I would have loved to participate in your other threads of IR and EDS as well but as for yet I'm not prepared for those two subjects.
English is easy ... Keep them coming .... I'm enjoying


Now, before coming to Dr Rana's latest post, below are a few solutions from my previous post that I feel lack in quality, I would be thankful if any respected member jumps in to help

"3 - Expand the idea embodied in One of the following in about 200 words.

ii) “If winter comes, can spring be far behind”
From the poem: "Ode to the West Wind"
Poet: Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), British
Last Island knows what Shelley meant by this
(needs explanation of the verse )
iii) “Mankind is an abstraction, man is a reality”
Maybe another quotation ...could not track the person
(needs reference as well as explanation)
iv) “The Press and the Nation rise and fall together”
(needs reference as well as explanation)"


Now coming to Dr.Rana's Latest post (Paper 1994)

Just giving the reference, if the embodied idea is obvious

a. The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.
Reference: George Washington (American commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution (1775-83) and subsequently 1st US President (1789-97)

b. Art is long and time is fleeting.
Context:
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And our hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
Reference: From the poem "A psalm of life"
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882).
Explanation: "Art is long, and Time is fleeting." Art is endless, immortal; and, man's life in his mortal frame, is measured by a discreet marker, time. The poet then repeats his established theme that our life proceeds to the grave and beyond.

c. .The better part of valour is discretion
Reference: Was first recorded in 1477. Charles Churchill put it in poetic form: "Even in a hero's heart, Discretion is the better part" ( The Ghost, 1762). Shakespeare also used a form of it: "The better part of valor is discretion" ( 1 Henry IV, 5:4).
Explanation: It is better to be prudent than merely courageous, as in I'm signing up for the easy course first; discretion is the better part of valor. This proverb, a synonym of look before you leap,

d. Conscience is God’s presence in man.
Reference: Emanuel Swedenborg Swedish mystic & scientist (1688 - 1772)
Explanation: The sense of right and wrong in a human being is just as if God himself is is in his heart

e. Capital is only the fruit of labour, and could never have existed if labour had not first existed.
Context: Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration
Reference: Lincoln, Abraham. "Annual Address Before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 30, 1859.
Explanation:This speech was on "free-labor vs slave-labor" as we know Lincoln was very active against slavery. The quotation itself is self explanatory I suppose.

(i) All, Awl
All of you are invited at the reception.
Hand me the awl, I have to make a hole in the wood.
Awl - pointed tool for making small holes, pick

(ii) Boy, Buoy;
Boys were shouting in the class.
The party was buoyed by an election victory.
Buoy - keep afloat; support, sustain, encourage

(iii) Fallow, Fellow:
Government is taking steps to ensure cultivation in fallow lands
He is my batch-fellow, we passed out from the university together.
Fallow - plowed but not seeded, unsown, uncultivated (about land)
A fallow trading period: INACTIVE, dormant, quiet, slack, slow, stagnant; barren, unproductive.

(iv) Jewry, Jury;
The Ghetto was a Jewry area
The jury has decided to announce a new category in Oscar Awards this year
Jewry - Jewish people; Jewish world; area largely inhabited by Jews, district where Jews live

(v) Functional, Disfunctional;
The printer is functional, you can take your print outs.
Human beings can survive with one dysfunctional kidney (Dysfunctional is the correct spelling)
Dysfunctional: Abnormal or impaired functioning, especially of a bodily system or social group.

(vi) Yew, Eue; I have never seen a yew tree.
Yew - evergreen tree with poisonous needles; wood of yew tree; bow made of yew wood (Archaic)
I could not find the word Eue in dictionary, Dr. Atif kindly recheck

(vii) Allusive, Elusive;
His allusive speech was hardly understood by anyone.
Allusive - hinted, implied, intimated
Concepts in mathematics can be some times elusive, you cannot understand easily.
Elusive - hard to grasp, difficult to understand; evasive, tending to escape

(viii) Ladylike, Ladyship.
His ladylike behavior is appreciated by his friends.
Ladylike - befitting a lady, polite, proper, well-mannered
Her ladyship Fatima Jinnah stood by the Quaid even in the worst circumstances.
Ladyship - (Her/Your Ladyship) a respectful form of reference or address to a Lady.

