Set 3 — Alert to Traduce — English (Precis & Composition)

#	Word	MCQ answer	Synonyms	Antonym	Urdu	Sentence
1	Alert	(c) Watchful	vigilant, attentive	careless	چوکس، ہوشیار	Guards must stay alert at night.
2	Majestic	(c) Grand	stately, magnificent	humble	شاندار، پُروقار	The majestic Badshahi Mosque awed the tourists.
3	Faith	(d) Trust	belief, confidence	doubt	ایمان، بھروسا	I have faith in your judgement.
4	Tarnish	(b) Blemish	stain, sully	polish, enhance	داغدار کرنا	The scandal tarnished his reputation.
5	Obtuse	(d) Thick ⚠️ Key: b (acute — that's the antonym)	dull-witted, slow	sharp, acute	کند ذہن	He was too obtuse to take the hint.
6	Vestige	(c) Evidence	trace, remnant	entirety	نشان، باقیات	Not a vestige of the old fort remains.
7	Ample	(a) Sufficient	plentiful, enough	scanty	کافی، وافر	There is ample time to prepare.
8	Ogle	(d) Stare	leer, gawk	ignore	گھورنا	It is rude to ogle at strangers.
9	Pilfer	(c) Steal	filch, pinch	return	چھوٹی موٹی چوری کرنا	The clerk pilfered stationery from the office.
10	Triumph	(d) Victory	success, conquest	defeat	فتح، کامیابی	The team returned in triumph.
11	Deplete	(c) Exhaust	drain, use up	replenish	ختم کرنا، کم کرنا	Overuse has depleted groundwater.
12	Apportionment	(a) Allotment	allocation, distribution	withholding	تقسیم، حصہ بندی	The apportionment of seats follows the census.
13	Dear	(c) Costly	expensive, pricey	cheap	مہنگا؛ عزیز	Petrol is getting dearer every month.
14	Predict	(b) Foretell	forecast, prophesy	—	پیش گوئی کرنا	No one can predict the markets.
15	Ludicrous	(a) Absurd	ridiculous, laughable	sensible	مضحکہ خیز	The idea was so ludicrous that everyone laughed.
16	Nemesis	(d) Punishment	retribution, downfall; arch-rival	reward	انتقامِ قدرت، زوال کا سبب	Greed proved to be his nemesis.
17	Lethal	(c) Deadly	fatal, mortal	harmless	مہلک	The gas is lethal in small doses.
18	Gambit	(b) Trick	ploy, stratagem	—	چال	His resignation was a political gambit.
19	Fad	(c) Fashion	craze, trend	tradition	وقتی رجحان	That diet was just a passing fad.
20	Bowdlerise	(d) Censor	expurgate, sanitize	—	قابلِ اعتراض حصے حذف کرنا	The publisher bowdlerised the play for schools.
21	Infinite	(b) Endless	limitless, boundless	finite	لامحدود	The universe seems infinite.
22	Fade	(c) Wither	dim, wane	brighten	مرجھانا، ماند پڑنا	The colours faded in the sun.
23	Baulk / Balk	(b) Prevent	thwart; hesitate	encourage	روکنا، ہچکچانا	Investors baulked at the high price.
24	Ferry	(c) Transport	carry, convey	—	لانا لے جانا	Boats ferry pilgrims across the river.
25	Loquacious	(d) Talkative	garrulous, chatty	taciturn	باتونی	The loquacious guide never stopped talking.
26	Tedious	(d) Tiresome	boring, monotonous	exciting	اکتا دینے والا	Data entry is tedious work.
27	Celibate	(c) Bachelor	unmarried, chaste	married	مجرد، تارک الدنیا	The monks took a celibate vow.
28	Dearth	(d) Scarcity	shortage, lack	abundance	قلت، کمی	There is a dearth of skilled teachers.
29	Expose	(b) Reveal	uncover, disclose	conceal	بے نقاب کرنا	The report exposed large-scale corruption.
30	Obscene	(b) Indecent	lewd, offensive	decent	فحش	Obscene content is banned on TV.
31	Deleterious	(c) Harmful	damaging, detrimental	beneficial	نقصان دہ	Smoking has deleterious effects on health.
32	Elude	(b) Dodge	evade, escape	confront	بچ نکلنا، چکمہ دینا	The thief eluded the police for months.
33	Authentic	(d) Factual	genuine, real	fake	مستند، اصلی	Is this an authentic Mughal coin?
34	Uniformity	(d) Consistency	sameness, regularity	diversity	یکسانیت	Uniformity in syllabus aids fair exams.
35	Docile	(c) Gentle	obedient, tame	unruly	فرمانبردار، مطیع	The horse is docile with children.
36	Parochial	(b) Narrow-minded	provincial, insular	broad-minded	تنگ نظر، محدود سوچ والا	Parochial politics harms national unity.
37	Kid (verb)	(d) Cheat	fool, tease	be serious	مذاق کرنا، بیوقوف بنانا	Don't kid yourself — this is hard.
38	Mystique	(c) Admirable quality	aura, charisma	ordinariness	پُراسرار کشش	The mountains have a certain mystique.
39	Genre	(b) Kind	category, type	—	صنف، قسم	Ghazal is a popular genre of Urdu poetry.
40	Resilient	(a) Flexible	hardy, buoyant	fragile	لچکدار، جلد سنبھلنے والا	A resilient economy recovers quickly.
41	Dubious	(d) Doubtful	questionable, suspect	certain	مشکوک	He made a dubious claim.
42	Cavil	(c) Quibble	nitpick, carp	approve	بال کی کھال نکالنا	Critics caviled at minor errors.
43	Infernal	(c) Devilish	hellish, fiendish	heavenly	جہنمی، شیطانی	Stop that infernal noise!
44	Equivocal	(c) Ambiguous	vague, evasive	unequivocal, clear	ذو معنی، مبہم	The minister gave an equivocal reply.
45	Obfuscate	(b) Confuse	obscure, muddle	clarify	الجھانا، مبہم بنانا	Jargon obfuscates simple ideas.
46	Reprisal	(b) Retaliation	revenge, retribution	forgiveness	جوابی کارروائی	Witnesses feared reprisals.
47	Festal	(c) Merry	festive, joyous	mournful	جشن کا، تہوار کا	The town wore a festal look on Eid.
48	Asperity	(a) Harshness	severity, sharpness	gentleness	سختی، ترش روئی	She replied with asperity.
49	Concise	(c) Brief	succinct, terse	verbose	مختصر اور جامع	A précis must be concise.
50	Traduce	(d) Betray — nearest option; true sense is slander	slander, defame, malign	praise	بدنام کرنا، تہمت لگانا	Rivals traduced his character in the press.