Pairs of Words
S.
WORD MEANING SENTENCE
No.
I accede to your proposal
1 Accede Argue/Succeed It is so kind of you to accede to my
request.
Concede Admit I concede the truth of your statement.
Their success exceeded all expectations.
Exceed To be greater than Lahore exceeds Islamabad in size and
population.
Due to previous engagement, I could not
2 Accept To consent
accept his invitation.
Except Exclude from Bow to none except God.
His doctor ordered him to abstain from
3 Abstain Do without(food and drink)
beer and wine.
To hold back to doing Let us hope they will refrain from
Refrain
something(some action) hostile action.
They decided to visit music hall all
4 All together Together
together.
The train went slower and slower until it
Altogether Without any doubt
stopped altogether.
The only access to achieve sublime
5 Access Way to place
achievements is to do hard work.
After his accession to the crown,he
Accession Coming in office
introduced many beneficial reforms.
To drink to excess is detrimental to
Excess More than expectation
health.
This book is adapted to the need of Make something suitable
Adapt/ beginners.
6 for new needs to become
To adjust Children can adapt very easily to new
familiar
environment.
Adept Expert He is an adept in painting.
I like your methods of teaching and shall
Adopt To accept to take and use
adopt them in my school.
An admission of guilt saved him from
7 Admission Being admitted, confession punishment.
Being admitted to a place, Some students gain admittance into the
Admittance
that is not public hall by breaking window panes.
Hamlet affected madness at times.
8 Affect(V) Have an influence/Pretend He was badly affected by him.
Effect(N) Result/Outcome/impression Everything he says or does is calculated for effect.
The experience had a profound effect on her.
9 Admit More general I admit the task to be difficult.
Acknowledge Stronger than admit I acknowledge the receipt of the letter.
Confess To accept something wrong The arrested man confessed his guilt before judge.
10 Adverse Unfavorable A determined person can achieve desired result in adverse circumstance as well.
Averse Opposed/Disinclined Being a man of methodical habits, he is averse to do things in haphazard manner.
He seems averse to hard work.
11 Few Hardly any (Negative sense) He has few friends in the city. He is a man of few words.
A few A small number He gave us a few suggestions on the art of teaching.
The few A small number I cannot offend the majority for the sake of the few.
12 Affection(adj) Love I felt great affection for my parents.
Affectation Pretence It is always easy to distinguish between sincerity and affectation.
13 Already (adj) Before now He has already performed his job.
All ready Quite prepared I am all ready to accept the challenge to achieve sublime target.
14 Advice(N) An opinion My advice fell flat upon him
Advise (V) A piece of one’s opinion It is the duty of parents to advise their children against bad manners.
15 Altar Raised place on which offerings are made to a god Many people sacrificed their lives at the altar of freedom.
Alter (V) To change A visionary leader never alters his vision to meet the adverse circumstances.
16
Alternate (adj) By turns Most farmers alternate their crops.
Alternate (V) Arrange or perform by turns Private cars are banned from the city on alternate days.
Alternative Chaise between two things The brave Sultan saw no alternative before him but death.
17 Assumption Baseless probability The calculations are based on the assumption that prices will continue to
rise.
There is no scientific evidence to
Presumption Factual probability
support such presumption.
Does not imply personal
18 Avenge God avenges the oppressed.
vindication
Revenge (V) Personal vindication He revenged himself for the insult.
He took revenge on the neighbor who
Revenge (N) Personal vindication
had ridiculed him.
19 Accent Pronunciation His accent of English is good.
Ascent Upward movement The ascent to Murree hills is very steep.
The Governor gave his assent to the
Assent Concurrence
proposal.
a spirit who is believed to
20 Angel Deborah's children are little angels.
be a servant of God the space between two lines
Angle A triangle has three angles.
or surfaces that join
21 Ant Small insect There are many types of ants.
Aunt Wife of uncle My aunt lives in Canada.
22 Air Mixture of gases Air is combination of many gases.
Ere (conj) Before Do some good ere you die.
23 Heir Inheritance He is an heir to a large property.
Hair Part of body He has a very long hair.
His vocation is medicine but painting is
24 Avocation Hobby
his avocation.
Vocation Profession
Most of Pakistani artisans lead a very
25 Artisan Handicraft practitioner
hard life.
Artist Fine art practitioner John Keats was a great artist.
A very notable artiste has consented to
Artiste Professional singer
entertain the audience with vocal music. The principal made very apposite
26 Apposite Proper/suitable remarks on the necessity of technical
education.
Our house is situated opposite to ICB
Opposite At front of
college.
His artful projects did not help him in
27 Artful Cunning
the long run.
He does not believe on artificial beauty,
Artificial Opposed to natural
but on natural beauty.
The hall had been decorated in very
Artistic Aesthetic
artistic manner.
The antic of the clown at circus greatly
28 Antic Queer behavior
amused the spectators.
To protect antique art work is his
Antique Old fashioned
vocation.
War was not as destructive in ancient
29 Ancient Which is not modern
time as it is in these days.
GTM is old method to teach English as
Old Which is not new
foreign language in our schools.
Go and make yourself amiable to the
30 Amiable Good tempered
poor.
When the countries cannot settle a dispute in an amicable way, they should
Amicable Friendly
settle it by arbitration.
His manner was perfectly amicable.
31 All Complete God is All in All of this universe.
The carpenter was making holes in the
Awl A tool
log of wood with an awl.
His bare body was scorched by the
32 Bare (adj) Uncovered
midday sun.
Bear (V) To uncover
I cannot bear this ill-treatment at your
Bear (V) To carry
hands.
Encounter between The Normans defeated the Saxons in the f33 Battle
opposing armies Battle of Hasting in 1066.
A policeman was killed and several
Between two opposing others were wounded in the fight
Fight
forces between a band of strikers and the
police.
In the last world-war, millions of men
War Prolonged encounter
lost their lives.
