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PAIRS OF WORDS OF PAST PAPERS OF CSS

Knead, need
Knead - squeeze, shape, blend (clay, dough, etc.); massage
kneading the dough
need - require; be in distress, be under hardship; be obligated
To see others in need, foretells that unfortunate affairs will affect yourself with others.
Queue, cue
Please make a queue so that we can finish fast

Cue - v. give a signal, indicate
The singer was waiting for the cue to begin
Quarts, quartz
Quarts - quarter of a gallon;
Please fill a quart of fuel in this gallon
Quartz - silicon dioxide
Quartz is the second most abundant mineral in the earth's continental crust
choral, coral
choral - sung by or adapted for a choir or chorus, of or relating to a choir or chorus
I like choral songs
coral - hard colored skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps; reef of such skeletons; anything made of coral (jewelry, etc.)
discrete, discreet
We saw many corals at the sea shore
epoch, epic
epoch - period, era, age; important event
The medieval epoch lasted for a thousand years.
epic - pertaining to a long narrative poem which tells of the adventures and feats of a single hero
... is a traditional epic poem by Homer
or, their epic journey
Libel, liable
Libel - (Noun) published material which slanders or maliciously defames (Law); publishing of slanderous material (Law); material which intentionally slanders or maliciously defames
(Verb) slander, defame, malign, insult, make false and malicious accusations against; publish a libel against (Law)
she sued two newspapers for libel (noun)
she alleged the magazine had libelled her (verb)
liable - under legal obligation; responsible; likely, prone; susceptible, subject to
I am liable to pay you the money for the house I purchased
male, mail
male - of or pertaining to the male gender, masculine; made up of men
I have a male cat as a pet
mail - send a letter or other item via the postal service
I am sending my CV to him through mail
banned, band
banned - prohibited, forbidden; illegal, contraband
He was banned on the media after his rebellious speeches
band - strip of material; stripe of color; orchestra, musical group; gang; group of people who live or work together
Light consists of seven color bands
barred, bard
barred - covered with bars; forbidden; striped
All the doors of the house were barred to make it more secure
bard - singer, poet; wandering singer storyteller; piece of armor to protect or decorate horses
bards were the theater of olden times

1.Brooch, broad

Brooch - an ornament with a pin or clasp now worn usually by women

a diamond brooch

Broad - large in area or scope:

a broad range of experience.

2. Collusion, collision Collusion - conspiracy; agreement formed with the intent to defraud (Law)

The collusion was prepared well against him but he was intelligent enough to know what they intended

Collision - crash, colliding of two or more objects

The collision between the cars proved deadly for the passengers

3. Fain, feign

Fain - gladly, willingly

I would fain do it

Feign - fake, pretend; make up, fabricate; imitate

she lay still and feigned sleep

4. Hoard, horde

Hoard - collect, gather, amass, stockpile (i.e. food, money, etc.)

The villagers were hoarding food for the rainy days

Horde - large amount, mass, crowd; nomadic group of people; swarm, pack

You can meet John in his cattle horde.

5. Illusion, delusion

Illusion - false impression of reality; misconception, false idea

he had destroyed her illusions

Delusion - belief in something that is not true, The state of being deluded or misled

The magic trick left him in a complete delusion

6. Persecute, prosecute

Persecute - oppress, torment, maltreat; harass, hound, bother

The prisoners were persecuted by the jail guard

Prosecute - put on trial, try in a court; file a legal action; conduct, carry out an

activity; persist, continue, carry on

They intend to persecute the business man for his monopoly

7. Prescribe, proscribe

Prescribe - write an order form for medication; order remedies or treatment (about a doctor); recommend, advise

The doctor prescribed him medicine for his heart disease

Proscribe - forbid, prohibit; banish, excommunicate; denounce as dangerous;

publicly denounce a convicted criminal

Murder is a highly proscribed crime in all religions

8. Respectfully, respectively

Respectfully - with honor, with deference, in a manner that shows respect

One should behave respectfully with women

Respectively - correspondingly, relatively; separately, individually, singly

Let’s point out all the problems first then we will deal with them respectively

9. Complacent, complaisant

Complacent - content, serene; self-satisfied, smug

He shows a complacent temper even when he is not having a good day

Complaisant - inclined to please, acquiescent; gracious

He was showing a complaisant attitude towards the guests

1. Auger, Augur

Auger - drill, a tool resembling a large corkscrew, for boring holes.
Bring me my auger, I have to drill a hole in the wood
Augur - predict, foretell the future
their enthusiasm augurs well for the success of the enterprise

2. Fain, Feign

Fain - gladly, willingly
I would fain do it"

Feign - fake, pretend; make up, fabricate; imitate
she lay still and feigned sleep

3. Emigrate, Immigrate

Emigrate - leave one's own country to settle in another
My cousin emigrated to Australia last year

Immigrate - come to a country in order to take up permanent residence, settle in a new country
He has immigrated to Pakistan recently

4. Envy, Jealousy

Envy - be jealous, desire something which belongs to another
his lavish life-style provoked envy among his colleagues

Jealousy - envy, covetousness, resentment; vigilance, zealousness; intolerance
he was consumed with jealousy

"Envy" and "jealousy" are often used interchangeably, but in correct usage, both words stand for two different distinct emotions. In proper usage, jealousy is the fear of losing something that one possesses to another person (a loved one in the prototypical form), while envy is the pain or frustration caused by another person having something that one does not have oneself. Envy typically involves two people, and jealousy typically involves three people. Envy and jealousy result from different situations and are distinct emotional experiences. [6] