Assalam o Alaikum
I have started memorizing Idioms and pair of words while the plan is to prepare 10 of each every day. I will try to post my every day lesson here in this thread.
Sources for lessons are
For Idioms: http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/a.html
For Pair of Words: http://www.studypart.com/pair-of-words/

Please pray for my consistency.

Regards

Day 1

Idioms
A bit much
If something is excessive or annoying, it is a bit much.

A bridge too far
A bridge too far is an act of overreaching- going too far and getting into trouble or failing.

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link
This means that processes, organisations, etc, are vulnerable because the weakest person or part can always damage or break them.

A day late and a dollar short
(USA) If something is a day late and a dollar short, it is too little, too late.

A fool and his money are soon parted
This idiom means that people who aren't careful with their money spend it quickly. 'A fool and his money are easily parted' is an alternative form of the idiom.

A fool at 40 is a fool forever
If someone hasn't matured by the time they reach forty, they never will.

A fresh pair of eyes
A person who is brought in to examine something carefully is a fresh pair of eyes.

A hitch in your giddy-up
If you have a hitch in your giddy-up, you're not feeling well. ('A hitch in your gittie-up' is also used.)

A lick and a promise
If you give something a lick and a promise, you do it hurriedly, most often incompletely, intending to return to it later.

A light purse is a heavy curse
Life is difficult when you don't have much money



Pair of words
Accept
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Accept : Accept: verb, meaning to receive willingly, to be happy to receive.
قبول کرنا

Sentence:
We are happy to accept your invitation to dinner.

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Except
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Except : Except: preposition, meaning 'with the exception of' or 'but'.
ماسواہے ۔

Sentence:
The shop is open every day except Sunday.

Adoptive
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Adoptive : Parents are 'adoptive'گود لیا ہوا ۔ لے پالک ۔ متبنیٰ ۔

Sentence:
Mary and Sue are the adoptive parents of Michael.

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Adopted
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Adopted : Adjective Children are 'adopted'اختیار کیا ۔

Sentence:
Michael was adopted at birth by Mary and Sue.

Adverse
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Adverse : Adjective - Bad or unfavorable
اُلٹا ۔ برعکس ۔ برخلاف ۔ ناموافق ۔

Sentence:
The ship sailed despite the adverse weather conditions.

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Averse
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Averse : Adjective - To strongly dislike or be opposed to something
ناخوش ۔ ناراض ۔

Sentence:
I am averse to all forms of violence.

Advice
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Advice : Noun: guidance.
نصیحت ۔

Sentence:
The accountant provides tax advice which can help lower your tax commitments.

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Advise
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Advise : Verb: to recommend or to offer guidance.
نصیحت کرنا ۔

Sentence:
I was advised not to buy that car as it has fuel consumption problems.

Affect
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Affect : As a verb: 1. to make a display of liking or using; to put on a pretense of. 2. to cause a change or variation.
جذبہ یا مزاج ۔

Sentence:
1. She affects the air of a rock star by dressing in leather. 2. Although she is a bit wild it doesn't affect her ability to study.

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Effect
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Effect : As a verb: to cause to come into being. As a noun: an outcome or result.
اثر ۔ نتیجہ ۔

Sentence:
1. Stopping smoking has positively effected by health. 2. The effect of stopping smoking is that I am healthier and happier.
All ready
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All ready : Totally prepared

Sentence:
I have packed my suitcases and am all ready to go.

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Already
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Already : Before or previously.
ایک وقت تک کیا ہوا وقت مقررہ تک اب تک

Sentence:
I have already visited Spain.

All together
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All together : All of the objects, or people are in a single group

Sentence:
1. We put the English speakers all together in the class.

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Altogether
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Altogether : Adverb - Completely, usually, 'on the whole'
ایک وقت تک کیا ہوا وقت مقررہ تک اب تک

Sentence:
I am not altogether sure that I understand. They seem to be learning a different meaning altogether.

Allot
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Allot : Verb - A given period of time or quantity of something.
تقسیم کرنا ۔ مقرر کرنا ۔

Sentence:
We were allotted one hour to visit the Louvre during our tour of Paris.

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A lot
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A lot : Noun - A large quantity of something (see countable / uncountable nouns in the OEG)
بہت زیادہ ۔

Sentence:
There are a lot of paintings in the Louvre.
Allusion
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Allusion : Noun - An indirect reference to something.
اشارہ ۔ کنایہ ۔ حوالہ ۔

Sentence:
The tour guide alluded to the terrible hardship suffered by the pioneers.

