Bucket 66 — Memory & The Past

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Best for: History and Pakistan Affairs. 5 words (4 repeats).

1. ANACHRONISM (n.) 🔁

• Urdu: زمانے سے بے میل چیز · something out of its time · Syn: relic · Ant: novelty · Full entry → Bucket 11

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2. BYGONE (adj.) 🔁

• Urdu: گزرا ہوا · of an earlier time · Syn: past · Ant: current · Full entry → Bucket 11

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3. RETROSPECTIVE (adj./n.)

• Urdu: ماضی پر نظر ڈالنے والا، ماضی پر لاگو
• Meaning: looking back on the past; (of a law) taking effect from a past date
• Syn: backward-looking, reflective, retroactive · Ant: prospective, forward-looking, future
• ✍️ Use: Retrospective taxation destroys investor trust in the state's word.
• 🧠 Hook: retro (back) + spect (look) → looking back.

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4. VESTIGE (n.) 🔁

• Urdu: باقیات · a remaining trace · Syn: remnant · Ant: whole · Full entry → Bucket 58

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5. WIZENED (adj.) 🔁

• Urdu: مرجھایا ہوا · shrivelled with age · Syn: withered · Ant: youthful · Full entry → Bucket 20