He was standing on the beach and was
34 Beach Shore
watching the ripples.
There is a row of beech trees in front of
Beech The name of tree
the school.
We are very lucky in having such a
35 Beneficent Kind beneficent ruler.
God is very beneficent to His creation.
Fresh air and good food are beneficial
Beneficial Useful, advantageous
for health.
Four hundred bales of cotton were burnt
36 Bale Bundle
in the fire.
Bail Security The judge refused to release him on bail.
Each passenger slept on the berth
37 Berth Sleeping place
allotted to him
Birth Coming to life She gave birth to twins
38 Beside By side of/ outside of He is sitting beside her mother.
Besides In addition I give him a watch besides his regular salary.
39 Between Within two objects A treaty between two powers was signed.
Among Surrounded by He distributed the money among four beggars.
40 Blunder A serious mistake Hitler committed a blunder in invading Russia.
Error Doing mistake without knowing actual one This assignment is full of errors.
Mistake To take some person/thing at a place of some other. He could not reach his destination in time because he took a wrong road by mistake
41 Broach To open/ start Who should broach the topic?
Brooch An ornament The brooch looks beautiful in her sari.
42 Bad Unpleasant You must avoid indulging in bad activities.
Bade (Bid) To farewell some one I bade him leave my room. I bade him at the airport.
43 Brake Apparatus /thicket He applied brakes and saved the child from being killed.
A brake was full of flower.
Break To come to pieces The stick is so frail that it would break into two, if you stress on it.
44 Blew Blow Cold breeze was blowing.
Blue Color The color of sky is blue.
45 Bridal Relating with marriage The bridal cake was eaten by guest.
Bridle Rein of horse Bridle your tongue; otherwise you face its results.
46 Boy Male child He is a wise boy.
Buoy An anchored float used as a marker A bell was placed on a buoy near the rock.
47 Boldness Low order attribution He shows boldness during the talks with president.
Bravery Noble attribution The best hearts are ever the bravest.
Army has shown bravery in the battle.
Courage This is permanent quality He is a man of courage.
We need courage and determination to solve the issue of Kashmir.
Daring Low order He is a man of daring character.
Audacity A willingness to take bold risks His audacity was enough to flare him up.
48 Born Give birth to Jinnah was born in 1876.
Borne Carried He has borne his misfortunate like a brave man.
The company expanded beyond the
Bourne Boundary
national bourne.
49 Berry Name of fruit Go and bring the berry from the market.
Bury Muslims bury their dead bodies.
What would be the complement of this
50 Complement Complete/Make full
angle?
Compliment Regard Pay my best compliment to all friends.
This scheme is quite comprehensive a s
51 Comprehensive Complete
it deals with every aspect of problem
He speaks so lucidly that every word of
Comprehensible Understandable
his speech is comprehensible.
The enemy fired a cannon before
52 Cannon Large gun
launching the attack.
The canons of morality are as binding as
Canon A rules church dignity
laws of the state.
Please consult the calendar and find out
53 Calendar Schedule
the day of the marriage.
To press cloth/Roller
Calender Please calender this shirt of mine.
machine
54 Canvas Tough cloth This sack is made of durable canvas.
He is canvassing for the conservative
Canvass Asking for vote
candidate.
55 Contentment State of being satisfied I have everything to my heart’s content.
To an extent/What is Sarah reached satiety and felt content
Satiety
desired after tasting every item on the buffet.
The cast of this play includes many
56 Cast (v) To throw list
famous actors, such as Sir Laurence.
Caste (N) Human class He is Syed by caste.
Cost (N) Price What is the cost of this book?
57 Ceiling Top inside in the room Fan is hanged with the ceiling of room.
Top most cover of the Someone is running at the roof of the
Roof
building or car house.
Incense is burst in censer on sacred
58 Censer Vessel
occasions.
An officer who examines This film has been banned by the censor
Censor
the films board.
He has laid himself open to public
Censure Criticism
censure by his irresponsible speech.
59 Ceremonial Relating to ceremony Eid is ceremonial occasion for Muslims.
You should not be ceremonious with
Ceremonious Formalities
your friends.
60 Child-like Used in good sense Every one admires the child-like
frankness of this old man.
Childish Used in negative sense He behaved in childish manners.
61 Cession Yielding up/transfer of territory The cession of East Punjab to India was strongly criticized by many people.
Session Meeting The next session of the assembly is tomorrow.
62 Cite Quote The Speaker cited few lines from Shakespeare’s play.
Site Area The university was built on the site of an old fort.
Sight View What a lovely sight this hill presents.
63 Chord A string of musical instrument The boy accidentally broke a chord of violin.
Cord A thin rope Please tie pocket with a piece of cord.
64 Cereal Grain used for food The French eat cereal for food.
Serial Series Oliver Twist was first published as a serial.
65 Cellar Underground Put the wine in a cellar.
Sailor Member of the crew He adopted the profession of sailor by choice, not by chance.
Seller Who sells things He is a fruit seller.
66 Choler Anger The impertinent remarks of the son excited the choler of the father.
Collar Garment that cover neck You should put on a clean collar.
67 Collation Lunch The collations were made for him by his wife.
Collision Striking together Fifty lives were lost in the collision between the Khyber mail and Karachi express.
Collusion Secret understanding The collusion between police and robbers creates a panic situation in the society.
68
Continual Not interrupted There has been a continual rain since 2 O’ clock.
Continuous Frequent Continuous study is the only key to success.
Contiguous Adjoin Assam is contiguous to Bengal.
69 Compare to Things belonging to different A beautiful face may be compared to the moon.
Compare with Of same class It is very wrong approach to compare Akbar with Aurengzeb.
70 Choir A company of Singers He is a member of the Cambridge choir.
Quire 24 pages I have used one quire of paper today.
This book is decidedly superior to other,
71 Comparison Two alike things indeed there is no comparison between
the two.
There is an obvious contrast between the
Contrast Two different things
culture of east and west.
