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English (Precis & Composition) A test designed to assess the candidates' ability to handle Grammatical Structures,Reading, Comprehension,Analysis,Precis Writing and Compostion


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salubrious –adjective
favorable to or promoting health; healthful

e.g. salubrious air.

Pronunciation: suh-loo-bree-uhs
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Squander

Pronunciation: sk-wander

to waste money, time etc. in a stupid or careless way.

My uncle squandered all his money on gambling.
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Sultry hot , moist weather )

Karachi is very sultry during the summer.
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Yen : you have a yen for something when you have a strong desire to to have it or do it .

He had always had a yen to be a writer.

Yen: The Yen is also standard unit of Japanese currency.
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Nebulous: not clear

syn: vague

The description given regarding the product was nebulous.
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reticulate \rih-TIK-yuh-lut\ adjective

1 : resembling a net or network; especially : having veins, fibers, or lines crossing

2 : being or involving evolutionary change dependent on genetic recombination involving diverse interbreeding populations

Example sentence:
The reticulate pattern of the veins should help you identify the plant by its leaves.
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Exacerbate

Pronunciation: ig'zaesebeit

to make something worse, especially a disease or problem

syn: aggravate

His aggressive reaction only exacerbated the situation.
The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs.
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Pasquinade \pass-kwuh-NAYD\ noun

1 : a lampoon posted in a public place
*2 : satirical writing : satire


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The article, a pasquinade mocking the proposed education reform, generated a lot of mail from readers.
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Posthumous child

Meaning:A child born after it's father's death.
Example:Prophet Muhammad(P.B.U.H.) was a posthumous child.
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postprandial, adjective:

Happening or done after a meal.
I staggered to bed for a postprandial snooze.
Pronunciation: post-PRAN-dee-uhl
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