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CSS 2008 — Synonyms & Antonyms (Solved)

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The recoverable 2008 list has 8 synonyms and 2 antonyms. The option sets did not survive, so each question shows the word and the correct answer.

(a) Synonyms

1. BIPARTISAN

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Answer: Of two parties

Urdu: دو جماعتی، دونوں فریقوں کی حمایت والا
Meaning (adj.): involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties
Synonyms: two-party, cross-party, joint, bilateral, consensual
Antonyms: partisan, one-sided, factional, unilateral
Sentences:
1. The 18th Amendment passed with bipartisan support.
2. National security should be a bipartisan issue.

2. SONAR

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Answer: An apparatus to detect underwater objects by sound

Urdu: آواز کی لہروں سے زیرِ آب اشیاء کا پتہ لگانے والا آلہ
Meaning (n.): Sound Navigation And Ranging: a system that detects objects underwater using sound waves
Synonyms: echo-sounder, echolocation system, ASDIC
Antonyms: (none)
Sentences:
1. The navy used sonar to locate the submarine.
2. Bats and dolphins use a natural form of sonar.

3. PROLIFIC

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Answer: Fruitful / productive

Urdu: زرخیز، بکثرت پیدا کرنے والا
Meaning (adj.): producing much fruit, offspring or work
Synonyms: productive, fruitful, fertile, abundant, creative, fecund
Antonyms: unproductive, barren, sterile, infertile, meagre
Sentences:
1. Ibn-e-Safi was a prolific writer of detective novels.
2. Babar Azam is a prolific run-scorer.

4. TENTATIVE

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Answer: Provisional

Urdu: عارضی، غیر حتمی، آزمائشی
Meaning (adj.): not certain or fixed; provisional; hesitant
Synonyms: provisional, temporary, experimental, uncertain, hesitant, preliminary
Antonyms: definite, final, confirmed, certain, decisive
Sentences:
1. The exam schedule is tentative and may change.
2. The child took a few tentative steps.

5. DEMOGRAPHIC

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Answer: Relating to population statistics

Urdu: آبادیاتی، آبادی سے متعلق
Meaning (adj./n.): relating to the structure of populations; a particular population group
Synonyms: population-related, statistical, social; (n.) segment, group
Antonyms: (none)
Sentences:
1. Pakistan's youth bulge is a demographic dividend, or a disaster.
2. The advert targets the urban youth demographic.

6. MORATORIUM

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Answer: Temporary suspension / waiting period

Urdu: عارضی پابندی، مہلت
Meaning (n.): a temporary prohibition of an activity; a legally authorised delay in payment
Synonyms: suspension, freeze, halt, ban, embargo, stay
Antonyms: continuation, resumption, permission, go-ahead
Sentences:
1. Pakistan observed a moratorium on executions for years.
2. G20 announced a debt moratorium during COVID-19.

7. COVENANT

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Answer: Agreement / pact

Urdu: معاہدہ، عہد نامہ، پیمان
Meaning (n.): a formal agreement or promise
Synonyms: agreement, pact, contract, treaty, pledge, compact
Antonyms: breach, disagreement, betrayal
Sentences:
1. Pakistan has ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
2. The Charter of Madinah was a covenant among communities.

8. UNEQUIVOCAL

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Answer: Unmistakable / clear

Urdu: غیر مبہم، صاف صاف
Meaning (adj.): leaving no doubt; unambiguous
Synonyms: unmistakable, clear, explicit, categorical, definite, plain
Antonyms: equivocal, ambiguous, vague, evasive, uncertain
Sentences:
1. The court's verdict was unequivocal.
2. The army gave unequivocal support to the constitution.
🔁 Also asked in 2010.

(b) Antonyms

9. EXPAND

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Answer: Condense / contract

Urdu: پھیلانا، وسیع کرنا
Meaning (v.): to become or make larger
Synonyms: enlarge, extend, widen, grow, broaden, swell
Antonyms: condense, contract, shrink, compress, reduce
Sentences:
1. Metals expand when heated.
2. Condense your answer into 100 words.
🔁 Also asked in 2009.

10. ENORMOUS

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Answer: Tiny / minute

Urdu: بہت بڑا، عظیم، دیو ہیکل
Meaning (adj.): very large in size, quantity or extent
Synonyms: huge, vast, immense, massive, colossal, gigantic
Antonyms: tiny, minute, small, miniature, minuscule
Sentences:
1. Tarbela is an enormous dam.
2. A tiny spark caused the fire.

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