude Loneliness Good company is better than solitude.
Solicitude Care She is spoiled because of extra care and
solicitude.
678. Sou A small amount of Little sou cannot win my loyalty.
money
Sough Whistling of wind A cool breeze with sough and fragrance of
flowers is so pleasing to the heart.
679. Spar Pole on the ship The ship has a long spar on its front side.
Spear A weapon with a In old times, long spears were used in the
pointed tip battlefield.
680. Stark Dark The stark reality of ouster from the office is
staring in his face.
Stork A very tall white bird The Greeks used to think that storks bring the
babies from heavens.
681. Subtler (Subtle) Nice Her subtler smile and composed looks are very
attractive.
Sutler A person who sold The ex-army officers of the German army worked
provisions to the as sutlers in WW-II.
soldiers
682. Surplice Linen cloth piece Her saree was made of surplice.
Surplus Extra Save the surplus material for the next round.
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683. Swell Increase in size An ant bit her and her whole arm swelled.
Swill Wash He swilled out the dress.
684. Servitude Slavery The whole town was living in complete servitude.
Servility Sycophancy He found the servility of the hotel staff
embarrassing.
685. Superficial Seeing what is Superficial similarities can be deceptive.
obvious
Superfluous More than you need The crowd was so well-behaved that the police
or want presence was superfluous.
686. Sever Divide, separate He severs the rope with a knife.
Severe Strict This teacher is very severe with his pupils.
687. Sooth Is a noun Sooth to say, he was indeed a perfect gentle
knight.
Soothe Is a verb and means Oil is a soothing lotion for the skin.
to calm, to console
688. Stair Step She is sitting on the bottom stair.
Stare Look at with fixed It is rude to stare at others.
eyes, gaze
689. Suite A set of rooms in a We got a suit in the hotel.
hotel
Suit A set of outer He bought a three-piece suit for his son.
garments of the same
material
690. Shear To cut with shears The farmer sheared his sheep
Sheer Very thin, quite She fainted from sheer weariness.
691. Solder To fasten He soldered the broken wires together.
Soldier A person who serves The trade of the soldier is war.
in the army
692. Spat A light quarrel They got into a kind of spat about petty points.
Spate A usually large Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in
number of events / the Ravi Road Area.
flood after the heavy
rain the river was in
spate
693. Succor A person, or thing He thought of the worn-out aged men whom he
that helps had succored.
Sucker A lump of hard He’s a real sucker for flattery.
candy, a person
easily deceived
T
694. Team Group of people He is looking to sign for a Conference League
working for a cause team.
Teem Abundant Cold waters of the Swat River teem with trout.
695. Tamper(v) To meddle Never tamper with safety devices involving gas
cylinders.
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Temper(v) To soften The allegation on Shoaib was about tempering the