(i) Between Scylla and Charybidis;
Explanation:
The phrase between Scylla and Charybdis, although infrequently used today, has meant having to choose between two unattractive choices, and is the progenitor of the phrase "between a rock and a hard place."
Origin:
Scylla and Charybdis are two sea monsters of Greek mythology who were situated on opposite sides of the Strait of Messina between Sicily and Calabria, in Italy.
In The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus was forced to choose which monster to confront while passing through the strait; he opted to pass by Scylla and lose only a few sailors, rather than risk the loss of his entire ship into the whirlpool (Charybdis).
I pray never to be in a situation like being between Scylla and Charybdis

(ii) Hobson’s choice;
Babylon Dictionary:
no choice at all, choice in which there is only one option (named after Thomas Hobson who had a stable full of horses for hire but let his guests choose only the one nearest the door)
"accept what is offered or you get nothing; tight spot" If I don't agree to accept half the money, it will all go to charity. It's a Hobson's choice.

(iii) Sting in the tail
an unexpected and unpleasant end to something.
The end of the movie was just like a sting in the tail.

(iv) With open arms
warmly, eagerly, show that one is glad to see someone
The author was welcomed with open arms when he came to visit the city

(v) Wash one’s hand of (To):
DISOWN, renounce, reject, forswear, disavow, give up on, turn one's back on, cast aside, abandon;
He washed his hands off his friends when he was out of trouble.

(vi) Count one’s chickens (To);
English Idiom
depend heavily on plans, spend money that you have not received
Politicians have learned not to "count their chickens" before the election.

(vii) Burn midnight oil
study/work all night or until very, very late at night.
Aspirants will have to burn the midnight oil if they wish to pass through the CSS exam


Corrections/Improvements Welcomed !
I have left the blanks (Que 10), some of them seemed grammatically incorrect to me. Dr Atif, kindly confirm
(why do the blanks always seem incorrect to me )

@MohsinShah
I think it does not need any correction .Thank you for such a great help.That misspelled word was ewe..The blanks were jotted down form the paper as they were.

Our next exercise is from 1995 paper.


3. Using about 250 words, comment on One of the following subjects: 25
a. Conscience is the basis of justice.
b. The Industrial Society has reached its logical end.
c. Eye for eye and tooth for tooth, has gone on too long in the world.
d. In freedom lies the happiness of the individual.
e. Children have no childhood in Pakistan.
f. To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it.

Paper 19963.

Write a comprehensive note of approximately 250 words on ONE of the following
subjects: (25)
(a) Religion is the greatest benefactor of human race;
(b) The devotional believers coin baseless stories about their gurus;
(c) And when I love thee not chaos 13 come again;
(d) Every system of government emerges from its economic system;
(e) Cleanliness is next to Godliness.
4. - Correct the following sentences: (10)
(a) When public transport is better developed, there will no longer be so many cars
driving people to work.
(b) The subject of my paper-is about-air pollution;
(c) The princess's father was-a good man and who was kind;
(d) A morality play is where the characters represents virtue and vices;
(e) A-square is when all four sides are the same length;
(f) Evil and suffering has always troubled man;
(g) Why does such disturbing things exist?’

(h) Neither her cousins nor her aunt were at home;
(i) Neither Tariq nor Khalid are worthy of her;
(j) The first fleet of cars were made of copper;
(k) To be honest lies must never be told
5. Explain FIVE of the following idioms by using them into sentences: (10)
Bear out Back out Carry over Come off
Fall back, Figure out; Live with Set in; Cover up; Iron out.- -
6. Use FIVE of the following pairs of words or phrases into- sentences so, that the difference in
the meaning of each pair is made clear:- (10)
(1) altogether, all together(ii) ambiguous, ambivalent;
(iii) apprise, appraise; (iv) bad, badly;
(v) compare, contrast; (vi) deduce, imply;
(vii) differ from; differ with; (viii)) farther, further.

Thanks.

4. - Correct the following sentences: (10)

(a) When public transport is better developed, there will no longer be so many cars driving people to work.

Ans: when public transport is better developed, there will not be so many cars driving people to work anylonger.(not confirmed)

(b) The subject of my paper-is about-air pollution;
Ans: The subject of my paper is air-pollution.

(c) The princess's father was-a good man and who was kind;
Ans: The princess's father who was a good and kind man.

