Set 11 — Cantankerous to Celerity — English (Precis & Composition)

#	Word	MCQ answer	Synonyms	Antonym	Urdu	Sentence
1	Cantankerous	(c) Quarrelsome	grumpy, irritable	good-natured	چڑچڑا، جھگڑالو	The cantankerous old man shouted at the kids.
2	Malign	(d) Harmful (adj.); verb = slander	defame; evil	praise; benign	بدنام کرنا؛ مضر	Don't malign people behind their backs.
3	Tenebrous	(b) Gloomy	dark, murky	bright	تاریک، اندھیرا	They walked through a tenebrous forest.
4	Obloquy	(d) Defamation	disgrace, censure	praise	رسوائی، بدنامی	He faced public obloquy after the scandal.
5	Sordid	(b) Dirty	squalid; sleazy	clean, honourable	غلیظ، ذلیل	The sordid details shocked the public.
6	Abash	(c) Embarrass	shame, humble	embolden	شرمندہ کرنا	He was abashed by her praise.
7	Numinous	(c) Inspiring	awe-inspiring, spiritual	mundane	روحانی، ہیبت ناک	Dawn in the desert felt numinous.
8	Contumacy	(c) Resistance	defiance, insubordination	obedience	حکم عدولی، سرکشی	He was fined for contumacy of court.
9	Insipid	(d) Flat	bland, tasteless	flavourful	بے ذائقہ، پھیکا	The soup was insipid.
10	Knavery	(c) Dishonesty	villainy, trickery	honesty	بدمعاشی، مکاری	His knavery was finally exposed.
11	Truncate	(c) Cut off	shorten, curtail	lengthen	کاٹ کر مختصر کرنا	The speech was truncated for TV.
12	Graphic	(c) Pictorial	vivid, explicit	vague	تصویری؛ واضح	He gave a graphic account of the war.
13	Intrepid	(b) Fearless	bold, brave	timid	نڈر، بے خوف	Intrepid climbers scaled Nanga Parbat.
14	Lamentable	(a) Deplorable	regrettable, pitiful	admirable	افسوس ناک	The state of our hospitals is lamentable.
15	Deft	(a) Skillful	adroit, nimble	clumsy	ماہر، چابک دست	With a deft move he scored.
16	Hoard	(c) Store	stockpile, amass	squander	ذخیرہ اندوزی کرنا	Traders hoarded sugar before Ramadan.
17	Waft	(b) Float	drift, carry	sink	ہوا میں تیرنا	The smell of biryani wafted in.
18	Quibble	(a) Argue	cavil, nitpick	agree	معمولی بات پر اعتراض	Let's not quibble over small details.
19	Meld	(c) Merge	blend, fuse	separate	مدغم کرنا	The music melds East and West.
20	Divulge	(a) Reveal	disclose, leak	conceal	راز فاش کرنا	He refused to divulge his sources.
21	Scuttle	(b) Sabotage	wreck, sink	support	ناکام بنانا، ڈبونا	The row scuttled the peace talks.
22	Indigenous	(d) Native	local, aboriginal	foreign	مقامی، دیسی	Indigenous crafts need protection.
23	Opulent	(d) Wealthy	lavish, luxurious	poor	دولت مند، شاہانہ	They live in an opulent villa.
24	Sabulous	(c) Sandy	gritty, arenaceous	—	ریتلا	Thar has sabulous soil.
25	Mere	(c) Only	simple, bare	substantial	محض، صرف	He lost by a mere ten votes.
26	Immanent	(a) Inherent	intrinsic, indwelling	transcendent, external	باطنی، ہر شے میں موجود	Sufis see God as immanent in creation.
27	Surfeit	(a) Satiate	excess, glut	shortage	افراط، سیری	There is a surfeit of TV talk shows.
28	Destitution	(b) Poverty	penury, want	wealth	محتاجی، افلاس	War left millions in destitution.
29	Moot	(d) Controversial	debatable, open	settled	متنازع، قابلِ بحث	Whether it helps is a moot point.
30	Predilection	(c) Preference	liking, penchant	aversion	رجحان، پسند	He has a predilection for classical music.
31	Competence	(c) Ability	capability, skill	incompetence	اہلیت، قابلیت	Nobody doubts her competence.
32	Adjunct	(b) Addition	supplement, appendage	essential part	ضمیمہ، معاون	Exercise is an adjunct to diet.
33	Whittle	(a) Decrease	pare down, erode	increase	رفتہ رفتہ کم کرنا	Inflation whittled away savings.
34	Moronic	(c) Imbecile	stupid, idiotic	intelligent	احمقانہ	That was a moronic decision.
35	Synthetic	(c) Artificial	man-made, fake	natural	مصنوعی	Synthetic fibres are cheaper.
36	Juvenile	(a) Childish	immature, puerile	mature	بچکانہ	His juvenile jokes annoyed everyone.
37	Ersatz	(b) Imitation	fake, substitute	genuine	نقلی، متبادل	Ersatz coffee was used in wartime.
38	Magnanimous	(b) Generous	big-hearted, noble	petty	عالی ظرف، فراخ دل	He was magnanimous in victory.
39	Jovial	(a) Merry	jolly, cheerful	morose	خوش مزاج	Our jovial uncle livened up the party.
40	Excerpt	(a) Extract	passage, quotation	whole	اقتباس	Read this excerpt and answer the questions.
41	Eradicate	(d) Eliminate	wipe out, root out	establish	جڑ سے ختم کرنا	Pakistan aims to eradicate polio.
42	Ostentatious	(c) Showy	flashy, pretentious	modest	نمود و نمائشی	He drives an ostentatious car.
43	Enervate	(c) Weaken	drain, sap	energize	نڈھال کرنا	The enervating heat slowed us down.
44	Contrite	(a) Repentant	remorseful, sorry	unrepentant	نادم، تائب	He gave a contrite apology.
45	Timid	(a) Cowardly	shy, fearful	bold	ڈرپوک، کم ہمت	The timid girl never raised her hand.
46	Tutelage	(d) Protection	guidance, guardianship	neglect	سرپرستی، تعلیم و تربیت	He learnt under his father's tutelage.
47	Botch	(d) Bungle	mess up, spoil	perfect	بگاڑ دینا	The mechanic botched the repair.
48	Convivial	(a) Jovial	sociable, friendly	unsociable	خوش باش، محفل پسند	The dinner had a convivial mood.
49	Acuity	(d) Sharpness	keenness, acumen	dullness	تیزی، ذہانت	Her mental acuity is remarkable.
50	Celerity	(b) Quickness	speed, swiftness	slowness	تیزی، سرعت	Rescuers acted with celerity.