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3.Apparently Explanation: According to the way something appears.
UNIT
ESSENTIAL WORD POWER
ONE
(WORDS 1-50)
1.Appalling Explanation: 1. Something that is appalling is so bad or
BrE /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/ unpleasant that it shocks you; inspiring horror, dismay, or
Noun [Shocking; disgust.
extremely bad.]
Explanation: 2. You can use appalling to emphasize that
‫ك ۔‬  ‫ د  وا  ۔‬ something is very great or severe.
‫ِ  َ َت‬    ‫  َ   ر‬ Sentences:
1.They have been living under the most appalling
conditions for two months.
2.It was one of the most appalling atrocities of the war.
3.The Indian forces in Kashmir have an appalling record
on human rights.
4.I developed an appalling headache.
Synonyms: abhorrent, abominable, awful, disgusting,
distasteful, dreadful, evil, foul, fulsome, gross, hideous,
horrendous, horrible, horrid, loathsome, nasty, nauseating,
nauseous, noisome, noxious, obnoxious, obscene, odious,
offensive, rancid, repellent (also repellant), repugnant,
repulsive, revolting, scandalous
Antonyms: acceptable, agreeable, alluring, appealing,
attractive, blessed (also blest), congenial, delectable,
delicious, delightful, delightsome, desirable, enjoyable,
felicitous, gratifying, heavenly, inviting, likable (or likeable),
nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying,
sweet, welcome, unexceptionable, unobjectionable, healthful,
healthy, salubrious, wholesome
2.Astounded Explanation: Very surprised or shocked by something,
BrE /əˈstaʊndɪd/ because it seems very unlikely.
Past Participle
Sentences:
‫ت زدہ  ۔ َ َ ر  َ  د  ۔  َ   َ   َ  د  ۔‬ 1.She looked astounded at/by the news.
‫ زدہ  َ  د  ۔ َ دم  َ ُ د  َ  د  ۔‬
َ َ ‫  َت‬ 2.The doctors were astounded (that) he survived.
  ‫ ا َ    ڈا‬
‫لد‬
Synonyms: amazed, astonished, startled, surprised
(also surprized), bemused, bewildered, puzzled,
overwhelmed, staggered, stunned, stupeed awestruck
(also awestricken), bowled over, dumbfounded
(also dumfounded), dumbstruck, abbergasted, shocked,
stunned, stupeed, thunderstruck
Antonyms: unimpressed, disinterested, incurious,
indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested, dispassionate,
emotionless, impassive, unemotional, bored, jaded
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BrE /əˈpærəntli/ Sentences:
Adverb 1. Oil prices fell this week, apparently because of over-
production.
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‫َ ِ  ۔ وا   ر   ۔ آ ر  ر   ۔‬ 2.The government was apparently unaware of the magnitude of
  َ  ِ   the crisis.
3.He paused, apparently lost in thought.
Synonyms: evidently, ostensibly, ostensively, presumably,
putatively, seemingly, supposedly, externally, outwardly, visibly,
assumably, likely, presumedly, probably, conceivably, maybe,
mayhap, perchance, perhaps, possibly, professedly, supposably,
allegedly, purportedly, reportedly, reputedly, clearly, distinctly,
manifestly, obviously, plainly, self-evidently, assuredly, positively,
surely
Antonyms: on the surface, implausibly, impossibly, improbably,
incredibly
4.Attached to Explanation: 1. Connected or joined to something.
BrE /əˈtætʃt/ Explanation: 2. Emotionally connected; having strong feelings of
Past Participle affection or connection.
Explanation: 3. Attached to something working for or forming
    part of an organization.
Sentences:
1.I've never seen two people so attached to each other.
2.We've grown much attached to this house.
Synonyms: communicated (with), connected (with), linked
(with), bordered (on), anked, fringed, joined, marched (with),
neighboured, skirted, touched, verged (on), bounded, embraced,
encircled, enclosed (also inclosed), surrounded, contacted,
converged, fond, inclined, partial
Antonyms: broke up, disconnected, disjoined, disjointed,
dissociated, disunited, divided, divorced, parted, separated,
severed, split, sundered, uncoupled, unlinked, unyoked, loosed,
loosened, unbound, unxed, unlashed, untied, detached, undid,
unfastened, unhooked
5.Appraised Explanation: 1. To consider or examine somebody/something
BrE /əˈpreɪz/ and form an opinion about them or it.
Verb Explanation: 2. Appraise something (at something): to ofcially
examine a building, an object, etc. and say how much it is worth.
 ‫ ۔‬  ‫ ۔‬    ‫ل   ۔‬ Explanation: 3. Appraise somebody: to make a formal judgement
about the value of a person's work, usually after a discussion
 ‫   ۔ ا ازہ‬ with them about it
Sentences:
1.She stepped back to appraise her workmanship.
2.The architect gave the exterior an appraising glance.
Synonyms: assess, estimate, evaluate, guesstimate, rate, set,
valuate, value, adjudge, deem, judge, ascertain, determine,
discover, learn, price, decide, settle, analyze, assay, survey,
test, reappraise, reassess, reevaluate, rejudge, revalue,
misjudge, misprize, underestimate, undervalue
Antonyms: neglect, ignore
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6.Alas 10.Boon Explanation: Something that is very helpful and makes life easier for you.
Explanation: Used to express grief, pity, or concern. BrE /buːn/
BrE /əˈlæs/ Sentences:
Sentences:
Exclamation Noun 1.The new software will prove a boon to Internet users.
1.For many people, alas, hunger is part of everyday life.
2.Parks are a great boon to people in big cities.
‫ا س‬ 2.He loves football but, alas, he has no talent as a player.
   ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ Synonyms: companionable, convivial, gregarious, outgoing, sociable,
Synonyms: alack, ay, wirra [Irish], woe, dejection, depression,
d e s o l a t i o n , d e s p o n d , d e s p o n d e n c e , d e s p o n d e n c y, ‫۔‬  ‫ ۔‬ social, benevolence, courtesy, favour, grace, indulgence, kindness,
disconsolateness, dispiritedness, doldrums, dolefulness, advantage, benet, blessing, help, relief, support, comfort, consolation,
downheartedness, forlornness, gloom, gloominess, glumness, solace
joylessness, melancholy, miserableness, mopes, mournfulness, Antonyms: disadvantage, drawback, encumbrance, hindrance,
afiction, anguish, dolefulness, sorriness, sorrow impediment, minus, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, interference, obstacle,
Antonyms: alleluia, hooray (also hurrah or hurray), yippee, burden, afiction, bane, curse, evil, plague, scourge
gaiety, glee, gleefulness, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness,
merriment, mirth, mirthfulness, cheer, cheerfulness, hopefulness, 11.Bewilderment. Explanation: A feeling of being completely confused.
optimism, satisfaction, delight, gratication, bliss, blissfulness, BrE /bɪˈwɪldəmənt/ Sentences:
ecstasy, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exultation, felicity, Noun 1.He shook his head in bewilderment.
gladness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, 2.He wrote out his rage and bewilderment, which gradually became
rapturousness ‫دا  ۔‬  ‫ ۔‬ ‫ا‬ a form of catharsis leading to understanding.
7.Abruptly Explanation: In a sudden, unexpected and often unpleasant way.   ‫ ۔  ا‬   Synonyms: bafement, bamboozlement, befuddlement,
BrE /əˈbrʌptli/ Sentences: bemusement, bewilderedness, confusedness, confusion,
Adverb 1.The interview ended abruptly. discombobulation, distraction, fog, head-scratching, maze,
2.He should not brake the car abruptly on an icy road muddle, mystication, perplexity, puzzlement, tangle
ً ‫ ۔    ر  ۔ د‬  ‫ ۔‬ ‫ا‬
Synonyms: short, suddenly, surprisingly, unexpectedly, directly, Antonyms: laggardly, lingeringly, ploddingly, sluggishly, leisurely,
immediately, incontinently, instantaneously, instantly, promptly, pronto, belatedly, delinquently, tardily, slow, slowly
right away, right off, straightaway, hastily, impetuously, impulsively,
rashly, recklessly, quickly, rapidly, readily, snappily, speedily, swift, swiftly 12.Briskly Explanation: Quickly.
Antonyms: gradually, slowly, hesitantly BrE /ˈbrɪskli/
Noun Sentences:
8.Accentuated Explanation: To emphasize something or make it more noticeable. 1.She walked briskly over to the phone and answered it.
 ‫   ۔‬  ‫   ۔‬ 2.He walked briskly along the path swinging his rolled-up umbrella.
BrE /əkˈsentʃueɪt/
Verb Sentences:    ‫ى   ۔‬
1.Her short hair accentuated her huge eyes. Synonyms: apace, fast, eetly, hastily, quick, quickly, rapidly, snappily,
‫ى  ِ ن ڈا  ۔ زور ڈا‬ 2.The director uses music to accentuate the rising dramatic tension. soon, speedily, swift, swiftly, immediately, promptly, readily, impetuously,
3.When talks did occur, they tended to accentuate differences between impulsively, rashly, recklessly, abruptly, suddenly, energetically, vigorously
the two groups.