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Illusion
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Illusion : Noun - A fantasy that may be or can be confused with reality.
سراب ۔ دھوکا ۔ فریب ۔ التباس ۔ غلط احساس ۔ وہم ۔

Sentence:
Although sawing the woman in half seemed real, it was only a clever illusion.

Altar
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Altar : Noun - An area, usually in the form of a table, where religious worship and sacrifices take place.
قربان گاہ ۔ نذر نیاز چڑھانے کا چبوترہ ۔

Sentence:
The ancient Aztecs used to offer human sacrifices on their altars.

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Alter
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Alter : To change.
تبدیل کرنا ۔

Sentence:
They altered the roads in the city center to make them pedestrian only.

Meanings of Altogether are فی الجملہ ۔ بحثیت مجموعی ۔ سب ملا کر

Day 2

Idioms

A little bird told me
If someone doesn't want to say where they got some information from, they can say that a little bird told them.

A little learning is a dangerous thing
A small amount of knowledge can cause people to think they are more expert than they really are.eg. he said he'd done a course on home electrics, but when he tried to mend my table lamp, he fused all the lights! I think a little learning is a dangerous thing

A long row to hoe
Something that is a long row to hoe is a difficult task that takes a long time.

A lost ball in the high weeds
A lost ball in the high weeds is someone who does not know what they are doing, where they are or how to do something.

A lot on my plate
If you have got a lot on your plate, you are very busy and have commitments.

A month of Sundays
A month of Sundays is a long period of time: I haven't seen her in a month of Sundays.

A OK
If things are A OK, they are absolutely fine.

A penny saved is a penny earned
Saving money is just as important as earning money- we shouldn't spend it foolishly.
This means that we shouldn't spend or waste money, but try to save it.

A picture is worth a thousand words
A picture can often get a message across much better than the best verbal description.

Pair of Words


Ambiguous
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Ambiguous : Adjective - Having more than one meaning, open to different interpretations.
مبہم ۔ جس میں دومفہوم نکلین ۔

Sentence:
Saying that there are fewer unemployed but that number of people without jobs has increased is very ambiguous.

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Ambivalent
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Ambivalent : Adjective - Having mixed feelings.
بیک وقت مختلف جذبے رکھنے والا

Sentence:
He was neither for nor against the new immigration laws - he maintained a very ambivalent attitude.

Among
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Among : Preposition used with three or more persons or things.
گروہ میں ۔

Sentence:
Among the thirty candidates for the job there were only three that were properly qualified.

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Between
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Between : Preposition used with two persons or things.
بیچ میں ۔ باہم ۔ اندر ۔

Sentence:
Between Jill and her sister there is a two-year age difference.

Amoral
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Amoral : Adjective - Not concerned with morality.
لا اِخلاقی ۔ غَير اِخلاقی ۔ خير و شَر سے بے تَعلُق ۔ اِخلاق سے عاری ۔

Sentence:
The Law is considered to be amoral - but this is highly questionable.

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Immoral
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Immoral : Adjective - Not conforming to accepted standards of morality.
برا ، غیر اخلاقی ۔

Sentence:
Profiting from other people's ignorance is considered to be immoral.

Appraise
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Appraise : Verb - To assess.
اندازہ لگانا ۔

Sentence:
The insurance inspector appraised the damage after the fire destroyed the house.

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Apprise
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Apprise : Verb - To inform.
جتانا آگاہ کرنا ۔

Sentence:
There was no indication that he was apprised of the consequences before he lit the fire.

Are
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Are : First person plural of verb 'To Be' (see OEG).
ہیں ۔

Sentence:
We are Australian.

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Our
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Our : Possessive pronoun (see OEG).
ہمارا

Sentence:


Augur
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Augur : A sign of (a likely outcome) - often used in relation to interpreting the future.
کاہن ۔ پیشین گو ۔ رمال ۔ فال گیر ۔ غیب دان ۔ منجم ۔

Sentence:
Finding a four-leafed clover is a good augur for the future.

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Auger
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Auger : A tool for making holes.
برما ہاتھ یا مشین سے چلایا جانے والا پیچ دار آلہ جو لکڑی میں سوراخ کرتا ہے ۔

Sentence:
The carpenter used an auger to drill the holes for the chair legs.

Award
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Award : To bestow, a public recognition of honor.
فیصلہ ۔

Sentence:
He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his services to the music industry.

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Reward
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Reward : To compensate.
انعام دینا ۔

Sentence:
There is a $250,000 reward for the capture of the murderer being offered by the police.

