respected senior and CSPs, please chack my precis:
Précis

It is an evident that the downfall of civilizations is mainly caused by wars. However, in the ancient times, the annihilation of the civilizations was augmented, as the advantage of getting power and materialism increased after wars. Many countries were yielded to involve in wars for gaining more power. The scourge of wars reveals in the society when man embarks to exploit his power and possession for the account of winning wars. Human satisfactions and pleasures all will be undermined when man’s intellectual and inventions are utilized for wars. Wars will become an epidemic when the strengths and weapons are overpowered on humanity. Moreover, in the annals, there have been done many attempts for the preservation of civilizations and eradication of wars, but the two main alternate approaches are: the first is the individual must do efforts on its part altruistically in order to prevent the menace of wars. Where the other is to assist governments to hinder the destruction and the repercussions of wars to preserve the values of civilization; and the later one is more encouraging approach.

Total words of the passage: 540
Target of the passage: 180
My précis: 179
Title: Wars and the downfall of civilizations

title: wars and the downfall of civilizations

kindly anyone check the comprehension:

Read the following text carefully and answer the questions below:

Experience has quite definitely shown that some reasons for holding a belief are much more likely to be justified by the event then others. It might naturally be supposed, for instance, that the best of all reasons for a belief was a strong conviction of certainty accompanying the belief. Experience, however, shows that this is not so, and that as a matter of fact, conviction by itself is more likely to mislead than it is to guarantee truth. On the other hand, lack of assurance and persistent hesitation to come to any belief whatever are an equally poor guarantee that the few beliefs which are arrived at are sound. Experience also shows that assertion, however long continued, although it is unfortunately with many people an effective enough means of inducing belief, is not an any way a ground for holding it.
The method which has proved effective, as a matter of actual fact, in providing of firm foundation for belief wherever it has been capable of application, is what is usually called the scientific method. I firmly believe that the scientific method, although slow and never claiming to lead to complete truth, is the only method which in the long run will give satisfactory foundations for beliefs. It consists in demanding facts as the only basis for conclusions, and inconsistently and continuously testing any conclusions which may have been reached, against the test of new facts and, wherever possible, by the crucial test of experiment. It consists also in full publication of the evidence on which conclusions are based, so that other workers may be assisted in new researchers, or enabled to develop their own interpretations and arrive at possibly very different conclusions.
There are, however, all sorts of occasions on which the scientific method is not applicable. That method involves slow testing, frequent suspension of judgment, restricted conclusions. The exigencies of everyday life, on the other hand, often make it necessary to act on a hasty balancing of admittedly incomplete evidence, to take immediate action, and to draw conclusions in advance of evidence. It is also true that such action will always be necessary, and necessary in respect of ever larger issues; and this inspite of the fact that one of the most important trends of civilization is to remove sphere after sphere of life out of the domain of such intuitive judgment into the domain of rigid calculation based on science. It is here that belief pays its most important role. When we cannot be certain, we must proceed in part by faith-faith not only in the validity of our own capacity of making judgments, but also in the existence of certain other realities, pre-eminently moral and spiritual realities. It has been said that faith consists in acting always on the nobler hypothesis; and though this definition is a trifle rhetorical, it embodies a seed of real truth.


Q. What justification does the author claim to his belief in the scientific method?
A. According to the author, the scientific method is based on facts and measurements. The scientific conclusion is evident which is based on experiments. If the conclusion is not the desirable one then it will arrive at the new approach to further research.
Q. Do you gather from the passage that conclusions reached by the scientific method should we consider final? Give reasons for your answer.
A. The conclusion reached by the scientific method should not be considered final, because it may further arrive at new facts or realities which are essential to be researched and experimented to evaluate new results.
Q. In what circumstances, according to the author, is it necessary to abandon the scientific method?
A. According to the author, it is crucial to abandon the scientific method in urgency; when there is a dearth of time to arrive at any concrete conclusion through calculations or experiments. Where haste to conclude anything always turn out to be ambiguous and incomplete.
Q. How does the basis of “intuitive judgment” differ from the scientific decision?
A. The “intuitive judgment” is based on religious or cultural doctrines. One can conclude something on the basis of accepted beliefs, where the “scientific decision” is based on arriving at the conclusion only after the series of logical calculations or experiments.