Synonyms: accent, emphasize, feature, foreground, highlight, 13.Bead Explanation: With a hole through it, that can be put on a string with
illuminate, play up, press, punctuate, stress, focus, identify, pinpoint, BrE /biːd/ others of the same type and worn as jewellery, etc.
spotlight, boost, promote, publicize, overplay, boost, consolidate, Noun [countable] Sentences:
deepen, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify, redouble, step up, 1.A bead curtain separated the two rooms.
strengthen .‫ ۔  َ َ ہ‬ 2.Her bead necklaces and bracelets jangled as she walked.
3.A small bead of blood formed where she had pricked her nger.
Antonyms: tone (down), underemphasize, understate, belittle,
Synonyms: blob, driblet, drip, drop, droplet, glob, globule, pearl,
discount, disparage, minimize, de-emphasize, play down, decrease,
pellet, pelletize, bunch, clump, lump, sphere, agglomerate, ball, roll,
diminish, lessen, let up (on), reduce, subdue, tone (down), weaken,
round, necklace 0bearls, pendant, chaplet
dwindle, recede, subside, taper (off), wane, alleviate, ease, lighten,
abate, moderate Antonyms: unroll, atten, open, smooth, spread, unfold
9.Anxieties Explanation: The state of feeling nervous or worried that something 14.Brimming Explanation: To ll something.
BrE /æŋˈzaɪəti/ bad is going to happen. BrE /brɪm/ Sentences:
Noun Sentences: 1.Tears brimmed in her eyes.
Verb (Present Particle)/
‫ات‬ ‫ا‬ 1.Acute/intense/deep anxiety. 2.Her eyes brimmed with tears.
Adjective
2.Some hospital patients experience high levels of anxiety. 3.The team was brimming with condence before the game.
3.Waiting for exam results is a time of great anxiety.  ‫ ۔‬  ‫ر ۔‬ 4.A young man brimming with condence came for interview.
Synonyms: agitation, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, Synonyms: brimful, bursting, chock-full (or chockful), chockablock,
care, concern, concernment, disquiet,disquietude, fear, nervosity,
‫ر‬  ‫ ر  ۔‬ crammed, crowded, fat, lled, full, jam-packed, jammed, loaded,
nervousness, perturbation, solicitude, sweat, unease, uneasiness, worry packed, stuffed, overcrowded, overlled, overowing, overfull,
overladen, overloaded, overstuffed, abounding, fraught, replete, rife,
Antonyms: calm, calmness, content, contentment, ease, easiness, swarming, teeming
peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietude, sereneness, Antonyms: decient, inadequate, incomplete, insufcient, short,
serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness, comfort, consolation, shortish, shy, wanting, depleted, drained, exhausted, bare, blank,
relief, solace, unconcern devoid, empty, stark, vacant, void

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15.B a f  i n g
Explanation: Causing you to feel completely confused and unable
BrE /ˈbæɪŋ/
to understand.
Noun
Sentences:
‫ ت زدہ‬.  ‫  ان‬ 1.Some of the country's customs are bafing to outsiders.
2.They succeeded in bafing the enemy's plan
Synonyms: bewildering, confounding, confused, confusing, disordered,
disorderly, disorganized, muddled, perplexing, puzzling, unorganized,
disconnected, disjointed, incoherent, disconcerting, fallacious, illogical,
inconsistent, invalid, irrational, unsound, absurd, bizarre, curious, eccentric,
foolish, odd, outlandish, peculiar, screwy, strange, unreasonable, unusual,
weird, meaningless, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless,
silly, unconvincing, inexplicable, unaccountable, unexplainable
Antonyms:coherent, connected, ordered, orderly, organized, systematic,
systematized, logical, rational, reasonable, sensible, solid, sound, valid,
cogent, compelling, convincing, persuasive, plausible, satisfying, clear, lucid,
perspicuous, transparent, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable
16.Bashful Explanation: Shy and easily embarrassed.
BrE /ˈbæʃ/ Sentences:
Noun 1.Don't be bashful about telling people how you feel.
 ‫ر ۔‬  ‫ ۔‬  ‫ہ ۔‬ 2.Shakila was never bashful about asking a question in the class.
‫ ۔  وال‬ Synonyms: backward, coy, demure, difdent, introverted, modest,
  recessive, retiring, self-effacing, sheepish, shy, withdrawn, unsociable,
unsocial, unadventurous, unassertive, inhibited, reserved
Antonyms: forward, gutty, fearless, social, companionable, dashing,
condent, intrepid, sociable, immodest, bold, overbold, aggressive, boon,
daring, forceful, forwards, gregarious, unabashed, extroverted
17.Beckoned Explanation: To give somebody a signal using your nger or hand,
BrE /ˈbekən/ especially to tell them to move nearer or to follow you.
Verb (Past Participle) Sentences:
1.He beckoned to the waiter to bring the bill.
 ‫   ۔ ا رہ  ۔‬
 ‫ا رے‬ 2.He beckoned her over with a wave.
3.The boss beckoned him into his ofce.
4.She beckoned him to come and join them.
Synonyms: agged, gestured, motioned, signaled (or signalled),
waved, nodded, gesticulated, signalized
Antonyms: repelled, pushed, turned off, repulsed, deterred,
replied
18.Coveted Explanation: To want something very much, especially something
BrE /ˈkʌvət/ that belongs to somebody else.
Verb Sentences:
(Past Participle)/
1.He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician.
Adjective 2.They are this year's winners of the coveted trophy (= that everyone
would like to win).
‫  ۔  ۔  ۔  ا   ۔‬
Synonyms: ached (for), craved, desiderated, desired, died (for),
   ‫  س  ۔  ص  ۔‬ hankered (for or after), hungered (for), itched (for), jonesed (for)
[slang], longed (for), , panted (after), pined (for), repined (for), salivated
(for), sighed (for), thirsted (for), wanted, wished (for), yearned (for)
Antonyms: unwanted, undesirable, abhorred, abominated, despised,
detested, execrated, hated, loathed, declined, refused, rejected, spurned
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19.Credentials Explanation: The qualities, training or experience that make you suitable
BrE /krəˈdenʃlz/ to do something.
Noun Sentences:
1.She has impeccable credentials as a researcher.
 ‫  ۔‬ ‫۔ و ۔ و‬
 ‫ر‬ 2.He has all the credentials for the job.
3.She will rst have to establish her leadership credentials.
Synonyms: capability, qualication, stuff, command, expertise,
know-how, mastership, mastery, prociency, ability, capacity, competence,
competency, facility, faculty, aptitude, endowment, air, genius, gift, knack,
talent, specialism, speciality, specialty, suitability, suitableness
Antonyms: bans, bars, blocks, constrains, denies, disallows, disbars,
discourages, disenfranchises, disfranchises, excludes, hinders, holds back,
impedes, inhibits, obstructs, prevents, shuts out, stops, enjoins, forbids,
interdicts, outlaws, prohibits, proscribes, vetoes, disqualies
20.Capacious Explanation: Having a lot of space to put things in.
BrE /kəˈpeɪʃəs/ Sentences:
Noun 1.The van was capacious and he decided to ll up the space with a
couple of sacks of fuel.
‫ وا ۔  و  ۔  دہ  ۔  اخ‬ 2.Prof. Salman is a man of capacious mind.
Synonyms: ample, commodious, roomy, spacious, voluminous,
broad, wide, big, biggish, bulky, considerable, generous, goodly,
colossal, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, gigantic, herculean,
heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, huge, immense, jumbo, mammoth,
massive, monolithic, monstrous, mountainous, pharaonic, prodigious,
staggering, stupendous, titanic, expansive, extended, extensive,
vast, boundless, limitless, unbounded
Antonyms: conned, cramped, incommodious, limited, narrow,
restricted, small, snug, tight, tiny
21.Collided with Explanation: Collides with another, or with something that is not
/kəˈlaɪd/ moving, they crash into it.
Verb (Past Participle) Sentences:
1.His car collided with another car during a heavy rainstorm.
 ‫ا  دو ے    ا ۔‬ 2.I ran around the corner, and almost collided with my friend.
Synonyms: clashed, conicted, disaccorded, discorded, jarred,
   ‫ا ف  ۔  ا‬
battled, combated (or combatted), engaged, fought, warred (against),
chafed, galled, grated, differed, disagreed, dissented
Antonyms:agreed, assented, coincided, concurred, corresponded,
accorded, blended (also blent), conformed (to or with), tted (or t),
harmonized, matched
22.Crudely Explanation: In a simple way that is not very accurate but gives a
BrE /ˈkruːdli/ general idea of something.
Adverb Sentences:
    ‫ا ڑى‬.  ‫ل  ر‬ 1.To put it crudely, the poor are going without food so that the rich
can drive cars.
2.Why do you always have to put things so crudely?
Synonyms: awkwardly, clumsily, inaptly, amateurishly, artlessly,
incapably, incompetently, inefciently, ineptly, inexpertly, poorly,
unskillfully
Antonyms: ably, adeptly, adroitly, artfully, capably, competently,
consummately, deftly, expertly, masterfully, masterly, prociently,
skillfully, well, aptly, uently, cleanly, cleverly, dexterously, neatly,
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23.Confront 28.Casually
Explanation: If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difculty, BrE /ˈkæʒuəli Explanation 1: In a way that shows you are calm and relaxed.
BrE /kənˈfrʌnt/ you have to deal with it.
Verb Adverb Sentences:
Sentences: 1.They chatted casually on the phone.
‫ذ آرا‬ 1.We must confront the future with optimism. ‫ن۔‬  ‫آرا  مدہ  اور‬ 2.She picked up the package and casually tossed it into her bag
2.The government found itself confronted by massive opposition.    ‫ا  ۔‬ Synonyms: arbitrarily, capriciously, carelessly, indiscriminately,
Synonyms: face up (to), brave, brazen, breast, dare, defy, face, outbrave, informally, offhand, offhandedly, aimlesslydesultorily, erratically,
outface, front, affront, challenge, encounter, meet, accost, approach, haphazard, haphazardly, irregularly, randomly, willy-nilly, accidentally,
withstand, battle, combat, contend (with), ght, oppose, square (off) fortuitously, inadvertently, unconsciously, unintentionally, unwittingly,
Antonyms: avoid, eschew, shun, elude, escape, evade, shake, disconnectedly, disjointedly
dodge, duck, funk, shirk, sidestep Antonyms: methodically, systematically, carefully, formally, gingerly,
meticulously, orderly, punctiliously, deliberately, intentionally,
24.Compelled Explanation: If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do purposefully, purposely
BrE /kəmˈpel/ something, they force you to do it.
Verb (Past Participle) Sentences: 29.Conning Explanation: To keep somebody/something inside the limits of
1.I feel compelled to write and tell you how much I enjoyed your book. BrE /kənˈfaɪn/ a particular activity, subject, area, etc.
‫ر‬ 2.Last year ill health compelled his retirement. Verb (Present Sentences:
Synonyms: coerced, forced, involuntary, nonvoluntary, unwilled, Particile)/ Noun 1.Finding his job too conning, he went on to try his luck at
will-less,compulsory, enforced, mandatory, necessary, nonelective,
‫ ۔‬    ‫رو  ۔ روك  ر  ۔ ا  ۔‬ agriculture.
obligatory, ordered
2.He had remained virtually silent throughout this meeting,
Antonyms: allowed, let, permitted, argued, convinced, induced,  ‫     ۔  ود‬ conning himself to note-taking.
moved, persuaded, prevailed (on or upon), satised, talked (into),
won (over) Synonyms: capping, circumscribing, holding down, limiting, restricting,
barring, blocking, hampering, hindering, impeding, obstructing, constricting,
25.Coaxed Explanation: To persuade somebody to do something by talking to contracting, essening, narrowing, pinching, squeezing, tightening, quelling,
BrE /kəʊks/ them in a kind and gentle way. repressing, suppressing
Verb (Past Participle) Sentences: Antonyms: emancipating, enfranchising, manumitting, unbinding,
1.She coaxed her son into going to school. uncaging, unchaining, unfettering, discharging, freeing, liberating,
.
2.He coaxed extra money from his father. releasing
Synonyms: cajoled, palavered, soft-soaped, sweet-talked, wheedled,
30.Crammed Explanation: Full of things or people.
adulated, attered, overpraised, buttered up, charmed, massaged,
wooed, begged, beseeched (or besought), importuned, urged, beguiled, BrE /kræmd/ Sentences:
cozened, nagled, juggled, wangled, wiled, enticed, lured, tempted Verb 1.All the shelves were crammed with books.
(Past Participle) 2.The room was crammed full of people.
Antonyms: harassed, nagged, pestered, teased, browbeat, bulldozed, 3.The article was crammed full of ideas.
bullied, cowed, intimidated, coerced, compelled, constrained, demanded,  ‫۔‬  ‫۔‬  ‫۔‬
‫۔‬ ‫ر ۔‬ Synonyms: brimful, brimming, bursting, crowded, lled, full,
forced jam-packed, jammed, loaded, packed, stuffed, overcrowded,
26.Comprehension Explanation: The ability to understand. overlled, overowing, overfull, overladen, overloaded, overstuffed,
BrE /ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃn/ Sentences: abounding, ush, fraught, replete, rife, swarming, teeming
1.His behaviour was completely beyond comprehension (= impossible Antonyms: decient, inadequate, incomplete, insufcient,
Noun short, shortish, shy, wanting, depleted, drained, exhausted,
to understand).
َ 2.She has no comprehension of the seriousness of the situation. bare, blank, devoid, empty, stark, vacant, void
َ  ‫۔  ۔ َ ادرا ك ۔‬ Synonyms: appreciation, apprehension, grasp, grip, hold, perception, 31.Conrm Explanation: To state or show that something is denitely true
percipience, understanding, absorption, assimilation, digestion, uptake, BrE /kənˈfɜːm/ or correct, especially by providing evidence.
conception, visualization, awareness, consciousness, enlightenment,
Verb Sentences:
realization
Antonyms: misapprehension, miscomprehension, misinterpretation, ‫ د‬  ‫ط   ۔     ۔‬ 1.His guilty expression conrmed my suspicions.
misperception, misunderstanding, incomprehension, noncomprehension 2.Please write to conrm your reservation (= say that it is denite).
 ‫     ۔‬.   3.It has been conrmed that the meeting will take place next week.
27.Curious Explanation: Having a strong desire to know about something.
Sentences: Synonyms:argue, attest, authenticate, bear out, certify, corroborate,
BrE /ˈkjʊəriəs/
1.I was curious to nd out what she had said. substantiate, support, validate, verify, vindicate, avouch, testify (to),
Adjective
2.He is such a curious boy, always asking questions. vouch (for), witness, guarantee, warrant, afrm, assert, aver, avow,
َ َ   َ ‫ُ َ ِ  ۔  ُ ق ۔ آ‬ Synonyms: inquisitive, nosy (or nosey), prying, snoopy, interfering, declare, profess, demonstrate, document, establish, prove, reinforce
intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, obtrusive, ofcious, inquisitional,
interrogative, questioning, quizzical, concerned, interested, peculiar, Antonyms: contradict, deny, disavow, disclaim, challenge, contest,
queer, rare, singular, strange dispute, question, disprove, rebut, refute
Antonyms: apathetic, disinterested, indifferent, unconcerned,
uninterested, incurious, uncurious, common, ordinary, plain, usual

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32.Cautioned Explanation: To warn somebody about the possible dangers or 38.Dispute
BrE /ˈkɔːʃn problems of something. BrE /dɪˈspjuːt/
Verb Sentences: Verb
(Past Participle) 1.Amjad cautioned him against making a hasty decision.  ‫زع ۔ ار۔‬
2.The government cautioned that pay increases could lead to job losses.
 ‫دار۔ا ط ۔  دارى ۔‬ 3.Employees were cautioned to be careful about what they said to people ‫ا ف را ۔‬
‫   ۔ آ ۔‬ outside the company.
Synonyms: advised, alerted, forewarned, warned, augured, forecast
(also forecasted), foretold, harbingered, predicted, presaged,
prognosticated, prophesied, apprised, informed, notied, tipped (off),
admonished, boded, foreboded (also forboded), foretokened
Antonyms: imperiled (or imperilled), risked, compromised, endangered,
gambled (with), hazarded, jeoparded, jeopardized, menaced
Explanation: To keep somebody's attention by being interesting, 39.Distract Explanation: To take somebody's attention away from what they
33.Captivated BrE /dɪˈstrækt/ are trying to do.
BrE /ˈkæptɪveɪt/ attractive, etc.
Sentences: Verb Sentences:
Verb (Past Participle) 1.The children were captivated by her stories. 1.You are distracting me from my work.
 
2.Men were captivated by her charm. 2.It was another attempt to distract attention from the truth.
 ‫ہ   ۔   ۔ دل      ۔‬ 3.He's easily distracted from his work.
‫   ۔      ۔‬ Synonyms: bewitched, charmed, enchanted, entranced, fascinated,
obsessed, besotted (by), crazy (about or over), dotty (over), enamored Synonyms: detract, divert, throw off, avert, deviate, move, rechannel,
(of), enraptured (by), gaga (over), gone (on), infatuated (with) shift, shunt, sidetrack, swerve, switch, transfer, swivel, twist, whirl, reverse,
turn back, agitate, ail, alarm (also alarum), bother, concern, derail, discomfort
Antonyms: disgusted, nauseated, sick, disenchanted, tired, shocked, Antonyms: concentrate, focus, aim, direct, calm, compose, quiet,
jaded, wearied, weary, bored, sick and tired, unloving settle, soothe, tranquilize
34.Condescended Explanation: To do something that you think it is below your social or 40.Drummed Explanation 1: To play a drum.
BrE /ˌkɒndɪˈsend/ professional position to do. BrE /drʌm/ Explanation 2: If something drums on a surface, or if you drum
Verb Sentences: Verb something on a surface, it hits it regularly, making a continuous
1.We had to wait almost an hour before he condescended to see us. (Past Participle) beating sound.
(Past Participle) Sentences:
Synonyms: deigned, stooped, abased, debased, degraded, demeaned,
discredited, disgraced, dishonored, humbled, humiliated, lowered, shamed
‫۔ ا‬ ‫د‬ 1.Impatiently, he drummed his ngers on the table.
 
Antonyms: deny, hinder, disagree, ght, resist, dissent, dispute, 2.His ngers drummed on the door frame.
protest, oppose, refuse, veto, disapprove, decline, rise above, Synonyms: beat, rapped, tapped, banged, bashed, batted,
disobey, prevent, withhold, reject, contradict, disallow bonked, bopped, hammered, hit, knocked, pasted, pounded,
slammed, smacked, socked, struck, swatted, thudded, thumped,
35.Criteria Explanation: A standard or principle by which something is thwacked, walloped, whacked, chinked, clattered, clinked
BrE /kraɪˈtɪəriə/ judged, or with the help of which a decision is made. Antonyms: whimper, boredom, loss, quiet, failure, dullness,
Noun Sentences: silence, lose
[Plural of Crterion] 1.The criteria to take admission in UHS & NUMS are sepertelely Explanation: Old and in very bad condition.
41.Dilapidated
mentioned. Sentences:
‫ر‬ 2.What criteria are used for assessing a student's ability? BrE /dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtɪd/
1.The old house was in a somewhat dilapidated condition.
Verb (Past Participle)
Synonyms: bar, barometer, benchmark, gold standard, grade, 2.Roads in Pakistan have turned into a dilapidated form.
mark, measure, metric, par, standard, touchstone, yardstick ‫  ل‬ Synonyms: neglected, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, sleazy,
Antonyms: aberrations, abnormalities, deviations timeworn, tumbledown, abandoned, unkept, desolate, forlorn,
godforsaken, broken-down, decrepit, tired, worn-out, dingy, ragged,
36.Daintily Explanation: In a careful way that suggests good manners. tattered, decaying, deteriorated, deteriorating, broken, damaged,
BrE /ˈdeɪntɪli/ Sentences: destroyed, impaired, injured, ruined, wrecked
1.He put down a plate of tiny sandwiches, daintily arranged in rings. Antonyms: fresh, healthy, ok, smart, stable, spruce, spiffy, new,
Noun reconstructed, in good repair, nice, patched, repaired, cared-for,
2.The models were daintily walking on the stage.
  Synonyms: delicately, fastidiously, nicely, classically, excellently, fabulously, maintained, rebuilt, neat, kept up, brand-new, undamaged, good,
rst-class, rst-rate, grandly, noble, outstandingly, par excellence, sensationally, sound
splendidly, superbly, superlatively, terric, tip-top, wonderfully
Antonyms: awkwardly, indelicately, roughly, strongly, grotesquely, rashly,
uncarefully, gracelessly, effortfully, Uncautiously, insipidly, carelessly 42.Disconsolately
Explanation: To give out something to people. BrE /dɪsˈkɒnsələtli/
37.Dispensing
Adverb
BrE /dɪˈspens/ Sentences:
Verb 1.The machine dispenses a range of drinks and snacks.   ‫ا د‬
(Present Participle) Synonyms: administering, allocating, apportioning, dealing (out),
distributing, doling out, handing out, meting (out), parceling (out)
  (or parcelling (out)), portioning, prorating
Antonyms: begrudging, declining, denying, depriving (of), disallowing,
refusing, rejecting, withholding, misallocating

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43.Delicately Explanation 1: Something that is delicate is small and beautifully Explanation 1: Placed under a spell.
BrE /ˈdelɪkətli/ shaped. 47.Enchanted
BrE /ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd/ Explanation 2: Utterly delighted or captivated; fascinated; charmed
Adverb Explanation 2: If something is delicate, it is easy to harm, damage,
or break, and needs to be handled or treated carefully. Verb (Past Participle) Sentences:
‫زك  ا ا  ز‬ / Adjective 1.An enchanted forest/kingdom.
Sentences: 2.He was enchanted to see the beautiful Murree hills.
1.A delicately carved chair. ‫ زدہ‬ ‫دو     ا۔‬ 3.The children were enchanted with the present.
2.He stepped delicately over the broken glass.
Synonyms: bewitched, charmed, entranced, magic, magical, spellbound, fairylike,
Synonyms: daintily, fastidiously, nicely, classically, excellently, fantastic, miraculous, utopian, wondrous, hypnotized, mesmerized, bedazzled,
fabulously, rst-class, rst-rate, grandly, noble, outstandingly,
captivated, fascinated
par excellence, sensationally, splendidly, superbly, superlatively,
terric, tip-top, wonderfully Antonyms: disgusted, offended, repelled, revolted, annoyed,
displeased, irked, bored, tired, wearied
Antonyms: stoutly, indelicately, strongly, forcefully, mightily,
sturdily, powerfully, forcibly, vigorously, strenuously, stify, rmly, 48.Encouraged Explanation: To give somebody support, courage or hope.
explosively, energetically, uncarefully, dynamically BrE /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/ Sentences:
Explanation: Something that is damp is slightly wet. Verb (Past Participle) 1.My parents have always encouraged me in my choice of career.