(d) A morality play is where the characters represents virtue and vices;
Ans: A morality play is one where the characters represent virtue and vice.

(e) A-square is when all four sides are the same length;
Ans: A square is when all the four sides are of the same length.

(f) Evil and suffering has always troubled man;
Ans: Evil and suffering have always troubled man.

(g) Why does such disturbing things exist?’
Ans: Why do such disturbing things exist?

(h) Neither her cousins nor her aunt were at home;
Ans: Neither her cousins nor her aunt was at home.

(i) Neither Tariq nor Khalid are worthy of her;
Ans: Neither Tariq nor khalid is worthy of her.

(j) The first fleet of cars were made of copper;
Ans: The first fleet of cars was made of copper.

(k) To be honest lies must never be told
Ans: To be honest, one must not tell lies.

__________________
Ramsha magsi

Thank you Doctor Atif
Ewe is a female sheep

Now, From 1995 paper

a. Conscience is the basis of justice.
Reference: Conscience is the chamber of justice. Oscar Wilde:
Explanation: I could not find the reference for the exact phrase i.e. with "basis". One meaning of the word "chamber" is "legislature". So I think in both the forms, the quotation means the same that the sense of right and wrong is at the very heart of justice and no just can be achieved without it

b. The Industrial Society has reached its logical end.
Reference: Could not find
Explanation: It seems like a quotation by someone. I think it's pointing at the immense industrial development and the Industrial Revolution and means to say that there can be no further developments as far as the horizons are concerned. There are very less chances of another revolutionary change in this field. This is my personal viewpoint, I may be wrong

c. Eye for eye and tooth for tooth, has gone on too long in the world.
Reference: "Eye for eye and tooth for tooth" is an English idiom which means every crime or injury should be punished or paid back. It is also a verse in the Old Testament "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot." Deuteronomy xix. 21.
I could not find the reference for the exact phrase i.e. "Eye for eye and tooth for tooth, has gone on too long in the world."However, It seems like a quotation from someone
Explanation: It says that the idea of eye for eye and tooth for tooth has been prevalent in the world for too much of time now. The person does not seem to be happy with the idea and wants more peace.

d. In freedom lies the happiness of the individual.
Reference: I could not find the exact reference to this one as well probably because I'm having a bad day today but one similar quotation appears in the"A Principle of The Traditional American Philosophy". In its chapter 8 "Life and the Pursuit of Happiness", It says "Happiness" lies in freedom of opportunity of The Individual.
Explanation: Freedom makes you happy, now this freedom can be of many types (physical freedom, freedom of expression, freedom of religion etc.) A good choice for 250 words.

e. Children have no childhood in Pakistan.
Reference: Unknown
Explanation: Debatable topic, One one side you can list many example of child abuse, bad treatment in juvenile jails, poor health and nutrition issues etc.(many facts can be quoted from Unicef reports etc.) and on the other side there are many examples of children having the best of their childhood.Pakistan is a society divided into obvious social classes so one such statement cannot be generalized over the whole population.

f. To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it.
Reference: Quotation attributed to Gilbert K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
English author, journalist, and artist
Explanation: Desire for money is termed as stupidity in this quote.Most of Gilbert's quotes are of the same kind i.e. containing a strong message but uttered at a lighter note e.g "Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated"

Paper 1996

(a) Religion is the greatest benefactor of human race;
Reference: Unknown
Explanation: Self explanatory

(b) The devotional believers coin baseless stories about their gurus;
Reference: Unknown
Explanation: Points at the devotional believers (i.e. believers of saints etc. who believe in them due to their devotion). The quote says that these believer attribute stories to their gurus or saints which are not based on truth.

(c) And when I love thee not chaos is come again;
Context:
Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul
But I do love thee! and when I love thee not,
Chaos is come again
Reference: William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Othello, in Othello, act 3, sc. 3, l. 90-2.
Explanation:
I'll try to call Last Island in for help

(d) Every system of government emerges from its economic system;
Reference: Unknown
Explanation: The economy of the country is the most vital factor that affects the system of the government in that particular country (debatable)

(e) Cleanliness is next to Godliness.
Reference: This phrase was first recorded in a sermon by John Wesley in 1778, but the idea is ancient, found in Babylonian and Hebrew religious tracts. It is still invoked, often as an admonition to wash or clean up.
Explanation:
Being clean is a sign of spiritual purity or goodness,

Bear out
support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
"The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"

Back out
withdraw, pull back
He backed out of his earlier promise

Carry over
English Idiom
save for another time
We were forced to carry over the sale to the Monday after the national holiday.
(Beside the usage as an idiom carry over has many many meanings as a regular expression, please consult the dictionary for complete explanation)

Come off
be accomplished; succeed.fare in a specified way
He always came off worse in an argument.