72 Coarse Rough I cannot wear this coarse clothe.
The course of human life from the
Course Line of action
cradle to the grave is full of lesson.
The rich are so complement that they
73 Complement Self-satisfied never care for the poor/She has a complement look.
He possesses very complaisant manner
Complaisant Ready and willing
and is, therefore,very popular.
This woman has been lying in a state of
74 Coma Un-natural deep sleep
coma for the last two days.
Comma Punctuation mark One should use comma in essays.
He is not only my friend but also a
75 Confidant Close friend
confidant.
Churchill was quite confident of victory
Confident Certain
in the Second World War.
Something given to make He received enough compensation for
76 Compensation up for loss or injury the loss of his right hand.
Money paid for work or a He received sufficient remuneration for
Remuneration service the work he did for his employer.
77 Credible Believable This story is highly credible.
She won a creditable sixteen percent of
Creditable Worthy of praise
vote.
Illiterate peasants are generally very
Credulous. Believe without proof
credulous.
78 Conscious Aware He is conscious of his shortcomings.
Conscientious Obedient to conscience He is a conscientious worker.
79 Contagious Spreading by touch Plague is a contagious disease.
Spread by germ carried by
Infectious Cholera is an infectious disease.
water and etc
He has a considerable income.
80 Considerable Much
It was considerate of you not to play the
Considerate Thoughtful of others
piano, while I was having a sleep.
A cool breeze is delightful, but no a cold
81 Cool Pleasant
breeze
A cool breeze is delightful, but no a cold
Cold Unpleasant
breeze
He has been elected to the legislative
82 Council An assembly
council.
Counsel Advice He is in the habit of keeping his own counsel.
83 Corporal Non-commissioned We should facilitate corporal rather than high rank officers.
Corporeal Having a bode Shelley’s sky is an idealized creature which had hardly any corporeal existence.
84 Cops Unit He is inducted in medical corps.
Corpse Dead body The corpse of martyred was brought to graveyard.
85 Admit Concede as true He admitted that he was present, when the accident took place.
Confess Not only concede but taking responsibility He confessed that he had caused the accident.
86 Crime Violation of state of law Murder is a big crime.
Sin An act against religious law Lying is a big sin.
Denying God is a big sin.
Vice An act against against moral law To provide the drugs is a vice act against social norms.
87 Cue Signal This is my cue; I must now go on the stage.
Queue Line A long queue was formed before the booking office.
88 Casual Irregular happening by chance He is a very casual person.
Causal Relating to cause/Containing The causal connection between food and health is obvious.
89 Currant A small dried sweet Please bring currant for me.
Current Of present time/Stream of water The current issue of the reader’s digest is very interesting
90 Cymbal Musical instrument The boy was producing a sharp sound by striking the cymbal.
Symbol Sign The figure of lion on the flag is a symbol of courage.
91 Cattle Animals for dairy products The shepherd was driving the cattle
Kettle A container with a lid Place the kettle on the fire.
92 Ceiling Top inside in the room The ceiling of this room was painted yellow
Sealing Sticking material I have no sealing wax.
93 Cell A small room We shut the thief up in a cell.
Sell To give something to somebody in exchange for money The book is selling like hot cakes.
94 Dairy Place to sell egg, milk and We buy milk from dairy form.
cheese etc
Diary Calendar book Please make the date in your diary.
95 Dear High in Price What a dear little child!
Deer Beautiful Animal The hunter chased the deer.
96 Decided Clear It is decided opinion that success is the name of hard work.
Decisive Conclusive The Battle of Waterloo was a decisive one.
97 Deny Oppose a statement This man denies the existence of God.
Refuse Decline something offered He refused to lend me his cycle.
98 Decry To criticize as worth less Do not decry yours friend in public.
Descry To see something a long way off I described him on a hill in the distance.
99 Deduce To infer What conclusion can be deduced from this theory?
Deduct To take some think away A large sum was deducted from his salary.
100 Deference Respect I say with due deference that you are absolutely wrong.
Difference Dissimilarity There is a world of difference between an experienced and inexperienced teacher.
101 Declaim To speak rhetorically in public He declaimed against civil liberties on the public platform last night. He declaimed against the evil of capitalism.
Disclaim Say that one does not own I disclaim all responsibility for the leakage of his secret.
102 Defend Make secure from danger Army is defender of our territory.
Protect Approaching danger Clothe protects us from sun light.
103 Defy To resist openly/Refuse to obey If you defy the law, you may find yourself in prison.
Deify To consider as a God The deification of human beings is strictly prohibited in Islam.
104
Dependant Somebody who depends on other for food My servants and dependants receive money on Eid.
I have two dependants.
Dependent Depending upon Promotion is dependent upon your record of service.
105 Deprecate Express disapproval of He deprecates the current law and order situation.
106 Depreciate
Defective Make less in value The prices of sonny’s products are depreciating day by day.
Faulty This water is defective, because it is
impure.
Deficient Less Water supply is deficient in all over of park.
107 Deliverance Rescue O God, I pray for you deliverance from the rule of injustice.
Delivery Handing over His sermon was good, but his delivery was poor.
108 Depositary Trustee He is a depositary of my children
Depository Store house This room is new used as a depository of odds and end.
109 Descent Downward motion There is a steep descent.
We slide down the descent of the hill.
Dissent Disagreement One judge recorded a note of dissent. All have the freedom to dissent from the plan.
110 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.
111 Device (N) A plan We must find some device to overcome on this situation.
Devise (V) To plan The young engineer devised many plans.
112 Desert Barren place We lost our way in desert.
Deserts Something to which a person is entitled He deserves to be rewarded according to his deserts/ He got his deserts.
Dessert A service of fruit after dinner What’s for dessert?
113 Dew Moisture drops The glass was wet with dew.
Dice To be paid The wages due to him will be paid tomorrow.
114 Die To cease to live They never die, who die in noble cause.
Dye To color He is dying my hairs.
