vocabulary for TOEFL

VOCABULARY
S.NO
Words
meanings
usage
1.
Endorse (v)
1. Dastakhat karna,
support , back,
approve of, be
behind,
2. certify, indorse.
1. The US assessment is likely to
endorse the strategy. Endorse a
new project,
2. Certify grade AAA meat.
2.
Signature (n)
Dastakhat

3.
Summit (n)
1. top, superlative,
peak, elevation,
crest( usually top
of
hills/mountain)
(choti, bulandi

,urooj)
the peak of perfection, summer at its peak
4.
Summit (v)
2. Sar karna, reach
the summit ( of
mountain)

5.
Summit (n)
3. Hukumati
srabaraho ke
mulaqat. A
meeting of heads
of gov’t.
Nato leaders at summit last month
6.
Suspend (v)
1. Muatal krana
from school,
office,
2. latkhana, hang
freely,
3. Rook daina,
freez, make
inoperative or
stop.
4. Gas supply suspended to Punjab
industries.
5. The secret police suspended their

victims from the ceiling and beat
them.
6. Suspended payment on the loan.
7.
Advise (v)
1. Nasihat karn,
salah daina,
mashwara daina
counsel
2. Appraise, notify,
moatal karna,
itlaa daina, agah
karna.
3. Propose, suggest
1. The lawyer counseled me when I
was accused of tax fraud
2. I advised him the rent was due
3. The senator proposed to abolish
the sales tax
8.
Advice (n)
Salah, mashwara,
tajweez.
A proposal for an appropriate course of
action
9.
Alleviation (v)
Chain, aram, taskeen,
sukoon,Khatam karna
Easement, easing

The Feeling that come when something
burdensome is removed or reduced
as he heard the news he was suddenly
flooded with relief.



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10.
Alleviate (v)
Provide physical relief as
from pain, marz ki
shiddat ko kam krana,
aram daina, dard se nijat
kilna, dard kam karna.
Ease, facilitate, Make
easier
This pill will relief your head aches





You could facilitate the process by sharing
your knowledge,
11.
Jury (n)
Panel, muqabla ke judgo
ke jumat. Faisla saaz

comity.

12.
Prolong (n)
1. Ko tool daina,
daraz karna,
balhana, tool
daina
2. Jary rakna
(sustain)
1. We prolonged our stay, she extended
her visit by another day. The meeting
was drawn out until mid night.
2. We sustain the diplomatic
negotiations as long as possible.
3. Prolong the treatment of patient.
Keep up the good work.
13.
Render (v)
Provide, supply, muhayya
karna, faraham karna.

Interpret, tashrieh paish
karna
Give or supply, daina

Depict, picture (manzar
kasha karna) show in , or
as in, a picture

Ada karna,


Translate

Coat with cement or
platic
We provided the room with the heater.

Can you interpret the speech please.
The pianist rendered the song beautifully.
The cow brings in 5 liters of milk.
This year crops yield 10,000 of bushels of
corn
The estate renders some revenue for the
family
Render a verdict, deliver a judgment
The guard delivered the criminal to the
police, render up the prisoners
Render the town to the enemy

This scene depicts country life
The face of the child is much rendered
with much tenderness in this painting

Render thax, give homeage.

I have to translate when my in-laws from
Austria visit US
14.
Allege (v)
Say, kehna, batana
He alleged that he was the victim of crime.
He said it was too late to intervene in the
war.



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15.
Alleged (v)
Declared but not proved,
mubaina, mashkook
These so called secrets are no help
16.
Allegedly (adv)
According to what has
been alleged, elzaman
He was on trial for allegedly murdering his
wife
17.
Raid (n)
A short sudden attack,
chahpa, achanak hamla.

Enter someone else territory and spoils.
Search without warning.
The police raided the black house
18.
Riddle (n)
Mushkil masala, pahaily,
paraishani, aqal ma na
anay wali cheez,

Pierce with many holes,
Cheid cheid kar dalna,




The bullet riddled his body.

Chaa jana,
19.
Dump (n)






Dump (v)
1. A piece of land
where waste
materials are

dumped, kachra
painknay ke jaga,
an ammunition
dump, ware
house

2. Knock down with
force, mar girana
3. Shit,Sever all ties
with







1. He decked his opponent, the truck
dumped the garbage in the street.


3. The company dumped him after
many years of services. She
dumped her boy friend when
she fell in love with a rich man.
20.
Rid (v)
Relieve from, chohtkara
pana, nijat pana.
Get rid of something annoying.

21.
Dunce (n)
Kund zahan shakhs,

22.
Suo moto
On its own initiative, az
khud
High court take suo moto notice
23.
Chit (n)
Perchi, the bill in the
restaurant
He asked the waiter for the check
She has a saucy chit
24.
Stumbles (v)
1. Thokar khana,
2. Ghalti hona ya
karna (make an
error) Slip up,
1. She stumbled over the tree root.
The drunk man stumbled about.

2. She slipped up and revealed the
name.

25.
Controversy (n)

Bahas mubahisa, takrar
(contestation,
contention, disputation)
Mutanazaa
They were involved in violent argument.