Fall back,
retreat, recede; fail to keep a promise
The runner fell back from the rest of the runners when the race was half over.

Figure out;
calculate, work out, solve; understand, grasp, comprehend
He finally figured out how to use the new video recorder.

Live with
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncracies

Set in;
(of something unwelcome) begin and seem likely to continue.
The rain has set in and it looks like it won`t stop for awhile

Cover up
conceal the truth; hide from view, hide from knowledge
The reporter heard about the cover-up of police brutality.

Iron out.
resolve difficulties in a mutual manner; reach an agreement mutually
We have ironed out all of our problems and are finally doing better.

(i) altogether, all together

Altogether it was a great evening
altogether - summarily, inclusively; totally, completely

The books lay all together in a heap
all together - everyone working as a unit, everyone pulling together

(ii) ambiguous, ambivalent;

Ambiguous statements by the politicians further raised questions
ambiguous - open to dispute, having many possible interpretations;
obscure, vague

I was ambivalent about my success in the exam
ambivalent - having both positive and negative feelings towards a subject

(iii) apprise, appraise;

He apprised the commander of what he had done.
apprise - inform, notify, make aware; appreciate, raise the value of; estimate, value, appraise

His goods were appraised at £1,800
appraise - estimate value, assess

(iv) bad, badly;

Bad habits should be abandoned at once.
bad - harmful; inferior; serious, grave, acute

The player was badly injured
badly - seriously, gravely; deplorably; in a difficult manner; extremely

(v) compare, contrast;

We compared the data sets
compare - show how (people or things) are alike or different; consider to be similar

Jane was a complete contrast to Sarah
contrast - compare; be different in comparison with something else

(vi) deduce, imply;
Let us deduce the result on facts and not on speculations.
deduce - infer, draw conclusions, reason

The forecasted traffic increase implies more roads:
imply - indirectly suggest, hint, infer

(vii) differ from; differ with;

Please read the following passage for the usage of differ

Differ
combines most commonly with the prepositions with, meaning “to disagree,” as in The author and the editor differ with each other over what constitutes sexual stereotyping, and from, meaning “is unlike,” as in Their diet differs markedly from ours. Other prepositions occurring with differ also mean “to disagree”: on and over (Tom and I differ on [over] nearly every political issue); as to and about (She and her husband differed as to [about] what time to set the alarm). The preposition among used with differ means “have opposing opinions”: The professors differed among themselves on the proper way to phrase the resolution. All these are Standard idioms.
Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993.

(viii)) farther, further.

Please read the following passage

farther, fartherest, farthest, further, furtherest, furthest (advs., adjs.)

Use either farther or further as an adjective for literal distance (The airport is farther [further] than I had figured), but also use further to mean “additional,” as in She gave a further opinion that evening. (The adjective further used to be limited to such figurative uses, just as farther continues to be applied only to literal distance.) As adverbs, farther and further are nearly interchangeable today, although further is much more frequently used: We walked further [occasionally farther] today than ever before. He expanded further [rarely farther] on his original proposal. But use only further as a sentence adverb: Further, he insisted that we stay overnight. (Some commentators predict that further will one day overwhelm farther in all uses except the adjective meaning “literal physical distance.”)

Farther and further are comparatives, both based ultimately on the adjective far. Farthest and furthest are the superlatives: This is the farthest [furthest] point reached by the paved road. Quitting was the thought furthest [farthest] from my mind. These uses are Standard; the forms fartherest and furtherest are Vulgar English and Substandard.

Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993.








Correction/Improvements welcomed

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When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. ~ The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

When public transport is better developed, there will be no longer many cars driven by people to work.
OR
When public transport is better developed, there will not be so many cars driving people to work any longer.

The topic of my paper is air pollution.

The princess's father was a good and kind man.