Bad
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Bad : An adjective: not good or correct in any way.
نکما ۔ خراب ۔ بُرا ۔ ناکارہ ۔ ناقص ۔ ادھورا ۔

Sentence:
He spoke bad German.

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Badly
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Badly : Adverb: the degree to which something is not done well.
بُری طرح ۔ شدت سے ۔ سختی سے ۔

Sentence:
He spoke German very badly.

Beside
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Beside : At the side of .
کے پہلو میں ۔ کے ساتھ ۔ کے کنارے

Sentence:
My friend was beside me during the entire drama.

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Besides
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Besides : In addition to .
بھی ۔ کے علاوہ ۔ مزید برآں ۔

Sentence:
Besides two tourists from Uganda, nobody on the bus was hurt.

Brake
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Brake : To stop, or a mechanical device for stopping.
پہیّے ، گاڑی وغیرہ کی رفتار کو روکنے یا ٹھہرانے کا پُرزہ یا میکانکی نِظام ۔

Sentence:
When the driving instructor told him to brake, he put his foot down hard on the brake.

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Break
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Break : Irregular verb: To smash or to shatter (see OEG), past form 'broke'.
قیمت کا اچانک بہت گر جانا ۔

Sentence:
If you drop a glass it will break. He broke the glass.

Day 3

Idioms

A poor man's something
Something or someone that can be compared to something or someone else, but is not as good is a poor man's version; a writer who uses lots of puns but isn't very funny would be a poor man's Oscar Wilde.

A pretty penny
If something costs a pretty penny, it is very expensive.

A problem shared is a problem halved
If you talk about your problems, it will make you feel better.

A rising tide lifts all boats
This idiom, coined by John F Kennedy, describes the idea that when an economy is performing well, all people will benefit from it.

A rolling stone gathers no moss
person who does not settle down is not attached to anything or anyone. (Can be said in admiration or in censure, depending on whether or not the speaker feels it is good to be attached to something or someone.) I worry about Tom. He's never lived in the same place for two years in a row, and he keeps changing jobs. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
People say this to mean that an ambitious person is more successful than a person not trying to achieve anything. Originally it meant the opposite and was critical of people trying to get ahead.

A shallow brook babbles the loudest
People who are loud and talk a lot usually have nothing of substance to say. This contrasts with "Still waters run deep." Other versions are "Shallow brooks babble loudest" and "Shallow brooks are noisy."

A steal
If something is a steal, it costs much less than it is really worth.

A still tongue keeps a wise head
Wise people don't talk much.

A textbook case
A textbook case, it is a classic or common example of something.

A watched pot never boils
Some things work out in their own time, so being impatient and constantly checking will just make things seem longer.

Pair of Words

Breathe
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Breathe : Verb: To draw air into the lungs and to exhale it; to inhale and to exhale.
سانس لینا ۔ سانس لینے کا عمل یا اس سے متعلق ۔

Sentence:
He was breathing when we found him but died later in the hospital.

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Breath
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Breath : Noun: Air filled with a fragrance or odor; the act of breathing; an indication or suggestion.
سانس ۔

Sentence:
Because of a rotten tooth he had really bad breath.

By
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By : Preposition: near, beside or through.
سے ۔ سمت ۔ طرف ۔ پاس ۔ قریب ۔ ساتھ ۔ میں سے ۔ پر ۔ کو ۔ میں ۔ براہ ۔ پاس سے ۔ وساطت سے ۔

Sentence:
She waited for me by the church.

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Buy
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Buy : Irregular Verb: to purchase, past form 'bought'.
خریدنا ۔

Sentence:
Mark bought a new computer.

By
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By : Preposition: near, beside or through.
سے ۔ سمت ۔ طرف ۔ پاس ۔ قریب ۔ ساتھ ۔ میں سے ۔ پر ۔ کو ۔ میں ۔ براہ ۔ پاس سے ۔ وساطت سے ۔

Sentence:
She waited for me by the church.

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Bye
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Bye : Salutation when leaving.
الوداع ۔

Sentence:
She said "Bye!" as she slammed the door shut in my face.

Can
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Can : To be physically or mentally able to do something (see OEG).
ٹین کا بنا ہوا ظرف جس میں جلد خراب ہونے والی غذا یا دیگر اشیاء محفوظ رکھنے کے لیے بند کر دیتے ہیں محفوظ کرنا ۔

Sentence:
He can still swim 100 meters in under a minute.

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May
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May : To have permission to do something
جائز ہونا ۔ ممکن ہونا ۔ اجازت ہونا ۔

Sentence:
May we watch the late-night movie on TV tonight?