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Controversial (adj)
The issue of the death penalty is highly
controversial.
26.
Amend (v)



Amendment (n)
Rectify, remedy,
improve, repair


Islah, tarmim ( in bill or
constitution)
The editor improved the manuscript with

his changes.
Remedy these deficiency , rectify these
inequities in salaries.
27.
Retain (v)
1. Hold back with
in, Qabzay ma
rakan, mahfooz
kar laina,
thamna,
2. Keep in one’s
mind (yaad
rakna)
3. Continue
1. This dam retains the water, I
retain this drug for a long time.
The landlord retained the security
deposit



2. She retains a lawyer, our grant has
run out and we can’t keep you on.
We kept the work going as long as
we could. She retained her
composure.
This garment retains shape after…We can’t
continue several servants any longer.

28.

Offend (v)
















Offender (n)
1. Cause to feel
resentment,
thaise
puhunchana,
2. Wada khilafi
karna, khilaf
warzi karna,
wada tolna (act
in disregard of
promise, act,
rule, law,
contracts

3. Strike with
disgust, revulsion
(baezzat karna,
ruswa karna)
4. Gunhagar, khata
kar,
1. Her tactless remarks offended me.
2. Offend all laws of humanity, break
a rule, law, promise, contract,
Violate the basic laws/ human
civilization



3. The scandalous behavior of this
married women shocked her
friends.
29.
Liberty (n)
Political independence,
Freedom of choice,
khudmukhtari
Liberty of opinion, worship, perfect liberty,
at liberty to choose whatever occupation
one wishes.
30.
Temper (n)

1. Humor, humour,
State of feeling

3. Whether he praised or cursed me
depend on his temper at the time,



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Temper (v)
(mizaaj, haal,
zahni kefiyyat)

2. Bad mezaji,

3. Sakhti kam
karna, qaboo
pana (restrain)
Adjust the pitch of piano
He was in a bad humor

4. His temper was well known to his
employees

4. She tempered her criticism
31.
Cleric (n)
A clergy man/ other
person related to
religious. (mazhabi
paishwa, padre)

32.
Temperance (n)
Perhaiz, ejtinab ,
tawassut( moderation)
(the trait of avoiding
excesses
Abstaining from excess
The act of tempering.

33.
Philanthropy (n)
Khidmat e khalq.
Voluntary promotion of
human welfare.

34.
Coalition (n)
Alignment (ittehad)
The state of being combined into one
body.
35.
Owe (v)

Be obliged to pay or
repay, be indebted to
She owes me $200
I still owe for the car
The thesis owes much to the advisor.
36.
Pragmatic
(concerned with
practical matters )
not ideology but pragmatic politics.
37.
Coherence (n)
Ittehad, milap, rabat
Understanding coherence
38.
Mimic (n)
Imitate, constituting an
imitation.
Mimic their expressions
39.
Contraction (n)
Compression,
condensation (suklao,
chota karna ka amal)
Contraction of words like it’s I’d…
40.

Intonation (n)
Modulation, chanting,
from tone

Awaz me tabdeli ana, gana,
41.
Excerpt (v,n)
Extract, iqtibas
He presented excerpt from book
42.
Passage (n, v)
1. Naqal makani
karna (transition)
2. Paragraph (a
section of text)
3. A journey usually
by ship (behri
jehaz ka safar)
4. Passing











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The passage of air from lungs
43.

Gist (n)
Khulasa, nachol (the
central meaning or
theme of a literary work)
Gist of the passage
44.
Skim (n)
Barik tehh (a thin layer
covering the surface of a
liquid) balayi utra hoa.
Used of milk
There was a thin skim of oil on the water.
Yogurts made with skim milk, she can drink
skimmed milk but should avoid butter.
45.
Mass (n) of











Mass (v)
1. Majmoa
(aggregate)

2. Dhair, anbar
(heap, pile,
plenty, wad)


3. Common people,
4. Bulk (baly
tadaad)
1. The aggregated amount of
indebtedness
2. A batch of letters, a deal of
trouble, a lot of money, he made a
mint on the stock market, it may
have cost plenty. A wad of money.

3.

4. It is cheaper to buy it in bulk



Crowd were messing outside.
46.
Tentative (n)
1. probationary,
provisional ( Not
final, not agreed
upon) aarzi,
azmayeshy tawar
per.

2. doubtful
1. Just a tentative schedule,
probationary employee, a
provisional government.




3. Drew a few conclusions
50.
Ridicule (n)



Ridicule (v)
Mazaq (behavior or
language intended to
mock or humiliate
someone)

Rib, roast (kisi ka mazaq
ulana)




The student pocked fun of the new
inexperienced teacher. His former student
roasted the professor at his birthday.
51

Siege (v)
Muhasira karna, ghair
laina.

52.
Burglar (n)
Chori ke niyat se kisi ghar
ma dakhil hona wala chor
A thief who enters a home with intent to
thief, a burglar was arrested by police
53.
Ass (n)
Khachar

54.
Sauce (n,v)
Chatni, add zest or flavor
Sauce the roast
56.
Rhetoric (n)
Loud and confused and
empty talk, using




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language to please or
persuade.
57.

Inadequate (adj)
1. Lacking the
requisite
qualities or
resources to
meet a task.
2. Not sufficient to
meet a need.
3. Poor, short
Inadequate training. The staff was
inadequate. She was unequal to the task.




Inadequate amount or salary. A poor
salary.
58.
Impoverished (v)
Needy, necessitous,
indigent
Destroy financially.
The broken fortune of a family.
59.
Swamp (n)



Swamp (v)
1. Low land that is

seasonally
flooded; has
more woody
plant than a
marsh and better
drainage than a
bog.
He was trapped in medical swamp.