A morality play is that where the characters represent virtue and vice.
OR
A morality play is one where the character represent virtue and vice.

A square is that where all four sides are of the same length.

Evil and sufferings has always troubled man.

Why do such disturbing things exist?

Neither her cousins nor her aunt was at home.

Neither Tariq nor Khalid is worthy of her.

The first fleet of cars was made of copper.

To be honest lies must not be told.
OR
To be honest lies should never be told.

@ Mohsin' Every answer is carefully examined, and nothing seems incorrect.Keep this job up, you will be praised in this world and the world hereafter.I could'nt find question papers of 1997 to 1999;if you or any other buddy have then please, post them.Now Iam posting 2008 paper.

Q.3. Write a comprehensive note (250—300 words) on any one of the following: (20)

a. To rob Peter to pay Paul
b. The child is father of the man.
c. Art lies in concealing art
d. Life without a philosophy is like a ship without rudder
e. A contented mind is a blessing kind.

Q.4. a. Use any FIVE of the following idioms in sentences to make their meaning clear: (5)

i. Blow one’s top
ii. A cock and bull story
iii. Find one’s feet
iv. Call it a night
v. The tip of the iceberg
vi. Below par
vii. From pillar to post
viii. Hang up
ix. Turn some one in
x. By and by

b. Use any FIVE of the following pairs of words in your own sentences to bring out their meanings: (5)

i. Mitigate, Alleviate
ii. Persecute, Prosecute
iii. Popular, Populace
iv. Compliment, Complement
v. Excite, Incite
vi. Voracity, Veracity
vii. Virtual, Virtuous
viii. Exceptional, Exceptionable

Q.5. a. Pick the most nearly opposite in meaning to the capitalized word. Do any FIVE. (5)

i. MORATORIUM..a. Large tomb……..….b. Waiting period..c. Security for debt…..d. Funeral house
ii. PROLIFIC………a. Skilful……………...b. Fruitful………..c. Wordy…………..…d. Spread out
iii. BI-PARTISAN….a. Narrow minded…….b. Progressive…...c. Representing two parties….d. Divided
iv. UNEQUIVOCAL.a. Careless…………….b. Unmistakable…c. Variable………...d. Incomparable
v. COVENANT…….a. Prayer…………...…b. Debate………...c. Garden…………..d. Agreement
vi. TENTATIVE…….a. Expedient…………..b. Nominal………c. Provisional……...d. Alternative
vii. DEMOGRAPHIC..a. Relating to the ……..b. Demons……….c. Communications..d. Population
…………………………….study of Government
viii. SONAR…………..a. Apparatus to Detect ..b. Locate objects...c. Measure rain…….d. Anticipate Earthquake
…………………………….something in the air...….under water

b. Indicate the meaning of any FIVE of the following: (5)

i. Brag
ii. Antiquarian
iii. Input
iv. Prodigal
v. Bibliophile
vi. Nostalgia
vii. Burn one’s boats
viii. Feedback
ix. Agrarian

Q.6. a. Correct the following sentences. Do any FIVE. (5)

i. Please tell me where is your brother?
ii. Sajjad as well as Saleem were late.
iii. He is the most cleverest boy in the class.
iv. I have met him last month.
v. Your writing is inferior than him.
vi. Nothing but novels please him.
vii. The teacher gave the boy an advice which he refused.
viii. He brought the articles to the market which he wanted to sell.

b. Change the narration from Direct to Indirect or Indirect to Direct speech. (5)

i. He said to his friend, “Let me go home now”
ii. I will say “Mother, I will always obey you”
iii. “Splendid”: said father as he read my report,
iv. He said, “Good morning, can you help me”
v. She said “Brother, why do you tease me”
vi. The King said to the Queen, “If I die, take care of my people”
vii. “By God”, he said” I do not know his name”
viii. You exclaimed with sorrow that you lost your pen.

Regards

Q.6. a. Correct the following sentences. Do any FIVE. (5)

i. Please tell me where is your brother?

Ans: Please tell me where your brother is.

ii. Sajjad as well as Saleem were late.

Ans: Sajjad as well as saleem was late.

iii. He is the most cleverest boy in the class.

Ans: He is the cleverest boy in the class.

iv. I have met him last month.

Ans: I met him last month.

v. Your writing is inferior than him.