Canvas
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Canvas : A type of material. Often used to make sails. Used by artists to paint on.
کرمچ انگریزی ٹاٹ ۔

Sentence:
The boat's canvas sails tore apart in the gale.

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Canvass
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Canvass : 1. Verb: to get votes, sales or opinions from people.
رائے مانگنا ۔

Sentence:
The President spent most of his time canvassing for votes for the elections.

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Capital
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Capital : A city that is the seat of the government for the country or state, an upper case letter, the amount of money or property owned by a business or individual.
سر کا یا سر سے متعلق ۔

Sentence:
Canberra is the capital of Australia. I don't have a lot of capital invested in that business. You start each new sentence with a capital letter.

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Capitol
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Capitol : The building in which the U.S. Congress meets.
کوہ ٹارپی جس پر رومی مندر بنام جو دیوتا ہے ۔

Sentence:
There was an all-night debate in the Capitol.

Censure
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Censure : Express strong disapproval.
سرزنش کرنا ۔

Sentence:
The other committee members censured his statement regarding their chairman's abilities.

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Censor
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Censor : Suppress unacceptable parts.
پڑتال کرنا ۔

Sentence:
The film was censored by the government in 1997 and not allowed to be seen in theatres until 2005.

Cite
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Cite : To quote as an example, authority or proof.
حوالہ دینا ۔

Sentence:
The lawyers cited a judgment made in a similar case to support their arguments.

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Site
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Site : Location, place or scene of something.
جگہ ۔

Sentence:
London would like to be the site of the future Olympics

Clothes
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Clothes : To do with clothing - what people wear.
لباس۔ پیرہن۔ پوشاک۔

Sentence:
A cowboy's clothes usually include a Stetson hat, denim jeans and a leather vest.

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Cloths
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Cloths : To do with fabric. For example, what clothes are made of.

Sentence:
Marco Polo found the most superb silk cloths when he traveled to China.

Coarse
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Coarse : Adjective: rude, impolite or rough.
کھردرا خراب ۔

Sentence:
After dinner he belched loudly which everyone thought was very coarse.

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Course
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Course : 1. body of prescribed studies.
روش طریقہ ۔

Sentence:
3. The hurricane took its course and left a trail of terrible destruction.

Day 4

Idiom

A1
If something is A1, it is the very best or finest.

ABC
ABC means the basics of something- knowing the ABC of science, etc.
Meaning:basic terms or basic steps example:she don't know even ABC steps in dance.

Abide by a decision
If you abide by a decision, you accept it and comply with it, even though you might disagree with it.

Abject lesson
(India) An abject lesson serves as a warning to others. (In some varieties of English 'object lesson' is used.)

About as useful as a chocolate teapot
Someone or something that is of no practical use is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.

About face
If someone changes their mind completely, this is an about face. It can be used when companies, governments, etc, change their position on an issue.

Above and beyond
This means more than what is expected or required.

Above board
If things are done above board, they are carried out in a legal and proper manner.

Above par
Better than average or normal

Above the fold
If a news story is important, it will be above the fold- in the top half of the page of a newspaper.

Above the salt
This means that something or someone has a high position.

Pair of Words

Compare
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Compare : Verb: examining two or more objects, people, states etc to determine similarities and/or differences.
بے نظیر ۔ بے مثل

Sentence:
The rainfall in July was heavy compared with the seasonal average.

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Contrast
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Contrast : Verb or Noun: Difference (noun) / to present a difference (verb).
مقبلہ کرنا ۔ موازنہ کرنا ۔ فرق دکھانا ۔

Sentence:
The relatively fertile landscape of south-eastern Australia is in marked contrast with the desert landscapes of the interior.

Compare to
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Compare to : To talk about the similarities or the differences between two things.
کسی چیز کا موازنہ اُس جیسی دوسری چیز سےکرتے ہُوئے ۔

Sentence:
China has a huge population compared to Australia.

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Compare with
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Compare with : To talk about both the similarities and the differences between two things.
کسی چیز کا موازنہ اُس جیسی دوسری چیز سےکرتے ہُوئے ۔

Sentence:
She compared the various hotels in the brochure with each other before making her choice.

Complement
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Complement : Noun: Something which makes something else perfect 2. Adjective: the action of making something whole or perfect it means well-contrasted.
تکملہ کرنا ۔ مکمل کرنا ۔

Sentence:
Cream complements strawberries perfectly.

