Set 15 — Catalogue to Kowtow — English (Precis & Composition)

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The key for Q20, 30, 40 and 50 was cut off at the page edge — those are marked ✍️ (worked out).

#	Word	MCQ answer	Synonyms	Antonym	Urdu	Sentence
1	Catalogue	(c) List	register, index	—	فہرست	Check the library catalogue.
2	Overstrung	(c) Sensitive	tense, highly strung	calm	زود حس	She was overstrung before the viva.
3	Gregarious	(a) Sociable	outgoing, convivial	introverted	ملنسار	He is gregarious and loves parties.
4	Accost	(d) Address	approach, confront	avoid	روک کر بات کرنا	A beggar accosted us outside the mall.
5	Defunct	(d) Extinct	obsolete, dead	functioning	ناکارہ، ختم شدہ	The defunct mill was turned into a museum.
6	Sagacity	(b) Wisdom	shrewdness, judgement	folly	دانائی	His sagacity guided the nation.
7	Angst	(a) Anxiety	dread, unease	calm	بے چینی، اضطراب	Teenage angst is common.
8	Kulak	(d) Farmer	wealthy peasant	—	خوشحال کسان (روس)	Stalin seized the kulaks' land.
9	Salacity	(b) Indecency	lewdness, obscenity	decency	فحاشی	The film was criticised for its salacity.
10	Vulgar	(c) Coarse	crude, indecent	refined	بے ہودہ	Avoid vulgar language.
11	Umbrage	(d) Resentment	offence, annoyance	pleasure	ناراضگی	She took umbrage at his tone.
12	Emulate	(a) To do as well	imitate, match	—	برابری کی کوشش کرنا	Young cricketers emulate Babar Azam.
13	Amnesty	(d) Pardon	reprieve, forgiveness	punishment	عام معافی	The government announced a tax amnesty.
14	Hiatus	(a) Gap	break, pause	continuity	وقفہ	Talks resumed after a two-year hiatus.
15	Kitty	(c) Pooled fund	pool, common fund	—	مشترکہ فنڈ، کمیٹی	Each friend put 1,000 into the kitty.
16	Fragment	(d) Scrap	piece, shard	whole	ٹکڑا	A fragment of pottery was found at Harappa.
17	Cadge	(a) Beg	scrounge, sponge	give	مانگ تانگ کرنا	He cadged a lift from a stranger.
18	Exorcise	(a) Expel	drive out, purge	summon	جن بھوت نکالنا	He tried to exorcise painful memories.
19	Ambition	(c) Desire	aspiration, goal	apathy	عزم	Her ambition is to become an ambassador.
20	Taint	(b) Stain ✍️	contaminate, sully	purify	داغ، آلودگی	The scandal tainted the election.
21	Promiscuous	(a) Casual	indiscriminate, random	selective	بے امتیاز، بے ترتیب	Promiscuous use of antibiotics breeds resistance.
22	Kemp	(d) Champion	warrior, athlete	—	پہلوان، سورما	The village kemp won every bout.
23	Uncanny	(b) Strange	eerie, weird	normal	پراسرار، عجیب	She bears an uncanny resemblance to her aunt.
24	Undulate	(c) Wave	ripple, roll	flatten	لہرانا	The wheat fields undulated in the wind.
25	Voracious	(c) Hungry	ravenous, insatiable	satisfied	پیٹو، حریص	He is a voracious reader.
26	Pester	(b) Disturb	nag, badger	leave alone	تنگ کرنا	Stop pestering your sister.
27	Redundant	(c) Superfluous	unnecessary, surplus	essential	فالتو، زائد	Delete redundant words in a précis.
28	Inevitable	(a) Unavoidable	certain, inescapable	avoidable	ناگزیر	Change is inevitable.
29	Vendetta	(a) Feud	blood feud, revenge	reconciliation	خاندانی دشمنی	A political vendetta, not justice.
30	Smear	(d) Mark ✍️	smudge; slander	clean; praise	لتھڑنا؛ بدنام کرنا	A smear campaign targeted the judge.
31	Calumniate	(b) Slander	defame, malign	praise	تہمت لگانا	Rivals calumniated her character.
32	Parvenu	(a) Pretender	upstart, nouveau riche	aristocrat	نو دولتیا	Old families sneered at the parvenu.
33	Grand	(d) Splendid	magnificent, majestic	modest	شاندار	A grand reception was held.
34	Attrition	(a) Friction	wearing down, erosion	reinforcement	رگڑ، بتدریج کمزوری	A war of attrition drained both sides.
35	Murky	(a) Ugly (book) — (c) Dull is closer	dark, gloomy; shady	clear	گدلا، تاریک	He has a murky past.
36	Lapidary	(c) Dignified	elegant, polished (style)	clumsy	نفیس اور جامع (اسلوب)	Iqbal's lapidary verse is quoted everywhere.
37	Moving	(b) (book) — true sense: touching	touching, stirring	unaffecting	دل کو چھونے والا	It was a moving farewell.
38	Mordant (MPT)	(b) Sarcastic	caustic, biting	mild	طنزیہ، کاٹ دار	Mushtaq Yousufi's mordant wit.
39	Foment	(a) Incite	stir up, instigate	quell	اکسانا، بھڑکانا	They were accused of fomenting unrest.
40	Daub	(c) Paint ✍️	smear, plaster	—	بے ڈھنگے پن سے رنگ پوتنا	Slogans were daubed on the wall.
41	Consolidate	(c) Unite	strengthen, merge	weaken, divide	مستحکم کرنا	The party consolidated its hold.
42	Bawdy	(b) Vulgar	ribald, lewd	decent	فحش	The play had bawdy humour.
43	Jeer	(d) Ridicule	mock, taunt	cheer	آوازے کسنا	The crowd jeered the umpire.
44	Cognoscente	(c) Critic	connoisseur, expert	layman	ماہرِ فن	Art cognoscenti praised the exhibition.
45	Buff (verb)	(a) Polish	shine, burnish	dull	چمکانا	He buffed his shoes before the interview.
46	Fanciful	(a) Unreal	imaginary, whimsical	realistic	خیالی	His plan is fanciful.
47	Avaricious	(c) Greedy	grasping, covetous	generous	لالچی	An avaricious landlord raised the rent.
48	Bizarre	(b) Grotesque	weird, odd	normal	عجیب و غریب	A bizarre incident was reported.
49	Demure	(b) Retiring	modest, reserved	brazen	شرمیلی، باحیا	She gave a demure smile.
50	Kowtow	(a) Respect ✍️	grovel, fawn	defy	خوشامد میں جھکنا	He refused to kowtow to the powerful.