Ans: Your writing is inferior to his.

vi. Nothing but novels please him.
Ans: Nothing but novels can please him.

vii. The teacher gave the boy an advice which he refused.

Ans: The teacher gave the boy a piece of advice which he refused.


viii. He brought the articles to the market which he wanted to sell.

__________________
Ramsha magsi

Correction will be appreciated.

b. Change the narration from Direct to Indirect or Indirect to Direct speech. (5)

i. He said to his friend, “Let me go home now”

Ind: He asked his friend to let him go then.

ii. I will say “Mother, I will always obey you”

Ind: I will say to my mother that I will always obey her.

iii. “Splendid”: said father as he read my report,

Ind: Father cried joyfully as he read my report.

iv. He said, “Good morning, can you help me”

Ind: He greeted me and asked if I could help him.

v. She said “Brother, why do you tease me”

Ind: She asked her brother that why did he tease her.

vi. The King said to the Queen, “If I die, take care of my people”

Ind: The king said to Queen to take care of his people if he died.

vii. “By God”, he said” I do not know his name”

Ind: He sweared upon God that he didnot know his name.

viii. You exclaimed with sorrow that you lost your pen.

Dir: I said," Ah! I lost my pen"

__________________
Ramsha magsi

Thanks a lot for the appreciation and prayers Dr. Atif
I was also unable to find the papers of 1997-'99
If some body has them, I request to share

and Thanks Ramsha, for joining us back

Now comes the solution

a. To rob Peter to pay Paul
English Idiom:
take from one person or thing to pay another
When the government began to take money from education to pay for the medical system it was like robbing Peter to pay Paul.

b. The child is father of the man.
Context:
The Child is father of the Man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety.
William Wordsworth
My Heart Leaps Up When I Behold (l. 7–9)
Explanation: (As posted earlier by Dr. Atif)
"Here wordsworth means that all that will come out in the character of the full-grown man is aready present, though as yet undeveloped, in the child.And that a man will continue to love what he learnt to love as a boy.
It is the education which draw out or develop the hidden faculties of a child"

c. Art lies in concealing art
Quote: Attributed to Publius Ovidius Naso (20 March 43 BC – AD 17 or 18), known as Ovid in the English speaking world.
Explanation: (From Yahoo Answers)
1 - Its like saying your talent as an artists shouldn't be how you can make something look like art but in how effortlessly you can make your art work inspire someone as a great piece of art.
2 - Means that the real art is making it easier and conceal the fact that it is an art and it is supposed to be complex and explicit and difficult to understand. It should have all the complexity of the art at the same time simple enough for any one to understand

d. Life without a philosophy is like a ship without rudder
Reference: Seems like a quote, could not find the person
Explanation: Insists of having a proper philosophy (values,principles etc.) about life and says that the philosophy gives direction to your life as a rudder gives to the ship.

e. A contented mind is a blessing kind.
Reference: Could not find the guy who said this, seems like a quote
Explanation: A satisfied, pleased mind is a blessing (So many such minds are required in our part of the world)

i. Blow one’s top
explode in anger, lose one's temper, go into a rage
The manager almost blew his top when he was shown the annual report

ii. A cock and bull story
made-up story, lie, tall tale
Students usually have many cock and bull stories for not attending the school

iii. Find one’s feet
become adjusted; become established
A graduate's first preference is to find his feet in his field

iv. Call it a night
Informal To stop what one has been doing, for the remainder of the night.
After 2 AM he decided to call it a night and leave the rest for the morning


v. The tip of the iceberg
a small part of it, about one-tenth of it
This invoice is only the tip of the iceberg if you consider the actual debt

vi. Below par
less than average, less than normal
Their performances have been below par

vii. From pillar to post
from one place or thing to another in rapid succession
from one problem to another
After getting fired, he went from pillar to post - more bad luck.

viii. Hang up
1 - hang, suspend; end a telephone conversation
2 - an inhibition, a neurotic reaction to some life situation
She has a serious hang-up about the dark and is afraid to go out alone at night

ix. Turn some one in
Could not find "turn some one in"
I think it means to deceive someone, please confirm
However meanings for "turn in" are given below
1. To hand in; give over: turned in the final exam.
2. To inform on or deliver: The criminal turned herself in.
3. To produce: turns in a consistent performance every day.
4. Informal To go to bed: I turned in early last night.