ball in the field.
Temper(N) Temperament He broke the chair in a violent temper.
696. Tale Story Winning the French Open was a fairy-tale end to
her career.
Tail The end part of an Dogs wag their tails when they are pleased.
animal
Someone entrusted to
Mary Jane is the public guardian and trustee of
Trustee manage the property
their estate
of others.
697.
A trustworthy
The reliable trusty was given a new job in the
Trusty prisoner who has
prison’s library.
special privileges
Tall Higher than average That is a tall tale.
698.
Toll Ring slowly War bells are tolling fiercely.
Tare An injurious weed Tears killed the wheat before it grows.
699.
Tear Shed tears The smoke made his eyes full of tears.
Tenor The general direction The tenor of his life was full of difficulties.
700. The period for which The tenure of the office of the Pakistani President
Tenure
a post is held is five years.
To cause to feel
Tire She never tires of talking about her work.
weak, lacking power
701.
A thick band of
Tyre He changed the tyre of his car.
rubber
U
Occasionally, we experience unwanted e-mails
Unwanted Not wanted.
and phone calls.
702. At the party, the children were in an unwonted
Out of the ordinary
Unwonted state of excitement when they learned that a
or unusual.
clown was coming
Susceptible to
corruption, The candidate did not commit the venal offense
Venal
dishonesty, or of bribing voters.
703.
bribery.
Easily excused or Eating meat on Fridays was once a venial sin for
Venial
forgiven. the Catholics.
A very thin layer of
Veneer We applied a veneer of walnut to the ugly pine
material or a
table.
superficial manner.
704.
A prospective juror
Ten members of the venire received instructions
Venire panel from which a
from the court.
jury is selected.
Veracious Completely truthful When a veracious child speaks, never doubt her
705. or accurate. honesty.
Voracious Having an insatiable Since age 10, Tim has been a voracious reader of
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appetite. comics.
A small closable
Vial The lab technician put the remaining liquid in a
container usually
small glass vial.
used for liquids
706.
Despicable,
We experienced vile weather during our Alaskan
Vile repulsive, or
visit.
disgustingly bad
707. Urban Related to cities People are migrating from urban to rural areas.
Urbane Fashionable He is an urbane young man.
708. Veil Covering of head and She wears a veil and gown.
face
Wail Weep Stop wailing and listen to me.
709. Vial Small container The vial was full of water.
Viol Old musical The old artists were playing music on the viols.
instrument
710. Wad Soft stuff for padding Cover the injury with a wad.
Wade Walk with effort He was trying to wade through the river with
through the water considerable effort.
711. Wend Go in a specific The travelers wended to the west.
direction
vend Sell small things The vendor was selling small clips in the streets.
712. Wreath Garland of flowers He presented a fragrant wreath on the grave of his
son.
Wreathe Covered in flower The whole table was wreathed in flowers.
713. Wrath Anger The old man turned red with wrath.
Wroth Cruel Genghis Khan was a wroth, and feral man.
714. Wadding Soft material for Hospital purchased five thousand waddings for
padding the operation theater.
Wedding Marriage ceremony A chemical wedding between the element boron
and organic substances promised the industry a
new family of compounds.
715. Way I met my old friend on the way.
Weight She is losing her weight nowadays.
716. Valet Male attendant All the valets in this ward of the hospital are very
careless.
Varlet A dishonest The king’s attendants are quite cunning and
varlet.
717. Vain Without use/ values Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain.
Vein Blood vessel His veins are swollen after he has fallen from the
roof.
718. Vale A valley The vale of Kashmir is beautiful.
Veil A covering of very Muslim women veil their faces in orthodox social
thin transparent structures.
material worn
719. Verbal Oral Verbal abuse in politics has become a norm.
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Verbose Using or containing Legal writing is often unclear and verbose for
more words than ordinary people.
needed
720. Virtual Factual/practical Technology has enabled the development of an
online virtual library.
Virtuous From virtue To be virtuous is to be good.
721. Veracity Truthfulness Veracity is the heart of morality.
Voracity Greed/eager/hunger The voracity of some animals in summer is
understandable as they need to hibernate in
winter.
722. Waist The area around the He is paralyzed from the waist down
middle of
human body
Waste Use carelessly “Don’t waste water even if you were at the
running stream,” said the Holy Prophet PBUH.
723. Waive Leave one’s right to He has agreed to waive his rights to the money.
something/exonerate
Wave Move to and for The government is facing a new wave of a Covid
variant, Omicron.
724. Wet Moist The carpet has become wet due to dew drops.
Whet To sharpen The book will whet your appetite for more of her
work.
If the ox falls, whet your knife.
725. Womanly(adj) Of women His wife bears a complete womanly figure.
Womanish(adj) Like women He has womanish manners.
726. Weather The atmosphere of a swims in the sea every day disregarding the
place weather.
Whether Used to express a A thief is a thief, whether he steals a diamond, or
doubt a cucumber.
Warrantee The person to whom The dealer gave the required forms to the
the warranty is given. warrantee to complete.
727. A promise to repair
Warranty Vehicles under a factory warranty will be
or replace a faulty
repaired at no charge to the customer.
product.
Wary She and John are wary about replacing their
Cautious or watchful.
insurance policy.
728.
The players are weary after a long week of
Weary Fatigued or tired.
overtime matches.
You relinquish a
Waiver Jim signed a waiver of his right to sue for any
right, privilege, or
past-due royalties.
729. claim.
To vacillate or be Kevin says he will not waver on the issue of past-
Waver
indecisive. due royalties.
730. Wreath Flowers or other Pat and Russ chose a holiday wreath for the
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things intertwined centrepiece.

into a circle.
To proceed on a
The smoke continues to wreathe upward through
Wreathe repeatedly curving
the trees.
course
To cause something
Wreak Unexpected expenses wreak havoc on the
to happen badly or
department budget.
731. cause a trouble
To destroy He died in a shipwreck. The storm wrecked their
Wreck
something ship.
732. Yoke To attach or to join The Turkish lira is yoked to the American dollar.
two things
Yolk Of egg He likes the yoke more than the egg itself.
733. Zealot A fanatic Simon is thought to have been a member of the
zealots.
Devotee A pious person or a In India, there are more zealots than peaceful
dedicated fellow devotees.

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Winning English Grammar & Composition by Mureed Hussain Jasra 0316 5701593

Winning English Grammar & Composition

Writer: Mureed Hussain Jasra

Sr. No. Word Meaning Sentences

Admittance Being admitted to a Staff members were given admittance cards to

28. Avocation Hobby His vocation is medicine, but painting is his

Have you ever been to the mountains to see an

advertisement Sunday’s paper.

Avocation Hobby Gardening is her avocation.

Mistake person/thing at a for his mistake of bowling two no balls.

To lessen the force or

169. Comprehensive Complete This scheme is quite comprehensive as it deals

Site Area The high court directed the establishment of a

gait strength, agility, and grace.

279. Advice(N) An opinion Go to your doctor and ask for advice.

Each day without an

Facility Ease/Natural Ability He plays piano with great facility.

disturb something business in any way.

384. Fashionable One who does She is a fashionable young girl.

400. Gaol Jail The thieves escaped from gaol yesterday.

romance. his life.

stick things together

Sick Physically or She nursed the sick boy back to health.

Etch attached The embroidery is etched on the cloth.

Jury Group of members to He was a member of the jury judging a literary

other to the door

490. Naughty Indecent Naughty boys sometimes make a good man.

500. Lawyer Lawperson A good lawyer is a devil’s neighbor.

less lesser one.

539. Mendicity Begging Mendicity should be discouraged in the city.

enough care the patient.

Prey Victim Electric rays stun their prey with electrical

He has the physique of a rugby player.

Plate Dish Stack the plates on the table.

Queer Odd/ Strange I was beginning to feel very queer.

improving the economic situation of the people.

Revel Celebrate Let us revel the success of our little cousin.

Sale Exchange of goods The sale of cigarettes to children is forbidden.

Surge Increase The sudden surge in the number of personnel on

Temper(v) To soften The allegation on Shoaib was about tempering the

things intertwined centrepiece.

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