Synonyms[ans]

(1) Flagrant
Glaring

(2) Imminent
Impending

(3) Astute
Shrewd

(4) Averse
Reluctant

(5) Prognosis
Prediction

(6) Pungent
Sharp

(7) Fiduciary
Trustee

(8) Philandering
None of the given options(meaning flirt)
(9) Poignant
Sorrowful

(10) Contingent
Conditional

[B]Q1(b) - Antonyms[ans]

(1) Veteran
. Novice

(2) Important
Trivial

(3) Irregular
Erratic

(4) Spending
Revenue

(5) Clumsy
Dexterous

(6)Lauded
Disparage

(7)Cowardly
Bravely

(8) Praise
Censure

(9)Confuse
Lucid

(10) Neglect
Nourish
[corrections are welcomed]

War a precursor of demise

7.cowardly
The answer is Intrepidly

Dear senior, please solve this ...

Just as we came inside of the valley jamil met us,--"yes, thr valley is all very fine, but do you know there is nothing to eat?"
"nonesense; we can eat anything here."
"well, the brown bread's two month old, and there's nothing else but potatoes."
"there must be milk anyhow."
"yes, there was milk, he supposed."
(ll) miss andleeb said she thought english food was lovely, and that she was preparing a questionnaire to be circulated to the students of the university, with the view to finding out their eating preferences.
"but the students won't fill a questionnaire," said miriam.
"won't fill up questionnair?" Cried miss andleeb,taken aback.
"no, said miriam, " they won't. As a nation we are not, questionnair-conscious."
"well, that's too bad," said miss andleeb.

Please seniors and csps solve this as soon as possible.

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I want to fight an unended war....

[QUOTE=Man Jaanbazam;807602]Q1(a) - Synonyms

(1) Flagrant
a. Expensive b. Common c. Clerical d. Glaring

(2) Imminent
a.Important b. Historical c. Impending d. Inopportune
ans: impending
(3) Astute
a. Tedious b. Illogical c. Aggressive d. Shrewd
ans: shrewd
(4) Averse
a.Eager b. Reluctant c. Willing d. Unresponsive
ans: reluctant
(5) Prognosis
a. Offering b. Prediction c. Warning d. Advance
??
(6) Pungent
a. Sharp b. Disagreeable c. Smoky d. Anesthetizing
ans: sharp
(7) Fiduciary
a. Trustee b. Assistant c. Notary d. Attorney
??
(8) Philandering
a. Spending b. Exaggerating c. Wandering d. None
ans:exaggerating
(9) Poignant
a. Precious b. Tender c. Intense d. Sorrowful
ans: sorrowful
(10) Contingent
a. Conditional b. Questionable c. Argued d. Rejected
??
Q1(b) - Antonyms

(1) Veteran
a. Novice b. Pious c. Intellectual d. Debutante
ans: novice
(2) Important
a. Trivial b. Clear c. Turning d. Wavy
ans: trivial
(3) Irregular
a. Erratic b. Prevailing c. Difficult d. Enticing
ans: prevailing
(4) Spending
a. Sober b. Mute c. Revenue d. Spendthrift
ans: spendthrift
(5) Clumsy
a. Foolish b. Inept c. Infer d. Dexterous
ans: dexterous
(6)Lauded
a. Disparage b. Applaud c. Settle d. Hesitate
ans: disparage
(7)Cowardly
a. Bravely b. Poor c. Master d. Ignorant
ans: bravely
(8) Praise
a. Censure b. Tickle c. Acclaim d. Skip
ans: censure
(9)Confuse
a. Lucid b. Extraordinary c. Dirty d. Muddle
ans: lucid
(10) Neglect
a. Omit b. Destroy c. Mistake d. Nourish
ans: omit

Paper is not tough, but lengthy

1... War: The main cause of the breakdown of every civilization.
Is it right??? as it seems to be the thesis statement of the precis. I wrote it as my title but i fear that it is a bit too lengthy. What do you people think???
And the precis was ahhh gave it one complete hour lets see what happens.