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Compliment
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Compliment : 1. Noun: Favorable remark (noun) 2. Verb: to remark favorably.
تعریف کرنا ۔ داد دینا ۔ ستائش کرنا

Sentence:
He complimented her singing saying that it was a joy to listen to.

Consul
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Consul : An official appointed by a government to represent them in a foreign country or state.
کارپرداز جو غیر ملک میں اپنی مملکت کے لیے تجارتی مفاد اور اپنے شہریوں کے حقوق کی نگرانی کے لیے مقرر کیا جائے سفیر ایلچی ۔

Sentence:
When I lost my passport in Manilla I contacted the British consul immediately.

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Counsel
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Counsel : A legal advisor or someone who provides professional advice.
صلاح کرنا ۔ مشورہ کرنا ۔ مشاورت کرنا ۔

Sentence:
A person held under arrest by the police in the United Kingdom has the right to legal counsel during any interviews.

Continuous
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Continuous : Without interruption
مسلسل ۔ ترتیب سے ۔ بلا جوڑ توڑ ۔

Sentence:
Production was continuous as the factory operated twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

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Continual
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Continual : Happening frequently, with intervals between
سلسلہ وار ۔ جاری ۔ رواں ۔

Sentence:
I was continually forgetting to lock the door until the day we were burgled.

Council
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Council : An administrative or advisory body.
موٴتمر ۔ مجلس ۔ جماعت ۔ انجمن ۔ کونسل

Sentence:
The town council voted to convert the old factory into a theatre workshop.

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Counsel
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Counsel : A legal advisor or someone who provides professional advice.

Sentence:
A person held under arrest by the police in the United Kingdom has the right to legal counsel during any interviews.

Decent
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Decent : Adjective: fitting, appropriate or in good taste. A person who is considered to be fair and honest.
شایستہ۔ مناسب۔ معقول۔

Sentence:
Although his talk on 'The Life of Ghandi' was a bit sketchy, it was a decent attempt.

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Descent
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Descent : Noun: act of moving downward (verb: to descend)
نشیب ، تنزل ۔

Sentence:
The descent of Mt Everest has often proved to be more dangerous for climbers than the ascent.

Discreet
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Discreet : Not attracting attention, giving offence or making noticeable. Unobtrusive.
وقع شناس ، ہوشمند ، عقلمندی ۔

Sentence:
Prince Phillip always walks a discreet distance behind the Queen.

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Discrete
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Discrete : Items that are separate and distinct.
منفصل ، غیر ملتفی ۔ جدا ، علیحدہ

Sentence:
The scientist in charge of the experiment was studying several discrete samples taken from the same laboratory rat.

Draft
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Draft : A preliminary or first version of something (plan, drawing)
مسودہ ۔ نوشتہ ۔ ڈرافٹ ۔

Sentence:
The architect presented the first draft of the new housing project.

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Draught
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Draught : A current of air (British English) - US English 'draft' is also a current of air.
یہ لفظ آج بھی برطانیہ میں مستعمل ہے ۔ ہوا کا مُسلسل گُزرنا ۔

Sentence:
There was a cold draught coming across the Thames.

Egoism
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Egoism : Ethical theory.
اخلاقی وسماجی فلسفہ جسميں ذاتی دلچسپی ہی تمام اعمال کا بنيادی محرک ہوتا ہے ۔

Sentence:
Egoism is a theory that suggests that the basis of all morality is to be found in self-interest.

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Egotism
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Egotism : Conceit or self-absorption.
انانیت ۔ خود پسندی ۔

Sentence:
His egotism was such that he couldn't walk past a shop window without looking at his reflection and commenting to himself on how superb he was.

Day 5

Idioms

Absence makes the heart grow fonder
This idiom means that when people are apart, their love grows stronger.

Accident waiting to happen
If something is an accident waiting to happen, there's definitely going to be an accident or it's bound to go wrong. ('Disaster waiting to happen' is also used.)

Ace in the hole
An ace in the hole is something other people are not aware of that can be used to your advantage when the time is right.

Ace up your sleeve
If you have an ace up your sleeve, you have something that will give you an advantage that other people don't know about.

Achilles' heel
A person's weak spot is their Achilles' heel.

Acid test
An acid test is something that proves whether something is good, effective, etc, or not.

Across the board
If something applies to everybody, it applies across the board.

Across the ditch
(NZ) This idiom means on the other side of the Tasman Sea, used to refer to Australia or New Zealand depending on the speaker's location.

Across the pond
(UK) This idiom means on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, used to refer to the US or the UK depending on the speaker's location.

Act of God
An act of God is something like an earthquake or floods that human beings cannot prevent or control.

Pair of Words

Envelop
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Envelop : Wrap up completely.
لپیٹ کر ڈھانکنا ۔ لپیٹ لینا ۔ گھیر لینا ۔ چاروں طرف سے ڈھانک لینا ۔ چُھپا دینا ۔

Sentence:
The giant squid was able to envelop the small boat completely with its tentacles.

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Envelope
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Envelope : A container to enclose a document or letter.
غلاف ۔ لفافہ ۔ خط کو بند کرنے کے لیے کاغذ کا غلاف جسے سربہ مہر کیا جا سکتا ہے ۔ پوشِش ۔

Sentence:
I slid a fifty dollar note into the envelope along with a short letter and a birthday card.

Flounder
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Flounder : Have difficulty doing something. To be confused.
ٹوٹ پھوٹ ہونا ۔

Sentence:
Margaret flounders terribly when she has to speak in public.

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Founder
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Founder : Fail at something.
ہانی پانی سے بھر کر ڈوب جانا ۔

Sentence:
Unfortunately Margaret's career foundered as she was such a bad public speaker.

Forth
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Forth : Going forward (not very often used in modern English)
آگے ۔ کے بعد ۔

Sentence:
'Go forth and multiply!', is a Biblical quote encouraging people to have children.

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Fourth
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Fourth : After the third part or one quarter of something.


Sentence:
He came fourth in the 100 meter sprint.

Good
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Good : Adjective: a degree of excellence.
اچھا ۔ نیک ۔ٹھیک ۔

Sentence:
Peter speaks good German.

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Well
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Well : Adverb: a degree of excellence, the correct way to do something.
اچھا۔

Sentence:
Peter speaks German very well.

Good is an adjective while well is an adverb answering the question how.
Examples:
You did a good job.
Good describes job, which is a noun, so good is an adjective.
You did the job well.
Well answers how the job was performed.

Grisly
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Grisly : Causing horror or revulsion. Horrible, revolting
خوفناک ۔ بدہیئت ۔ ہولناک ۔ دہشتناک ۔

Sentence:
It was a grisly scene with bits of human body all over the room.

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Grizzly
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Grizzly : As in the bear - grizzly bear.
مہیب ۔

Sentence:
A huge grizzly bear wandered onto the path in front of us.

Hear
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Hear : To perceive sound
سننا ۔

Sentence:
I can hear the wind blowing outside.

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Here
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Here : In this location.
یھاں ۔ اِس جگہ ۔ ِادھَر ۔ اِس طرف

Sentence:
I was born here. (in this place/location)

Hoard
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Hoard : A store of something valuable
ذخیرہ ۔ اندوختہ ۔ جمع ۔ بُونجی ۔ ڈھیر ۔

Sentence:
The old man had a hoard of gold coins under his bed.

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Horde
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Horde : A large group of people
خانہ بدوش ، فرقہ ۔

Sentence:
A horde of angry students occupied the administration buildings.

Hole
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Hole : An empty space surrounded by matter..
سُوراخ ۔ خلا ۔ چھوٹا گڑھا ۔ موری ۔

Sentence:
There was a hole in the roof which let the rain in.

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Whole
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Whole : Entire, complete
پورا ، سارا ۔

Sentence:
George ate the whole cake. (= He ate all of the cake)

Hour
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Hour : A defined time period. 60 minutes.
گھٹنہ ۔

Sentence:
They left one hour ago.

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Our
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Our : Possessive pronoun
۔ ہماری ملکیت ۔ ہمارا اپنا ذاتی ۔

Sentence:
That is our car over there.

Imply
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Imply : Used by a speaker suggesting something.
پیچیدہ صورت حال کا مفہوم ہونا ۔

Sentence:
The President implied that the army had revolted against the government.

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Infer
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Infer : A listener understanding something from a speaker's remarks.
نتیجہ نکالنا ۔

Sentence:
The journalist inferred from the President's remarks that the army had taken control of power.

Great work, ammar!
It is pretty helpful for both eglish learners and css aspirants.

Day 6

Idioms

Act of war
An act of war is a action that is either intended to start a war or that is interpreted as being sufficient cause for a war.

Actions speak louder than words
This idiom means that what people actually do is more important than what they say- people can promise things but then fail to deliver.

Adam's ale
(dated, humorous) water

Adam's apple
The Adam's apple is a bulge in the throat, mostly seen in men.

Add fuel to the fire
If people add fuel to the fire, they make a bad situation worse.

Add insult to injury
When people add insult to injury, they make a bad situation even worse.

After the watershed
The watershed is the time limit after which more controversial subjects, bad language, etc, can be shown on TV in some countries, so if it's after the watershed, then discussions can be freer, franker and more controversial.

After your own heart
A person after your own heart thinks the same way as you.

Against the clock
If you do something against the clock, you are rushed and have very little time to do it.

Pair of Words

Incidence
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Incidence : 1. The number of times something happens.
2. The act of simultaneous occurrence (i.e. coincidence)
تصادم ۔ تکر ۔ اثر ۔ حلقہ اثر ۔

Sentence:
There has been an increasing incidence of violence in schools over the past ten years.

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Incident
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Incident : Distinct units of actions or experiences or situations.
ضمنی واقعہ ۔ ضمنی بات ۔

Sentence:
The convention was disrupted by three separate incidents in which delegates shouted at the speakers.

Incite
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Incite : To provoke anger or strong emotion or make another person perform an act.
اشتعال دلانا ۔ انگخیتہ کرنا ۔ ابھارنا ۔

Sentence:
The speaker incited the listeners to attack the government offices.

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Insight
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Insight : A sudden perception, illumination, clarification.
وہ فکری پہلو جس میں اچانک مسائل کے حل سامنے آجاتے ہیں ۔

Sentence:
He had an insight into his past behavior and realized how wrong he had been.

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Instance
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Instance : An example of something
مثال ۔ نظیر ۔ نمونہ ۔

Sentence:
Dogs can be very loyal. For instance, the boy next door was saved from drowning in the swimming pool by his dog.

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Instant
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Instant : Moment of time. (plural of 'an instant')
اچانک ، فوری ۔

Sentence:
He held his breath for several instants while waiting for the smoke to clear.

Insure
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Insure : To take precautions against something undesirable happening. Most often associated with financial and legal matters. For example, an insurance policy
بیمہ کرانا ۔

Sentence:
You can insure your car against theft with a car insurance policy.

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Ensure
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Ensure : To 'ensure' is to take steps to make sure that something happens. Often interchangeable with 'insure' when used with this meaning.
پکا کرنایقینی بنانا ۔

Sentence:
Including air bags in cars ensures that you are protected when your car crashes.

Its
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Its : A singular possessive pronoun.
کا

Sentence:
The dog slept in its bed. Its head resting on its paws.

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It is
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It is : The contraction of "it is".

Sentence:
It's not always easy to remember what a word means.

Know
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Know : Verb: to understand, recognize, be informed about
جاننا ۔

Sentence:
I know that if I try there is almost nothing that I cannot achieve.

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No
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No : Not at all. Opposite of 'yes
کوئی نہیں ۔

Sentence:
The ship was sinking. There was no hope of saving it.

Later
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Later : At a time in the future.
زیادہ دیر کا ۔

Sentence:
I will see you later.

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Latter
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Latter : More recent. In a list of choices, the last one given.
بعد کا ۔ دوسرا ۔ عہد متاخر کا

Sentence:
He had a choice between studying law and engineering - he chose the latter.

Lay
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Lay : Verb: to put down.
لیٹنا ، رکھنا ۔

Sentence:
Please lay all of the papers on my desk so that I can see them.

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Lie
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Lie : Verb: 1. to not tell the truth.
2. To recline in a prone position.
جھوٹ ۔ دروغ ۔ کذب ۔ دھوکا ۔

Sentence:
1. A lie is sometimes difficult to tell from the truth.
2. He felt ill and went to lie down on the bed.

Lead
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Lead : Verb: to guide. Noun: 1.the marking substance in a pencil.
2. A type of heavy metal.
رہنمائی کرنا ۔

Sentence:
A teacher's job is to lead his or her students toward knowledge.

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Led
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Led : Past tense of verb 'to lead'
زیر انتظام ۔

Sentence:
The mountain guide led the expedition across a narrow bridge over a steep canyon.

Day 7

Idioms

Against the grain
If doing something goes against the grain, you're unwilling to do it because it contradicts what you believe in, but you have no real choice.

Age before beauty
When this idiom is used, it is a way of allowing an older person to do something first, though often in a slightly sarcastic way.

Agony aunt
An agony aunt is a newspaper columnist who gives advice to people having problems, especially personal ones.

Ahead of the curve
Similar to ahead of the pack, ahead of the curve literally refers to your position on the statistical bell curve, where the top of the curve represents the median, average result. By being ahead of the curve you represent the top percentile of results that either has the advanced skills or understanding that sets you apart.

Ahead of the pack
If you are ahead of the pack, you have made more progress than your rivals.