115 Destiny Fate Destiny plays a tragic role in the novels of Thomas Hardy.
Destination Goal Hard work is the only key to achieve high destination.
116
Differ from Two objects This point differs from the other.
Differ with Two persons Woodsworth differs with Milton
117 Drown Animate object The boat capsized and four men drowned in the river.
Sink Inanimate object The ship sank due to storm.
118 Discover To come across Columbus discovered America.
Invent A creation When was stream engine invented?
119 Defer Postpone I have deferred the payment of his money.
Differ Not to be of same opinion I am sorry to differ from you on this opinion.
120 Diminish Make less The world’s resources are rapidly diminishing
Minimize Reduce in amount He always tried to minimize his own fault.
121 Dose Amount of medicine The bottle contains six doses of medicine.
Doze Sleep lightly He dozed off during the sermon
122 Disclose Uncover make known I will never disclose this secret to you.
Expose Leave uncover /un-mask We have to expose ourselves to danger in upholding a nobel cause.
123 Disinterested Not influenced by feelings Lincoln’s integrity and disinterested spirit is above all suspicion.
Uninterested Boring I consider this book uninterested.
124 Doubt To hesitate to believe Only a fool will doubt the existence of God.
Suspect To imagine The police suspect the servants as thief.
125 Dual Double He has a dual nationality.
Duel Fight I challenged him to dual with me.
126 Draft A rough copy I am making draft of the statement.
Draught Current of air You will catch cold,if you will sit in draught.
Drought Want of rain A drought is feared on the account of the failure of monsoons.
127 Economic Pertaining to trade The government’s economic policy is good.
Economical Careful in spending money Students must be economical in their spending.
128 Eligible Fit He is eligible for this post
Illegible Difficult for reading Your handwriting is so illegible that no one can read it.
129 Effective Able He is an effective officer.
Effectual (Not used for person)Bring desired result We should take effectual steps to eradicate child-lifting.
Efficacious (Not used for person)Bring desired result This medicine has proved very efficacious in many cases of typhoid fever.
Efficient Capable We should adopt an efficient method of teaching English as a second language in our college.
130 Emigrant A person who leaves their The emigrants to Canada lead a
country to live in another prosperous life.
Million of Germans emigrated to America.
Immigrant Come as a settler The Pakistani immigrants in Europe are doing their best to create a soft image of Muslims over there.
131 Eminent Famous Phidias was an eminent Greek sculptor.
Imminent Likely to come to happen He was faced with imminent death.
132 Empty Nothing inside He is empty-headed.
Vacant Not occupied He would like to apply for the vacant post.
133 Elemental Pertaining to the four elements Every sailor is familiar with the elemental fury of a storm.
Elementary Introductory His knowledge of chemistry is elementary.
134 Elusive Difficult to find Keats Mysticism is so elusive that some time it baffles the reader.
Illusive Deceptive All these expectations proved illusive in the long run.
Allusive Using or containing suggestion rather than explicit mention His style is very allusive and verbose.
135 Exceptional Rare Hard work is the key to success, but there are some exceptional cases as well.
Exceptionable Objectionable No one is allowed to say anything exceptionable on the stage.
136 Enviable Causing envy She is an enviable woman because her husband is kind, handsome and rich.
Envious Full of envy We should not be envious of the success of others.
137 Eternal Without end She is an eternal optimist.
Everlasting That which has beginning but no end Good deeds are everlasting.
138
Euphemism Less relevant word Senior citizen is a euphemism for old person.
Euphuism Word that soften down offensive expression It is either simplicity or euphuism of those who praise the current government.
139 Excuse me Apology for interruption Excuse me, would you like to tell me the way to G-9?
Pardon me Apology for a serious fault Pardon me for contradicting you.
140 Expedient Useful Do what you think is expedient.
Expeditious Acting quickly He is our expeditious worker.
141 Extract Get with force, Crushing The doctor has been asked to extract the
bullet from the wound.
I am doing my best to extricate him
Extricate Set free
from difficulty.
142 Accident Unexpected occurrence The tragic accident occurred here.
The murder of Julius Caesar was an Happening/Of something
Event event that influenced the history of
important
Roman empire
This exercise is so exhausting that it is
143 Exhausting Making you feel very tired
likely to be harmful
The doctor has madean exhaustive
Exhaustive Through
investigation into this case.
144 Fain Willingly I would fain have stayed at home.
Hamlet feigned madness at many
Feign Pretend
occasion.
145 Faint Weak, not clear She called for help in a faint voice.
Napoleon feigned once or twice to
Feint Mock attack
deceive his opponents.
146 Fetch Go and bring He is seriously ill;please a doctor.
Bring Come and take with Bring your breakfast, when you come.
Flagrant crimes should be punished with
147 Flagrant Crime/Mistake
deterrent penalties.
Fragrant memories are more lasting than
Fragrant Sweet smelling
fragrant flowers.
The robbers flee away from the custody
148 Flee Run away
of police.
Fly To move through the air Birds fly in the air.
149 Floor The surface of a room Do you mind sitting on the floor?
Blend the flour with a little milk to
Flour Powder of grain
make a smooth paste.
Flower Plucking flower is forbidden here.
150 Forceful Full of force The speaker has a forceful personality.
The police made a forcible into the
Forcible With force
building
In front(Come to fore is an Ali comes to the fore in very confident
151 Fore
idiom) manner.
Four Digit He has four children.
The exhibition was formally opened by
152 Formally Ceremonial
president.
Formerly, there was no railway station
Formerly Of earlier period
here.
153 Foul Dirty/Irregular Do not play a foul game.
Fowl A bird The sailors shot a few sea fowl.
154 Freedom It is personal and private- He gives his son freedom to do what he
Liberty the condition of being without constraint thinks well.
Public Liberty of press is essential for civilized democratic country.
155 Fatal Deadly This disease proved to be fatal.
Fateful Producing important results The discovery of America was a fateful event.