The basement is inundated with after the
storm. The images flooded his mind. The
tsunami swamped every boat in the
harbor.
60.
Marsh (n)
1. Low lying wet
land with grassy
vegetation;
usually a
transition zone
b/w land and
water
2. Marsh
newzealand
detective story
writer.
The fens of western England. Thousands of
acres of marshland.

61.
Bog (n)




Bog (v)
1. Wet spongy
ground of
decomposing
vegetation ;has a
poor drainage
than swamp; soil
is unfit for
cultivation

2. Cause to
slowdown or get
stuck while doing
something.





The vote would bog down the house.
She bogged down many time while she
wrote her dissertation

62.

Arid (n)
Lacking sufficient water
An arid climate, a waterless well.



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or rainfall, lacking vitality
or spirit; lifeless

Technically perfect but arid performance
of the sonata,
63.
Detective (n)
A police officer who
investigates crimes, an
investigator engaged or
employed in obtaining
information not easily
available to the public.

64.
Substantial
Fairy large
Of good quality and
condition; solidly built
Capable of being as fact.
Won by substantial margin.
Solid foundation, several substantial
timber buildings.

A mere dream not substantial nor
practical.
Solid food, ponderous and substantial
things.
65.
Conduit (n)
Pipe or tunnel through
which water or electric
wires can pass.
That serves as conduits for the molten lava
from the earth.
66.
Eon (n)
An immeasurably long
period of time
Aeon.
Oh that happened eon ago.
67.
Refute (v)
Overthrow by argument,
evidence, or proof.
The speaker refuted his opponent’s
arguments.
Prove to be false or incorrect
68.
Contradict (v)
Oppose, negate, prove
negative; show to be
false, deny the truth of.

69.
Fete(v)
Celebration
An organized series of
acts and performances
Feast (an elaborate party
often outdoor)
They were feting the patriarch of the
family, a drama festival
70.
Espoused (v)
Choose and follow; as of
theories, ideas, policies,
strategies or planes.
Adopt, embrace
Marry, wed.
She followed the feminist movement
The candidate espouses republican ideals.
She embraced Catholicism. They adopted
the jewish faith.
71.
Precedent (n)
Misaal, nazir (example
that is used to justify
similar occurrences at a
latter time, preceding in
time, order or
significance,

72.

Sculpture (n)
Create by shaping stone,
wood or any hard
Sculpt a swan by out of block of ice.



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material
Carving (creating figures
or designs in three
dimensions)
73.
Fresco (n)
Paint onto the wet
plaster on wall

74.
Indent (v)







Indentation (n)
An order for goods to be
exported or imported,
cut or tear along an

irregular line that part
can later be attached for
authentication
Make depression into
(kharash dalna)
Set in to form the margin


Indent your document





Indent the paragraph
75.
Creed (n)
System of principle and
belief (maslak)
The written body of teachings of religious
group that are generally accepted by that
group
76.
Antechamber (n)
Before section , a large
entrance or reception
room or area

77.
Subterranean (n)

Sub mean under terra
means earth so it means
Being or operating under
the ground (zeer e
zameen)

78.
Constellation (n)
Arrangement of elements
or parts <configuration
of stars as it seems from
earth>

79.
Eruption (n)
E means out rupt means
break so
Bang, blast, clap (a
sudden very loud sound)
The emergence of tooth
as it breaks from gums
The outbreak of hostilities
80.
Hostility (n)
Enmity, a state of deep
seated ill-will
Jarihiat( a hostile
disposition)
He could no longer contain his hostility
He couldn’t conceal his hostility

81.
Disposition (n)
Temperament, your
usual mood
Inclination, tendency
(rujhaniat)
Firat, a natural or acquire
habbit.
He has a happy disposition.




A swelling with disposition with rapture



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82.
Rapture (n)
Ecstasy (behad khushi)
exaltation,
transportation. A state
of being carried away by
overwhelming emotions
Listening to music in very sweet rapture
83.
Overwhelm (v)
Overcome, drown
I was drowned in work

The noise drowned her speech
The child drowned in the lake
84.
Kitten (n,v)
Young domestic cat (billi
ka bacha)
Have kitten
This year again our cat kittened
85.
Benediction (n)
Blessing, the act of
praying for divine
protection

86.
Divine(n)
Khudie
Clergyman
Satan or God
Divine judgment divine guidance, liturgy,
worship,
87.
liturgy
A rite or body of rites
prescribe for public
worship

88.
Consequence (v)
Con mean with/against

and seque means follow
so it means
Result, effect, event
Decisions of great consequence is made by
president himself.
89.
Prediction (n)
Forecast, foretelling,
prognostication.
A statement made about the future
90.
Persevere (v)
Persist, refuse to stop
She persisted to call me every night
The child persisted and kept asking
questions
91.
Unleash (v)
Vent or release , release
from a leash (rasi se
cholna)
Free from restraint
Unleash one’s anger
Unleash the dog in the park

Loose terrible plagues upon humanity
92.
Plea(n)
Supplication, a humble
request for help from

someone in authority
Lawyer will plea (defense)(claim) your case
93.
Flea (n)
Any wingless blood
sucking parasitic insect
noted for ability to leap

94.
Leap (v)
Jump, gallop (did you
gallop the horse?)
Bound, spring
Leap into fame, jump to a conclusion, a
leap of 10 feet. A women leapt into a
funeral pyre
95.
Pyre (n)
Funeral pyre (chitta) aag,
a rite to burn a dead
body in wood.

96.
Contaminate (n)
Pollute, make impure
Don’t drink the water—it’s contaminated



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97.
Deplete (v)
Use up, consume
This car consumes a lot of gas. We
exhausted our savings, they run through
20 bottles of wine in a week. The
prolonged war depleted the country’s
national treasury.
98.
Cast away (v)
Dispose, throw or cast
away,
Put away your worries. She disposed of
her unwanted possessions before moving.
The tyrant cruelly disposed of all his
enemies. The Environmental Protection
Agency regulates the emission of
pollutants into the air.
99.
Elemental (adj)
Elementary, basic part
An elementary part of love and nurturing
100.
Nurture(n)



Nurture(v)
Raising, rearing,
fosterage, fostering

(parwarish, tarbiaat)

Ghar bar chalana, bring
up
Nourish, sustain (khila
phila ker bala karna)
They debated whether nature or nurture is
important.


Raise a family. Bring up children

We sustain ourselves on bread and water
This kind of food is not nourishing for
children
Nurture his talent.
101.
Reservoir (n)
Lake to store water for
community use
Tank used for collecting
and storing oil or water.
A reservoir of talent, an infectious agent
depend on reservoir to survive.
102.
Gut (v)
Empty completely
Gut the building, gut the animal
103.
Integrally (adv)

In a whole or complete
manner

104.
Seep (v) into or through.
Leak through small
opening or pass
gradually
As the containers rusted, the toxic waste
seeped into the ground.
105.
Vacate (v)



Vacancy (n)
Leave voluntarily, resign,



Khali jaga
She vacated the position when she got
pregnant.
The chairman resigned when he was found
to have misappropriated funds, you must
vacate your office by tonight.
Vacate the death sentence (mansookh
karna, ya wapas laina)
106.
Rival (n)

Competitor, challenger,
contender (the contester
you hope to defeat)
Equal, match
He wanted to know what the competitor
was doing. He had respect for his rivals.
Her persistence and , we are rivaling for
the first position in the race.
107.
Submerged (v)
Growing or remaining
under water
Submerged rocks, during which swamp
vegetation is submerged in water
108.
Expeditiously (adv)
With efficiency and
He functions efficiently. Complete this



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speed
project expeditiously as possible
109.
Vigilance (n)
The process of paying
close and continuous
attention.
Alertness, watchfulness,

wakefulness (chokass,
hoshiary)
Vigilance is especially susceptible to
fatigue.
He keeps a weather eye open for trouble.
110.
Permeate (v)
Chaa jana, spread or
diffuse through.
His campaign was riddled with accusation
and personal attacks
Making electricity from coal and
petroleum permeating the people of USA
111.
Acquisition (n)
The act of contracting or
assuming or acquiring
position of something
(hosool) hasil karna.
The acquisition of wealth
The child’s acquisition of languages.
112.
Prevail (v)
Use persuasion
successfully
He prevailed upon her to visit her parents.
113.
Agnostic (n)
Doubter, someone who is
doubtful or non

committal about
something, a person who
claims that they can’t
have true knowledge
about the existence of
God (but didn’t deny that
God might exist)
His devoutly Christian parents had
problems with his agnostic beliefs.
114.
Animism (n)
The doctrine that every
natural object in the
universe and the
universe itself have souls
Animism is common among primitive
people
Pick is the primitive of picket (ibtidaye)
Desert cultures that practice animism
often believe that winds contain spirits.
115.
Theist (n)

Atheist (n)
One who believe in
existence of god, theism
One who don’t believe in
existence of god.

116.

Contemplate (v)
Look at thoughtfully ;
observe deep in thought
Meditate, study,
speculate, mull (sochna,
gawar o fikar karna)
I contemplated leaving school and taking
full time job.
He is mediating in his study

I mulled over the event of the afternoon
Philosopher have speculated on the
question of god for thousands of years.
117.
Deify (v)
Maabod manna, consider
as a god or god like,

118.
Exalt (n)
Glorify, honor, laud, extol
These pics exalted the imagination.
119.
Economical
Khud kafalat,




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independence (n)
120.
Imposed (v)
Aayed karna
16 % tax imposed on marriage mart,
beauty parlor, dry cleaners, cable tv, ads in
tv, radio, newspaper,
121.
up
Khatam karna
Tana and patwari culture is up in kpk.
122.
Declared (v)
Nafiz karna
Energy and education emergency has been
declared in kpk.
123.
Economical
independence (n)
Khud kafalat
On the behalf of economical independence
loan up to 2 lacs without interest will be
rendered
124.
Alumnus (n) alum
Farigh o tehsil
Religious schools, technical education
centers, and university graduates will be
rendered 2000 per month.
Alumnus will be awarded by 2000 stipend

(allowance) (pittance )per month
125.
sewerage


126.
Aggravate (v)
To make worse, intensify,
alleviate (antonym)
Irritate (khafa karna)
This drug will aggravate your pain.
127.
Decrepit (v)
Worn and broken down
by hard use (khasta haal)

Feeble, infirm, week,
(nakheef, kamzoor)
lacking bodily or
muscular strenght
A creaky shake, a decrepit bus… it’s seats
are held together with friction (resistance)
tape.
A feeble old women
128.
Sap (n)
Juice (rus)
We quickly played out (khrch karna) our
strength.
129.

Ill (n)
1. Ailment
2. sick (adj)
3. poorly (adv),
badly, hardly.
4. resulting in
adversity or
suffering

5. ill manners, ill
repute.


He was ill prepared, ill fitting clothes

Ill effects. It’s an ill wind that blows no
good.
130.
Sick (n)
1. People who are
sick (beimar)


2. Ill (ill from the
monotony of his
suffering)
They devote their live to caring for the sick

After eating too much the students
vomited, he purged continuously

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3. Feeling about to
vomit
4. Sick (crazy, mad,
demented)
5. Grew more and
more disgust
A man who had gone mad

Sick of it all
131.
Diagnosis
Tashkhies,

132.
Prognosis
Forecast, marz ke
paishangoye.
A prediction of the
course of disease .

133.
Augment
Intensify or grow

Enlarge or increase
The recent speech of the president
augmented tensions in the near east
The pressure augmented.
134.
Obese
A weighty man

135.
Scar (n)
1. A mark left
usually on the
skin by the
healing of injured
tissue
2. Mark, scrap,
scratch.

136.
Cling (n)
Chmta hoa, chipka hoye


Thamna.
The dress cling to her body
He clings to the idea that she might still
love him
Hang out to your father hand. The child
clung to mother’s apron (a garment of
cloth( htat is tied about the waist and

worn to protect your clothes)
137.
Prophecy (v)
Prediction, divination,
forecast, prognostication

138.
Haunt (v)
Hangout, taaqub karna
(follow stealthily or recur
constantly and
spontaneously to
The ghost of her mother haunted her
She haunts the ballot
139.
Obsess (v)
Sir per sawar karna
She is obsessing over her weight.
140.
Meditate (v)
Speculate (guman karna)
mull, contemplate
(gawar o fikar karna)
We were speculating whether president
had to resign after the scandle
141.
Phantom (n)
A ghostly appearing
figure
Bhot Prait

142.
Assimilate (v)
1. Become similar
in sound
2. Dalna (to
become similar
to one’s
Immigrants often want to assimilate
quickly
This country assimilate immigrant very
quickly




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environment)

3. Absorb (take up
mentally) Zehen
nashien kar laina,
apnay under
samo laina





He absorbed the knowledge or belief of
his tribe

143.
Cremate (v)
Burn to ash or reduce to
ashes (jala kar khaak kar
daina)
Cremation (lash jalana ka
amal)
Cremation is often common in japan.
144.
Domesticate (v)
Gharailo sa banana
tames (sudharna)the lions for circus
145.
Folklore (n)
The unwritten lore
(stories, songs, riddles
and proverbs) of a
culture
Through folklore, archaeologists have
learned about the migration
of Native Americans in North America.
146.
Relic
Asaar ( an antique that
has survive from the
distinct past)

147.
Rite

An establish ceremony
that prescribe the
religion
The rite of baptism
148.
Baptism (n)
In Christian sacrament
signifying spiritual
cleansing and rebirth (
esayi mazhab me gunaho
se paak karna ke rasm)
Sacrament Noun
a formal religious ceremony conferring a
specific grace on those who receive it; the
two Protestant ceremonies are baptism
and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman
Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox
Church there are seven traditional rites
accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism
and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and
penance and holy orders and matrimony
and extreme unction
149.
Notion (n)
Speculation (guman,
khyal)
Belief, feeling,
impression (a vague idea
in which some idea is
placed)

An odd or fanciful or
capricious idea

150.
Oppression (n)


Dabana ka amal, zulam
The state of being kept
more






VOCABULARY
Oppress (v)
Suppress, crush,
persecuted
Zulm karna, aziat
puhunchana, dabana

The gov’t oppresses the political activists.
Jews were persecuted in the former soviet
union
151.
Paradigm (n)
A standard or a typical
example (naqsha awal,

ebtidayi, namona)
Proto type

152.
Erudite (n)
Having or showing
profound knowledge
Highly educated
A learned jurist, an erudite professor
153.
Fortify (n)
Strengthen , add to
(shamil karna ya quwwat)

154.
Explicit/ implicit
Wazih/gair wazih
an implicit agreement not to raise the
subject.
there was implicit criticism in his voice.
anger was implicit in the argument.
the oak is implicit in the acorn
155.
Rigor (n)
Something hard to
endure
Rigorous (sakhti)
Severeness, harshness.
Severity of character
156.

Allegiance (n)
Loyalty that citizen owe
to their country


157.
Artillery (n)
An army unit that use big
guns
He used all his conversational weapons.
An artillery barrage broke down the city’s
thick walls within seconds.The 47th
Artillery fired on rebels camped in the city
center.
158.
Trench (n)


In the trenches (mean in
the middle of hard
fighting)
Khandaq, galag
A ditch dug as
fortification having a
parapet of the excavated
earth
A long steep-sided
depression in the ocean
floor (gahri nali)

159.
Annex (v)
Take territory by
conquest
Take possession of, seize,
take over, occupy,
capture, invade, take
control of,
Surrender (antonym)
Hitler annexed latinia



VOCABULARY
160.
Apex (n)
Peak point of something
At the peak of pyramid
161.
Chronological (adj)
In order according to
time
Allen’s book is arranged chronologically,
from the First Crusade in
1095 to the fall of Granada in 1492.
162.
Milieu (n)
The environmental
condition
Many Vietnam veterans did not feel

comfortable in the antiwar social milieu of
the 1970s.
163.
Reconciliation (n)
Settlement,
understanding,
resolution, compromise,
reunion, ceasefire,
bringing together,
appeasement
South Africa avoided a bloodbath after
apartheid by setting up a
Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
164.
Per capita
Per person
we are spending $5,000 per capita
annually for education in this district.
165.
Affluent (n)
Ameer, dolatmand

166.
Impoverish (v)
Make poor, deprive, ruin,
bankrupt, diminish,
weaken, drain
Enrich (antonym)

167.

Prestige (n)
Status, standing, esteem,
reputation, regard
waqar
He wanted to achieved prestige and power
168.
Prosper
Make steady progress in
an organization
Flourish, thrive, do well,
make money, get on,
grow, show a profit,
Decline (antonym)





169.
Exploit (v)
Make good use of
Use, develop, take
advantage of, utilize,
make the most of,
Misuse, ill-use,
manipulate,
Feat, deed
Waste (antonym)
We must exploit the resources we are
given wisely

170.
Haggled (v) over
To argue about back and
forth about the price
Haggled over few dollars the customer and
shopkeeper. The customer and the
shopkeeper haggled over the silver plate
for more than an hour.
171.
Intrepid (n)
Fearless, brave, bold,
courageous, valiant,
heroic, daring,
Cowardly (antonym)
Intrepid pioneer (initiate)



VOCABULARY
172.
Retail (v)
Sell, go, trade, put on
the market, put up for
sale, vend,
Wholesale (antonym)
These gems retail at thousands of dollar in
the market.
173.
Proportionately (adv)
To a proportionate

degree. (tanasub)
Your salary will increase proportionately to
your work load.
174.
Prototype (n)
Paradigm, epitome
He is the prototype of good breeding.
The airplane manufacturer uses robots to
test every prototype, just in case there is a
problem with the design.
175.
Shuttle (n,v)
Badminton equipment
consisting of a ball of
cork or rubber with
crown of feathers.
Aik janib se dosri janib
safar karna.

176.
Entrepreneurial (adj)
Able to create business
opportunities, capitalist,
industrial, consumerist,
commercial
Willing to take risk in
order to make a profit
Entrepreneurial risks. Many engineers of
the 1970s made great computers, but only
a few were entrepreneurial enough to see

the business possibilities in the new
machines.
177.
Breed (n,v)
Nasal= a special variety
of domesticated animals
within a species.
v. janna= cause to
procreate, reproduce
He experimented on the special breed of
white rats.

She breeds dogs.
178.
Apprehend (v)
Comprehend, grasp
Arrest, collar, cop, pick
up
Do you comprehend the meaning of this
letter
Police nabbed the suspected criminals
(hirasat me laina)
179.
Surveil (v)
Nigrani karna, the police
has been following the
bombing suspect

180.
Assail (n)

Assault, attack

181.
Hoax (n)
Fraudulence, humbug,
put-on, dupery
Something intended to
deceive; deliberate
trickery intended to gain
an advantage

182.
Deliberate (n)
Munasib, consider,
careful
Deliberate speed
186.
Bribery (n)
Rishwat (the practice of
something usually money
in order to gain an illicit




VOCABULARY
advantage
187.
Cynic (n)
Faultfinder (tan azan)

Employees of the Roadways Department
cynically referred to their
boss as “the banker” because he took so
many bribes.
188.
Deteriorate (v)
Kharab karna, bighalna
His mind deteriorated
189.
erode (v) erosion (v)
Kam hona,
Her confidence eroded,
People’s respect for the government
eroded as more officials were arrested for
corruption. intransitive (the beach eroded)
or transitive (the waves eroded the beach)
190.
Evade (v)
Avoid, dodge, escape,
skirt, shirk, sidestep,
Elude
She skirted the problem
They tends to evade their responsibilities
He evaded the questions skillfully
191.
Dodge (v)
Move, cut, duck, move
away, move in and out
Avoid, evade, shirk,
elude, get out of,

sidestep.
A statement that evades
the question by
cleverness or trickery
Chaal (an elaborate or
deceitful scheme
contrive to deceive or
evade)
He dodged the issue
The child dodged the teacher’s blow

192.
Betray (v)
Be wafaie, deceive ,
reveal unintentionally
The spy betrayed the country.
Her smile betrayed her true feelings
She cheats on her husband
193.
Elaborate (v)
Wazahat karna

194.
Unmask
Take the mask off

195.
Integrity (n)
Personal honesty and
good character.

We don’t have a problem with our
employees stealing from the store because
we hire only people with a lot of integrity.
196.
Despondent (n)
Without or almost
without hope
Heartsick
Despondent about his failure
Too heartsick to fight back
197.
Dilemma (n)
State of uncertainty
especially as requiring a
choice between equally
unfavorable options
(muzabzab)

198.
Reciprocal (n)
Mutual, multiplicative
inverse (ulat)
Risk is the reciprocal of safety
Reciprocal (mutual ) aid, trade, respect
Reciprocal privileges at other clubs.
199.
Arrogance (n)
Takabur, ghumand
Jenny told us about her party only one day

VOCABULARY
Overbearing pride
evidenced by a superior
manner toward inferior
in advance, arrogantly thinking we had
nothing else to do.
200.
Scold (v)
berate
The mother scolded the child
The deputy ragged the prime minister
The customer dressed down the waiter for
bringing the cold soup
The teacher lost his job because he cruelly
berated students who
made mistakes.
201.
Despise (v)
Haqarat se daikhna
(look down on with
disdain)
He despises the people he has to work for
Who don’t catch on immediately
Tom grew to despise his greedy and
unfriendly boss.
202.
Obnoxious (n)
Behoda (objectionable)

Objectionable and vulgar person
My obnoxious neighbor keeps talking to
me while I’m trying to
read in my backyard.
203.
Stigma (n)
Daag (stain, brand, mark)
They want to stigmatize the adulteress
204.
Delinquent (n)
A young offender
He inherited his delinquency from his
father.
205.
Periphery (n)
Fringe (hudod,
fence

206.
Manipulate (v)
Use (taqat ka najayez
faieda uthana)
He manipulated the public opinion in his
favor
207.
Portray (v)
Depict, impersonate
(roop dharna)
He wants to portray the scene
The book portrays the actor as a selfish

person.
She impersonate madonna
208.
Advent (n)
Aamad, comming
The advent of computer
209.
Connotation (n)
eshara
When my boss says,“Thank you,” the
connotation is that she’s done
talking and I should leave.
210.
Decipher (v)
Decode (khufia paigham
ko palna)
Can you decipher this letter.
211.
Denote (v)
Indicate, stand for,
represent
express
Multi denote many. An “X”next to a name
on this list denotes a person who has been
chosen for the soccer team.
212.
Charismatic (magnetic)
Attractive personality

213.

Zeal
Enthusiasm

214.
bulk
Majority, volume

215.
Capricious
Man mani

216.
Awkward
Nagawar, namunasib

217.
Inhibit (v)
Slow down, hold back,
restrain, slow up, reduce,
stall, hinder hamper




VOCABULARY
Stop, prevent, impede,
obstruct, deter
218.
Vanity (n)
Singhar maize (magror

hona ki halat)

219.
Vulnerable (adj)
Susceptible, weak,
defenseless, helpless,
open to , exposed to, in
danger, at risk, in a weak
position.
Impervious, invincible
(antonym) naqabele
shikast.

220.
Lose(v)
Loss (n)
Fail to keep or win
She lost her purse
The car was total loss
Weight loss
A serous loss
221.
Bankrupt (v)
Someone who has
insufficient assets to
cover their debts
(qarazdar hona, dewalia
hona)
A bankrupt company
222.

Adapt (v)
Conform (mushaba hona)

223.
Cuisine (n)
The practice of preparing
food. The procedure of
making food.
Cooking, fare

224.
Commitment (n)
Promise, pledge, vow,
obligation, assurance,
binder
Dedication, loyalty,
devotion, steadfastness,
allegiance

225.
Architect (n)
Designer

226.
Blueprint (n)

Verb = draft
A blue print for a house, a pattern for a
skirt
227.

edifice
Havaily
It was an imposing edifice.
228.
Regime (n)
Government, command,
rule, administration,
management,
organization, system,
establishment
Nawaz sharif’s regime impose new taxes
on the people
229.
Evoke (v)
Call up, stir up
Arouse, provoke
Her behavior provoke a quarrel between
them
Evoke sympathy, raise a smile, arouse pity
230.
Revoke (v)
Officially Cancel,
He revoked the ban on the smoking.
231.
Hamper (v)
Hinder, prevent,
Bad weather hampered in the play.

VOCABULARY
obstruct, slow down,
resist, impede
Facilitate (antonym)
Terrorist could hamper the election
campaign badly.
232.
Go off (v)
Explode, blow up, go up,
detonate, go, set off
Stay (antonym)
The alarm goes off as it was set on 2
o’clock.
233.
Babble (v)
Blather, blether
Talk nonsense, jabber,
gibber
The two women babbled and crooned (
chant, drone (buzz), utter, say)at the baby
234.
Pinch (v)
Noun = Touch, dash,
soupcon, bit
Verb = nip, grasp,
squeeze
He pinched her behind, the pinch of the
recession (depression, slump, downturn,
collapse, decline)
Boom (antonym)

235.
Patient (adj.)
Enduring, tolerant,
uncomplaining, long-
suffering
Impatient (antonym)
He was patient with the children. An exact
and patient scientist.
Please be patient.
236.
Sinister (n)
Menacing, threatening,
evil, disturbing
A baleful (malignant (hateful)) look. His
tone become menacing. Ominous
rumblings (deep, echoing) of discontent.
(dissatisfaction, unhappiness)
237.
Exquisite (adj.)
Beautiful, fine, superb,
delicate, lovely,
wonderful
Ugly (antonym)
Tasteful, fastidious,
discriminating
Intense, acute, piercing,
stabbing
Dull (antonym)

A dainty tea cup. An exquisite cameo.

Her exquisite (extreme beauty) face.





Suffered exquisite pain, felt exquisite
pleasure

238.
Lethal (adj.)
Deadly, fatal, poisonous,
toxic, dangerous
Lethal envelope, lethal weapon or
injection
239.
Concede (v)
Grant, give in, admit,
allow
Confess, profess, cede
Maintain (antonym)
She confessed that she had taken the
bribery.
The candidate conceded after enough
votes had come in to show that he would
lose.
240.
Sack (v)
Vacate, fire, dismiss,
discharge, kick out,

throw out,
Hire, employ (antonym)
Noun= bag, pack
The boss fired his secretary today.
Musharraf want to sack general.

241.
Shatter (v)
Smash, break, splinter,
blow apart, explode, go
off
The wine glass shattered. The news of her
husband death shattered her life. Shatter
the plate.