Ahead of time
If something happens ahead of time, it happens early or before the set time.

Air your dirty laundry in public
If you air your dirty laundry in public, you reveal aspects of your private life that should really remain private, by telling a secret, arguing in public, etc.

Albatross around your neck
An albatross around, or round, your neck is a problem resulting from something you did that stops you from being successful.

Alike as two peas
If people or things are as alike as two peas, they are identical.

Alive and kicking
If something is active and doing well, it is alive and kicking. (It can be used for people too.)

Pair of Words

Leave
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Leave : Verb: To go away from or to leave behind, depart.
چھوڑ نا ۔

Sentence:
If you leave the country without your passport you will have problems getting back in.

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Let
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Let : Verb: To permit. Also to hire or rent (let an apartment)
مزاحمت ۔ رکاوٹ ۔ کسی کھیل میں گیند کو یا کھلاڑی کو روکنا ۔

Sentence:
Her parents let her go to the cinema with her friends.

Loose
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Loose : Not fitting tightly, not fixed down
ڈھیلا ۔

Sentence:
The ropes were loose and we had to tighten them.

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Lose
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Lose : Verb: the opposite of win, to fail, unable to find something
کھونا ۔

Sentence:
I do not want to lose the tennis competition.

Luxuriant
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Luxuriant : Vegetation - rich and profuse in growth۔
گھنا ۔ کثیر ۔ فراواں جیسے سبزہ ۔ برگ و بار

Sentence:
The Amazon basin has a luxuriant forest cover.

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Luxurious
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Luxurious : Way of living - very comfortable, extravagant, luxury۔
عیش پسند ، پر تکلف ۔

Sentence:
If I won the lottery I would make sure that I had a luxurious style of living.

Marital
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Marital : To do with marriage
شوہر سے متعلق ۔

Sentence:
Sally and Ben lived in marital harmony for over sixty years.

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Martial
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Martial : To do with war, military, combat
لوہے کے مرکبات ۔

Sentence:
Ben was a martial arts instructor and had a black-belt in karate.

Notable
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Notable : Worthy of being noticed, distinguished
مشہور و معروف شخص ۔ نامور شخص ۔

Sentence:
The Empress gave a lot of her time to a number of notable charities.

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Noticeable
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Noticeable : Attracting attention
جاذب توجہ ۔ نمایاں ۔ قابلِ توجہ ۔

Sentence:
She had surgery on her face but the scar was hardly noticeable.

Object
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Object : 1. The recipient of actions or feelings.
2.To oppose
اعتراض کرنا ۔

Sentence:
She was the object of a lot of ridicule due to her pretensions.

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Subject
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Subject : 1. The instigator of actions, states or feelings.
2. The topic
3. To cause to undergo.
شہری باشندہ ۔ رعیت ۔ محکوم ۔ ماتحت ۔

Sentence:
The prisoners were subjected to the most terrible torture.

Officious
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Officious : Asserting authority or interfering in an irritatingly domineering way
مفت کا خادم ۔ ضرورت سے زیادہ مہربان ۔ فضول کار ۔ بہت زیادہ مروّتی ۔

Sentence:
He was a horrible little man who always told everyone what to do in the most officious way.

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Official
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Official : Relating to an authority or public body. A person representing authority, a document or decree issued by an authority.
سرکاری ۔ باضابطہ ۔

Sentence:
Jack was an official with the Board of Education for most of his adult life.

Passed
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Passed : Past tense of the verb 'to pass'
چلا گیا ۔

Sentence:
Lizzie passed the salt to Simon.

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Past
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Past : Finished, ended
پچھلا ۔ سابق ۔ گذشتہ ۔ گزرا ہوا ۔

Sentence:
1999 is in the past.

Peace
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Peace : A state of calm. Absence of war.
امن ۔

Sentence:
The international peace movement seeks to promote understanding and friendship between nations.

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Piece
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Piece : A portion, a segment of the whole
ایک سکہ سیٹ یا اسی طرح کے کسی مجموعے کی ایک چیز نمونہ ۔

Sentence:
Gary took a piece of the cake after offering it to his friends.

Perspicuous
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Perspicuous : Expressing things clearly
ظاہر ۔ صاف ۔ کھلا ہوا ۔ کھرا ۔

Sentence:
He was always very perspicuous when he lectured.

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Perspicacious
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Perspicacious : Understanding things easily
زبرک ۔ ذکی ۔ تیز نظر ۔تیز نگاہ ۔

Sentence:
Alice was considered to be the most perspicacious in her group as she grasped new ideas very quickly.