156 Fatalist Strong believer of fate Thomas Hardy was a fatalist.
Facility Ease He has a great facility in learning language.
Felicity Happiness The state of felicity, however, did not continue for long.
Farther More remote I shall not proceed farther in this matter
Further Additional Further details are not yet forthcoming.
157 Famous Renowned for goodness William words worth is a famous romantic poet
Notorious Infamous He is a notorious gambler
158 Fair Honorable market We charge fair prices and are content with fair profit.
Fare To be successful/unsuccessful in a particular situation He fared well against his main rival.
Fare(N) Pay for travel What is railway fare from Multan to Lahore.
159 Factious Humorous This is a facetious remark; no one minds it.
Factious Selfish/Troublesome He has a factious spirit.
Factitious Unnatural This is not a genuine keenness, but factitious enthusiasm.
160 Farmer Peasant My father is a farmer.
Former The first Both your suggestions are nice, but former is more practical.
161 Feat Magical We were spell bound by the feat of the juggler.
Feet End part of body You should wash your feet regularly.
Fete Invitation Ali has got special fete on Ahmed’s wedding.
162 Floor the surface of a room He threw the book on the floor.
Flour Powder of wheat This flour is not of a very good quality.
163
Forth Fourth Forward Please forth this book.
Number four She is sitting in fourth line.
164 Gamble Game He is addicted to gambling.
Gambol Quick/Yum Lambs were gambling in the meadow.
Shakespeare had a genius for acting as
165 Genius Of creativity
well.
Talent Of skill He has not much talent for painting.
The thieves escaped from gaol
166 Gaol Jail
yesterday.
My goal is to make the history for my
Goal Destination
successors.
167 Gracious Kind God is gracious to His creation
Everyone was impressed by his graceful
Graceful Attractive
personality.
168 Gait Way of walking I recognized him from his gait
A huge gate was built to stop the entry
Gate Way to enter
of illegal in apex court.
His bad manners grated on every one.
169 Grate Metal frame, to irritate
Put coals in the grate.
Great Much more in degree He is a great historian.
170 Habit Personal It is my habit to help poor.
It is custom among Hindus to burn their
Custom Public/general
dead
171 Healthy Having good health The children look very healthy.
Healthful That produce good health Exercise in open air is very healthful
He's getting old and he can't hear very
172 Hear Apprehend
well.
Listen Conscious /Attentive He refused to listen to her explanation.
Fixed residence of family He'd always dreamed of owning his own
173 Home
or house hold. home.
Finally we tracked him down at his
House Building
house in Denver.
174 Hale Strong and healthy I found him quite hale and hearty.
Give a welcome/Frozen The expedition was widely hailed as a
Hail
rain success.
Large leaves hung down from the
175 Hang Attach to the top position.
branches of the trees.
He was hanged for committing a
Hanged Put to death
murder
Hung 2nd form of hang She hung the washing out in the garden
The cave has been hewn out of the
176 Hew Cut by striking
hillside.
In the Indus water there are fish of every
Hue A color
hue.
The party has won a historic victory at
177 Historic Famous in history
the polls.
Historical Connected with past You must place these events in their
historical context.
178
179
Honorary Honorable Conferred with honor He is honorary sectary of this club.
Deserving honour He was given an honorable burial.
Hope Pleasurable wish He secretly hoped that she wouldn't be at home.
Expect Regard as likely I expect him to pass the test.
180 Human Belonging to man Firefighters formed a human chain to carry the children to safety.
Humane Kind The animals must be reared in humane conditions.
Humanly By human mean The doctors did all that was humanly possible.
181 Humility Modesty Her first defeat was an early lesson in humility.
Humiliation Disgrace She suffered the humiliation of being criticized in public.
182 Hoard To store or accumulate He controls a cash hoard of some $1 billion.
Heard Hear Distantly he heard the report of another gun.
Herd A group of animals of the same type that live and feed together The animals tend to graze in a herd.
Horde A large crowd of people The elves defeated a huge horde of goblins.
183 Heal To become healthy The children were healed by a local doctor.
Heel Back part of human foot He rocked back and forth on his heels as he laughed.
184 Hair Part of body He ran both hands through his thinning hair.
Hare
To run or go somewhere very fast She'd sent him haring back to his apartment, telling him an urgent letter had arrived.
Heir Legatee He has no heir to leave his fortune to.
185 Idol Object who is loved much Mahmood has broken all the idols in Somnath.
Idle Lazy An idle brain is the devil’s home.
Idyll Peaceful place He has composed a beautiful idyll.
Idly Without any particular reason, purpose or effort; doing nothing She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink.
186 Ill Suffering from an illness He was lying ill in bed.
Sick Physically or mentally ill He fell sick with yellow fever.
187
Allusion Indirect reference She was made uncomfortable by his veiled allusion to the previous night.
Delusion False impression/ Belief He dismissed the so-called miracle as a collective delusion.
Illusion Exist but seem different from reality I never had any grand illusions of winning.
188 Imaginary Of fancy I had an imaginary friend when I was a child.
Imaginative Expressing new ideas You'll need to be a little more imaginative if you want to hold their attention.
189 Imperial Very high status There is no parallel to the imperial glory of the Mughals in the Indian history
Imperious Haughty/Domineering She waved an imperious hand.
Imperative Authoritative We consider it absolutely imperative to start work immediately.
Immunity Safety from disease He has agreed to waive his diplomatic immunity and face prosecution.
Impunity Disapproving They continue to break the law with impunity.
190 Idle Unoccupied He did not let the factory become idle.
Lazy Averse to labor Most of us are intellectually lazy about large areas of the world around us.
191 Ice Artificial The glass was filled with green liquid and crushed ice.
Snow Natural Snow covered everything from horizon to horizon.
192 In Preposition I read about it in the paper.
Into Motion to a point within He threw the letter into the fire.
193 Incredible Hard to be believed Most people find this claim utterly incredible.
Incredulous Showing disbelief She shot him an incredulous look.
Inculcate
To teach fix ideas He inculcates false doctrine.
Inoculate Vaccinated Has the puppy had all its inoculations yet?
194
Ingenious Skillful /clever He has ingenious mind.
Ingenious Innocent/Frank She's very ingenious when it comes to finding excuses.
195 Industrial Relating to industry America is the world's leading industrial nation.
Industrious Diligent She was surrounded by energetic, industrious people.
196 Intolerable Unbearable The constant pain made her life
intolerable.
197
Intolerant Narrow minded He was deeply intolerant of all opposition.
Invaluable Extremely useful This technology is invaluable for pupils with poor eyesight.
Valueless Worthless Some of the royal forests had become valueless as hunting grounds.
198 Informant Who supplies The journalist refused to reveal the identity of his informant.
Informer Spy One of the gang members had turned informer.
199 Judicial Of court The Supreme Court ordered a judicial inquiry into the deaths.
Judicious Having good sense/wise prudent The disease is curable with the judicious use of antibiotics.
200 Naughty Indecent He is a naughty politician.
Knotty Full of knots The knotty roots of the old oak tree are very famous for their knottiness.
201 Lay To put/place A man lay dead in the middle of the road.
He laid the books down on the table.
Lie To rest Let us lie on the green grass here.
202 Lessen To reduce Regular exercise can help lessen the pain.
Lesson Work He got into trouble for skipping lessons.
203 Loath(N) Unwilling They were obviously loath to let her leave.
Loathe(v) Feel disgust Many of the people fear and loathe the new government.
204 Lightening Reduce the weight A solitary candle lightened the darkness of the cellar
Lightning Flash of the light make bright Hitler attacked on France with lightning speed
205
Loose (N) Free He felt he had to cut loose from his family.
Lose To be unable to find The company stands to lose
206 Luxuriant Abundant Her luxuriant hair fell around her shoulder
Luxurious Happy She leads a luxurious life.
207 Lovable Amiable I will always remember her as a lovable child.
Lovely Attractive She looked really lovely in the blue dress.
208 Lawyer Law person He was a trial lawyer for many years.
Liar A person who tells lies He's the biggest liar I've ever known.
209
Later
Latter
Letter Late We're going to Rome later in the year.
After something The latter half of the twentieth century saw huge growth in air travel.
A printed message Apart from the occasional letter, they had not been in touch for years.
210 Lion Animal Lion is a very dangerous animal.
Loin The part of the body on both sides of the spine between the lowest ribs and the hip bones.Grind up your loin means to prepare oneself for future actions. Gird up your loin, and do it as soon as possible.
211 Metal Mineral The doors are made of metal.
Mettle Endurance She really showed her mettle under pressure.
212 Miner Of mine Miner’s profession is full of danger.
Minor Of age This is a very minor operation and there is very little risk involved.
213 Main Chief Please use the main entrance.
Mane Long hair The horse tossed its flowing mane behind it
214 Memorial Monument The memorial stands where the two roads meet.
Memorable Deserving to remember It was a truly memorable experience.
215 Maze Network of ways I was lost in a maze of passages.
Maize Grain
We grow maize in our field
216 Momentary Short lived The accident was the result of a momentary lapse of concentration.
Momentous Important At the same time, momentous events were taking place in Russia.
217 Moat Stream of fresh water The castle was ringed by a moat spanned by a wooden drawbridge.
Mote Particle of dust Motes are dancing in a sunbeam
218 Meat Flesh of animal Do you eat meat?
Meet Gather A year or so later I happened to meet him again.
219 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.
220 Mean Looking unworthy What do you mean by this remark?
Mien Personal bearing I was impressed by her calm mien.
221 Medal Piece of metal A commemorative medal was struck in honor of the event.
Meddle To interfere He's just a meddling old fool!
222 Marry To become the husband or wife He asked me to marry him but I said no.
Merry Happy We had a few drinks and all got quite merry.
223 Mendacity Lying Politicians have been accused of hypocrisy and mendacity
Mendicity Begging Mendicity should be stopped by law.
224 Mantel Structure of wood In modern architecture the construction of mantel piece is old fashion
Mantle Loose cloak Humayun’s death conferred the royal mantle on the Akbar at very early age.
225 Mail The official system used for sending and delivering letters, packages, etc I throw away junk mail without reading it.
Male Masculine human The workforce is predominantly male.
226 Meter Measurement tool for length Rupees are mounting up on the meter of the taxicab.
Metre Unit His height is two metres.
227 Moral Concerned with principles of right and wrong behavior Politicians have a moral obligation to address the needs of the poorest.
Morale Amount of confidence The bonus helped maintain morale among the staff.
228 Necessaries Essential thing Some of the poor in our country even cannot buy the necessaries of life.
Necessities Need for something Food is a necessity of life.
229 Negligent Failing to give enough care The hospital was negligent in the way it cared for this young man.
Negligible Ignorable Tests found only a negligible amount of the chemical in the product.
230 Oar A pole We took one oar each and rowed quickly to the shore.
Ore Raw metal A new method of extracting gold from the ore has been discovered.
231 Observance Observing of law/custom My grandmother is very strict observance of traditional practices
Observation To watch She was admitted to hospital for observation.
232 Official Officer An official enquiry has been launched into the cause of the accident.
233
Officious
Ordinance
Ordnance Too eager
Order
Of artillery ‘You can't park here,’ he said officiously.
An ordinance was issues to cover judicial dead lock.
He is working in ordnance factory.
234 Pain Bad feeling Doctors used to treat back pain with rest.
Pane Single piece of something The burglars got in by breaking a pane of glass in a door.
235 Pair Two The students worked in pairs.
Pare To cut First, pare the rind from the lemon.
236 Patrol To go around Aircraft regularly patrol the frontier.
Petrol Petroleum The price of unleaded petrol has risen.
237 Peace Freedom from war England finally made peace with France.
Piece In parts A few pieces of the puzzle were missing.
238 Plan Arrangements Even the best-laid plans can go wrong
Plane Device I've never flown in a plane.
Plain Smooth The dress was absolutely plain, but quite stunning.
239 Pore Tiny opening His lawyers are poring over the small print in the contract.
Pour To put liquid to other thing I've poured a cup of tea for you.
240 Practice Regular exercise Practice makes a man perfect.
Practise Work to do He haspractised as a lawyer for many years.
241 Pray To offer He prayed for good weather.
Prey Victim The young deer are ideal prey for the leopard.
242 Principal Chief New roads will link the principal cities.
Principle
Rule His novels reject chronology as an organizing principle.
243 Pale Dim He turned deathly pale.
Pail Basket She filled the pail with fresh water.
244
Peal Loud ringing of bell Bishop was welcomed to the church with a peal of bells.
Peel To take something off He peeled the wet clothes from his back.
245 Popular Admired by He was one of those people who are instantly popular.
Populous Thickly populated Karachi is a populous city.
246 Practical Of action I'll do something practical now and answer some mail.
247
Practicable Fit for action
Advise
To prohibited legally We will do this as soon as is reasonably practicable
Prescribe The curriculum is rigidly prescribed from an early age.
Proscribe Membership of any proscribed organization is a serious matter.
248 Precede To come before She preceded me in the job.
Proceed To go for words I will instruct my lawyer to proceed with the preparation of draft contracts.
249 Persecute To punish We have to stand up for persecuted minorities.
Prosecute Legal proceeding The police decided not to prosecute.
250 Pendant Ornament She has an excellent collection of pendant.
Pendent Hanging The clothes are pendent for drying.
251 Person Individual human She's the right person for the job.
Individual Single She was a dancer with a highly individual personality.
252 Personate Pretend by using the name of other To impersonate a candidate in the examination is a serious crime.
Personify To endow an object characteristic of human being These children personify all that is wrong with the education system.
253 Physic Medicine As your physique is quite good, due to this you need little physic.
Physics Branch of science Einstein restructured modern physics.
Physique Bodily health She doesn't have the physique to be a dancer.
254 Precipitate To put violently hurried The assassination of the president precipitated the country into war.
Precipitous Very steep This is a precipitous path.
255 Profit Gain Damaged goods mean lost profit.
Prophet Messenger of God The Prophet Muhammad founded the religion of Islam.
256 Provident Careful The more provident of them had taken out insurance against flooding.
Providential Divine A providential wind carried the raft to the shore.
257 Quaint Of old fashion but attractive The village looks rather quaint.
Queer Odd/Strange I was beginning to feel very queer.
258
Rain
Reign Water that falls from the sky in separate drops Overnight rain had freshened up the garden.
Period By the end of his reign, the vast empire
was in decline.
259 Right True James did what he thought was right.
Baptism is an initiation rite within
Rite Ceremony
Christianity.
I expect money is at the root of the
260 Root Of plant
matter.
The offensive into rebel-held territory
Rout Defeat of an army
had ended in a rout.
Our route lay straight ahead and
Route Way
downhill.
Opposition of lawful The country has been plagued by wars,
261 Rebellion
authority civil wars, and internal rebellions.
Doctors have welcomed the fitness
Revolution Positive complete change
revolution.
Everyone was respectful towards him,
262 Respectful Full of respect listening carefully to his long
explanations.
Economic growth has averaged at a
Respectable Worthy of respect
respectable 2.5 per cent.
263 Reverend Respected and worthy He is very reverend old man of eighty. Reverent Humble /Kind He is very reverent to me.
264 Rob Steal The tourists were robbed of their bags.
I'll report you to the police if I catch you
Steal Secretly
stealing again.
265 Raze To destroy completely The woodland was razed by fire.
Raise To left up Raise your status in life.
266 Recollect Almost forgotten I don't recollect what he said.
This is an experience that the kids will
Remember Which that not forgotten
enjoy and remember forever.
The Olympics may stretch the country's
267 Resource Supplies
resources to breaking point.
To turn to something for Citizens have learned that they do have
Recourse
help recourse against governments.
Her heart would find no rest until she
268 Rest Breathing space
knew the truth.
Wrest To take by force He wrested the gun from my grasp.
269 Restless Never still He has spent restless night.
The news was relayed to the restive
Restive Refuse to more forward
citizens.
An object in the shape of a
270 Ring He had dark rings around his eyes.
circle
Wring To twist
271 Sanguine Optimistic He tends to take a sanguine view of the
problems involved.
They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects.
Sanguinary Fond of bloodshed Nero was a sanguinary ruler.
272 Sail Of sea The moon sailed across sky.
Sale Exchange of goods for money The sale of his old home made him sad.
273 Stationary Still Some of the larger birds can remain stationary in the air for several minutes.
Stationery Of books He is the best dealer in stationery at Lahore.
274 Storey Floor/Level I live on the top storey.
Story Of events I like to read story books.
275 Sole Of foot/only We may have the opportunity to take over sole ownership of the company.
Soul Non material part of the body We should commend our souls to God, before we go to sleep.
276 Soar Fly high He wishes to soar high in the sky.
Sore Grumpy/Painful Their feet were sore after hours of walking.
Sour Sharp taste This water has a sour taste.
277 Statue Figure/modal The statue stands in one of the main squares.
Statute Written law The Supreme Court interpreted the statute in light of its recent rulings.
Stature Importance/Size He was a man of great stature who carried himself well.
278 Steal To take I'll report you to the police if I catch you stealing again.
Steel Of Metal The bridge is reinforced with huge steel girders.
279 Straight Honest She looked me straight in the eye.
Strait Of geography (narrow) Many hundreds of vessels pass through the straits each year.
280 Seam Line, where edge of cloth are turned Too many seems on a cloth do not look well.
Seem Appear The view seems very attractive
281 Sensible Suitable/ Reasonable This approach seems very sensible to me.
Sensitive Easily offended Her experiences had made her sensitive to other people's troubles.
282
Sensual
Sensuous Pleasure for senses not for intellect and spirit Food is a great sensual experience.
Affecting and appealing to I'm drawn to the poetic, sensuous
senses qualities of her paintings.
283 Sick Ill, Unwell sad He was getting heartily sick of all the false sympathy.
Sickly Frequently ill He is a sickly child.
284 Social Living in group/of society friends Poor areas or areas with greater social problems received more help.
Sociable Friendly She's a sociable child who'll talk to anyone.
285 Spacious Roomy The boat provides spacious accommodation for five people.
Specious Seeing right Lawyer has given a specious argument in the court.
286 Stile Set to steps for climbing over wall or fence. Cattle cannot cross a stile.
Style Of manner He adapted his acting style to suit the material.
287 Sculptor Person He was court sculptor to Alexander the Great.
Sculpture Thing/who made by person She creates sculptures out of scrap materials.
288 Stimulant Any official thing that to rouse body or mind Coffee and tea are mild stimulants.
Stimulus Anything motivate Congress passed the President's economic stimulus package.
289 Stop To put an end to movement I want to go and you can't stop me.
Stay To remain at pause for some time I had no more reason to stay in California.
290 Team Group of people for one cause He is looking to sign for a Conference League team.
Teem Abundant It was teeming with rain.
291 Tamper (v) To meddle Someone had obviously tampered with the brakes of my car.
Temper (v) To soften The allegation on Shoaib was to temper the ball in the field.
Temper (N) Temperament He broke the chair in a fit of violent temper.
292 Tale Story Winning the French Open was a fairytale end to her career.
Tail The end part of an animal Dogs wag their tail, when they are pleased.
293 Vain Without use/ values I don't think it's vain to care about how you look.
Vein Blood vessel There's a drop of Irish blood in her
veins.
294 Vale A valley The vale of Kashmir is beautiful.
Veil A covering of very thin transparent material worn The bridal veil was fringed with lace..
295 Verbal Oral The job applicant must have good verbal skills.
Verbose Using or containing more words than are needed The man was smartly dressed, verbose, and seriously agitated.
296 Virtual Factual/ practical The technology has enabled development of an online virtual library.
Virtuous From virtue She is a virtuous girl.
297 Veracity Truthfulness Some people questioned the veracity of her story.
Voracity Greed/eager/hunger Some animals feed voraciously in summer and hibernate in winter.
298 Waist Area around the middle of human body He wrapped his arms around her waist.
Waste To spoil He didn't want to waste valuable time in idle gossip.
299 Waive Forge the right He has agreed to waive his rights to the money.
Wave Move to and fro A wave of relief washed over him as he saw that the children were safe.
300 Wet Moist We got wet in rain.
Whet To sharpen The book will whet your appetite for more of her work.
301 Womanly (adj) Of women She has a soft womanly figure.
Womanish(adj) Like women He has a womanish manner.
302 Weather The atmosphere of a place He swims in the sea every day, whatever the weather.
Whether Used to express a doubt I asked him whether he had done it all himself or someone had helped him.
303 Yoke To bring under work The Hong Kong dollar was yoked to the American dollar for many years.
Yolk Of egg Combine the egg yolks with the milk.
304 Guild Organization He is an active member of the Screen Actors' Guild.
Guilt Sin He had no feelings of guilt over what he had done.
305 Hay Dried grass for animal food The children were playing in the hay.
Hey Conjunction Hey, can I just ask you something?
306 Contemptible Not deserving any respect His conduct was contemptible.
Contemptuously Having no respect She gave him a contemptuous look.
307 Accessary A helper He is the accessary to the murder.
This silk scarf is the perfect accessory
Accessory Additional
for stylish summer evenings.
308 Abject Terrible The scheme was an abject failure.
My sole object is to get to the bottom of
Object Aim
this mystery.
He demands absolute obedience from
Absolute Complete
his men.
Factories cannot compete if they are
309 Obsolete Of no used/Old
using obsolete technology.
310 Accuse For wrong done You can't accuse me of being selfish.
He is widely blamed for masterminding
Blame For bad
the attacks.
From one side to the other
311 Across The yard measures about 50 feet across.
side
From one end to or towards
Along They walked slowly along the road.
other end
312 Afflict To do harm He's badly afflicted with a skin disorder.
They inflicted a humiliating defeat on
Inflict To impose
their rivals.
One can assay the quality of metal by
313 Assay Attempt,evaluation
metallurgy.
Essays handed in late will not be
Essay A short piece of writing
accepted.
The Planning Committee has finally
314 Accede To agree to a request
acceded to growing pressure.
To admit that something is Women were only conceded full voting
Concede
true and logical rights in the 1920s.
There is a need to appraise existing
315 Appraise To consider or examine
techniques.
Apprised To tell or inform We were fully apprised of the situation.
The police apprehended an armed
316 Apprehend To catch
suspect near the scene of the crime.
She failed to comprehend the
Comprehend To fully understand
seriousness of the situation.
317 Superficial Seeing what is obvious Superficial similarities can be deceptive. more than you need or She gave him a look that made words
Superfluous
want superfluous.
He had a distinguished career as a
318 Career Work /employment
diplomat.
Carrier Vehicle to carry something The instruments can be sent by carrier.
319 Follow Grasp Banks are expected to follow the building societies in raising mortgage rates.
Fellow A way of referring to a man or boy She was elected a fellow of the Academy.
320 Jewry Village Jews formed a Jewry.
Jury Group of members to listen to facts. He was on a jury judging a songwriting competition.
321 Functional Practical and useful The office is a functional working area, designed with efficiency in mind.
Dysfunctional Not practical and useful Children from dysfunctional families are usually deprived from their rights.
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