x. By and by
pretty soon, it won't be long now; gradually, eventually
The allocations of the successful candidates is expected by and by


i. Mitigate, Alleviate
We need to take steps to mitigate the effects of ozone depletion
Mitigate - soften in force or severity; lessen the impact or intensity of; appease, make easier, sweeten; be assuaged, become less severe (about punishments, circumstances, emotions, etc.) My problems were alleviated only when I decided to solve them by myself
Alleviate - allay, soothe, relieve; moderate, soften; lessen, diminish

ii. Persecute, Prosecute
The prisoner was brutally persecuted by the security personnel
Persecute - oppress, torment, maltreat; harass, hound, bother
They plan to prosecute the business man for his monopoly
Prosecute - put on trial, try in a court; file a legal action; conduct, carry out an activity; persist, continue, carry on

iii. Popular, Populace
He enjoys the status of being a popular political leaderPopular - of the general population; well-liked, admired; approved, accepted; common, prevailing
The populace of this country has no access to safe drinking water
Populace - common folk, lower class of citizens; population, total inhabitants of a country

iv. Compliment, Complement
The Manager paid compliments to the outgoing project director
Compliment - say something nice about someone, express admiration
He bought the farm with its complement of equipment and livestock
Complement - complete, make whole, make perfect

v. Excite, Incite
I was excited by the idea of going for a picnic to the hills
Excite - stir up, arouse feelings, provoke, stimulate
He deliberately incited feelings of hate in the hearts of young people
Incite - inflame, provoke; stimulate, rouse to action

vi. Voracity, Veracity
He prepared the course with enough voracity to top the results
Voracity - ardent enthusiasm for a certain activity; ravenousness
His often invites troubles because of his veracity.
Veracity - truthfulness, honesty; accuracy; something that is a truth

vii. Virtual, Virtuous
The virtual representation of the solar system was very interesting to watch
Virtual - being such in power or effect though not formally recognized; imaginary, hypothetical; computer simulated.
computerized representation of an actual object (Computers)
His virtuous deeds will be remember for long
Virtuous - good; moral (especially with regards to sexual conduct); upright; righteous

viii. Exceptional, Exceptionable
She has an exceptional ability to stay calm under worse situations.
Exceptional - out of the ordinary, unusual; superior, excellent
This is a thoroughly unpleasant and highly exceptionable piece of writing
Exceptionable - objectionable, may be protested


(Note: All antonyms are according to my personal opinion, Please verify)

i. MORATORIUM.
legally authorized delay in the payment of money due; abandonment of debts; temporary cessation of an activity (especially when dangerous or harmful)
Antonym
c - Security for debt

ii. PROLIFIC
fruitful, productive; abundant, plentiful; reproducing, multiplying; producing fruit
Antonym
c - Wordy

iii. BI-PARTISAN
(from Wikipedia)In a two-party system (such as in the United States or Australia), bipartisan refers to any bill, act, resolution, or any other action of a political body in which both of the major political parties are in agreement.
Antonym
d. Divided

iv. UNEQUIVOCAL.
clear, unambiguous, unmistakable, conclusive
Antonym
c - Variable

v. COVENANT
treaty; contract, formal agreement
Antonym
b. Debate

vi. TENTATIVE
experimental, trial; temporary; hesitant
Antonym
a. Expedient (advantageous, beneficial, worthwhile )

vii. DEMOGRAPHIC
pertaining to demography (study of the statistical characteristics of a population)
Antonym
b - Demons

viii. SONAR
method by which underwater objects are detected using transmitted and reflected sound waves; device which locates objects by means of sonar
Antonym
c. Measure rain

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The queation was a printed mistakenly as to find opposite meanings but the original question was this;
Pick the most nearly similar in meaning to the capitalized word. Do any FIVE. (5)
& I think similars are as;
i. MORATORIUM b. Waiting period
ii. PROLIFIC b. Fruitful
iii. BI-PARTISAN c. Representing two parties
iv. UNEQUIVOCAL b. Unmistakable
v. COVENANT d. Agreement
vi. TENTATIVE c. Provisional
vii. DEMOGRAPHIC: Relating to the d. Population
viii. SONAR: Apparatus to b. Locate objects under water
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