44.Dank
2.We were greatly encouraged by the positive response of the public.
BrE /dæŋk/ Sentences:   ‫ ا ا‬ Synonyms: emboldened, heartened, reassured, propelled, spurred,
Adjective 1.She wiped the table with a dank cloth. stimulated, exhorted, goaded, nudged, pressed, activated, animated,
2.The kitchen was dank and cheerless. drove, energized, galvanized, induced, inspired, motivated, motived,
‫ب ۔   ۔‬
pumped up, vitalized, sparked, stimulated
Synonyms: humid, muggy, sticky, steamy, torrid, moist, awash,
bathed, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, saturated, Antonyms: difdent, scary, shy, skittish, timid, anxious, apprehensive,
soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy, soused, afraid, agitated, disconcerted, disquieted, disturbed, frightened,
washed, watered, waterlogged, watery, wet horried, panicked, panic-stricken, perturbed, scared, shocked, terried,
terrorized, unnerved, upset, concerned, chickenhearted, coward, cowardly,
Antonyms: arid, dry, waterless, baked, bone-dry, burned (or burnt), craven, dastardly, fainthearted, fearful, gutless, lily-livered, nerveless,
dehydrated, desert, droughty, dusty, parched, scorched, seared, pusillanimous, spineless, spiritless, timorous, uncourageous, unheroic,
sere (also sear), sunbaked, hyperarid, ultradry, waterproof, water-repellent, weakhearted
water-resistant, watertight
49.Fringed Explanation 1: Fringed clothes, curtains, or lampshades are
45.Disguise Explanation: To change your appearance so that people BrE /frɪndʒd/ decorated with fringes.
BrE /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ cannot recognize you. Explanation 2: If a place or object is fringed with something,
Verb Verb
Sentences: (Past Participle)/ that thing forms a border around it or is situated along its edges
  1.The hijackers were heavily disguised. Adjective
2.They got in disguised as security guards. Sentences:
Synonyms: camouage, costume, guise, blanket, blot out, conceal, cover, ‫۔‬ 1.Nusreen wore a fringed scarf round her neck.
curtain, enshroud, hide, obscure, screen, shroud, veil, affect, assume, counterfeit,
2.The Lahore canal is fringed with beautiful owers.
dissemble, dissimulate, feign, pose, pretend, sham, simulate, fake, impersonate, Synonyms: bejeweled (or bejewelled), bossed, chased,
masquerade, cosmeticize, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash emblazoned, embossed, embroidered, ounced, garlanded,
Antonyms: display, exhibit, expose, aunt, parade, show, uncloak, laced, wreathed, gold, golden, gilded (or gilt), anked, skirted,
unclothe, uncover, undrape, unveil, bare, disclose, discover, divulge, bordered, edged, framed, margined, rimmed
expose, reveal
Antonyms: unadorned, smooth, undecorated, unbordered
46.Denite Explanation: Sure or certain; unlikely to change. 50.Exude Explanation 1: If you exude a particular feeling or quality, or it
BrE /ˈdefɪnət/ Sentences: BrE /ɪɡˈzjuːd/ exudes from you, people can easily see that you have it.
Noun 1.Can you give me a denite answer by tomorrow? Verb Explanation 2: If something exudes a liquid or smell or if a liquid
2.Is it denite that he's leaving?  ‫ آ ۔  ۔‬  ‫ر ۔‬ or smell exudes from it, the liquid or smell comes out of it slowly
‫۔ وا‬ ‫۔‬ 3.I've heard rumours, but nothing denite. and steadily.
Synonyms: dened, determinate, measured, detailed, exact, precise, specic, Sentences:
determined, xed, settled, clear-cut, denitive, explicit, express, specic, 1.She exuded condence.
unambiguous, unequivocal, declared, specied, categorical, certain, sure, 2.Nearby was a factory which exuded a pungent smell.
unmistakable, clear, distinct, lucid, well-dened, exact, precise, direct, literal,
plain, simple, straightforward, comprehensible, intelligible, understandable Synonyms: ooze, percolate, seep, sweat, dribble, drip, trickle,
discharge, emit, give off, vent, emanate, ow, spring
Antonyms: boundless, dimensionless, endless, illimitable, immeasurable,
indenite, innite, limitless, measureless, unbounded, undened, unlimited, Antonyms: sucks in, drinks in, conceal, ood, gush, sops up,
unmeasured, implicit, implied, inferred, ambiguous, circuitous, equivocal, osmoses, in-corporates, sponged up, absorb, ll, soaks up,
indenite, inexplicit, unspecic, vague sucked in, latch onto

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