VOCABULARY
Destroy, wreck, crush,
demolish
Build up (antonym)
242.
Retort (n)
Counter, comeback,
return
Angry reply
Verb = reply angrily,
rejoin, snap
He retorts on the question of journal
243.

Immunity (n)
Resistance, protection
Susceptibility (antonym)
Invulnerability
Vulnerability (antonym)
Exemption, exception
Liability (antonym)
Insusceptibility to rust
Immunity to criticism
244.
Frank (adj.)
Free, honest, open,
truthful, clear
Evasive (antonym)
(evade, elude, avoid)
Blunt talking and straight shooting
245.
Prank (n)
Joke, trick, practical joke,
hoax, joke, clowning,
antic
He prank himself out in his best dress
246.
Meritorious (adj.)
Commendable,
praiseworthy, estimable
His meritorious services lead him to a
distinct position in the organization
247.
Hail (n)

Frozen rain, sleet,
hailstones
Verb = summon, call,
wave to, shout for,
attract attention
Enthusiastic Greeting,
welcome, address
Salute, acclaim
Storm, volley, barrage,
flood, shower
The critics hailed the young pianist as a
new singer. It hailed for an hour
248.
Avert (v)
Avoid, prevent, stop
happening
Turn away, turn aside
Let’s avoid confrontation
Avert a strike
They averted their eyes when the king
entered
249.
Acquaintance (n)
Associate, friend, social
contact, colleague
Stranger (antonym)
Relationship, friendship,
association, relation
Knowledge, familiarity,
understanding

Ignorance (antonym)
After he strikes a little acquaintance with
the owner of the hotel
250.
plea
appeal, request, petition,
He pleaded guilty



VOCABULARY
prayer supplication
defense
251.
Wreak (v)
Cause, do, inflict
Wiki leaks discloses wreak havoc across
the globe
The rain brought relief to the drought
(lake, dearth, deficiency, famine)
abundance(antonym) stricken (suffering,
wounded, injured) (strike)area
252.
Havoc (n)
Chaos, destruction,
disorder, mess, disaster,
devastation (destruction,
ruin, damage, waste,
wreckage)
Order (antonym)

253.
Revelation (n)
Exposure, discloser, leak
Surprise, eye-opener,
shock
Apocalypse (revelation)
Presenting the wiki leaks revelation in a
news paper like they are some verses from
a holy book.
254.
Sift (v)
Filter, separate, strain,
sieve, select, examine, go
through
Sift the flour and rice before cooking
Sift the information, sift through the job
candidate
255.
Stock (v)
Store, supply, hoard,
reserve, accumulation,
collection
Keep, carry, sell
Stock in trade
256.
Encroach (
Infringe, intrude, invade

257.

Bilateral (adv.)
Two sided, joint, mutual
Unilateral (antonym)
Bilateral damages is not our concern it is
American concern
258.
Engulf (v)
Overwhelm, overcome,
surround, swallow up
The fire engulfs the near building as oil
tanker exploded.
259.
Hurled (v)
Throw violently,
He vehemently (passionately) denied the
accusation against him
He hurled shoes at musharraf
260.
Nod (v)
Move up and down
(head), bob, jiggle, dip,
waggle
Fall asleep, doze, doze
off, nod off, snooze
Wake up (antonym)
He nodded his approval
The teacher nodded when the student give
the right answers.
The old man was nodding in his chair
261.

Espionage (v)
Spying, intelligence,
surveillance (observation,
watch, scrutiny,
examination, supervision,
investigation, following,
tailing, stakeout)
Davis may also face espionage charges
262.
Snap (v)
Break, crack, shatter
Snap your fingers



VOCABULARY
Retort, bark, shout, yell
Bite, nip, pinch
Adjective = sudden,
impulsive, spontaneous,
instant (considered ant)
My snapshots haven’t been developed yet
When her baby died she snapped (awsan
khata ho jana)
She snapped a picture of his son
263.
Apportion (v)
Grant, allocate, allot,
assign, divide up,
distribute

deal, share

264.
Whimper (v)
Cry, whine (buzz,
complain, faryad),
sob(siskiya, weep, cry,
shed tear), moan
With a bangs (hit violently) not a whimper
265.
Divergent (adj.)
Different, deviating,
conflicting, opposing,
contradictory, contrary
Similar (antonym)
Divergent reaction is caused by the
controversial relations
266.
Sidelined(v)
Unimportant, minor,
secondary, nonessential
Central (antonym)
The minister was sideline from central
cabinet position to an inferior position
267.
Appointment (v)
Meeting, date, schedule
time, engagement, prior
arrangement, slot
Selection, choice,

employment, promotion
Job, post, position
Appointment letter was received
He made an appointment with the dean

268.
Caste (n)
Class, social group, kind
Lose caste by doing work beneath one’s
station
269.
Cast (n)
Shape, group of actors,
players
Verb = shed, throw,
direct, spread
Report casts doubt on success of usaid to
Pakistan
270.
Forgery (n)
Fake, counterfeiter,
imitation, falsification,
copy, sham
Original (antonym)
Petition seeks Davis be trialed for forgery
271.
Waive (v)
Surrender, give up,
relinquish (abandon,
resign, give up), put

aside, ignore
Enforce (antonym) put
into effect, implement,
impose, insist on, inflict
Waived off loans
272.
Verdict (n)
Decision, judgment,
result, finding, outcome,
conclusion
Hajj scam verdict from supreme court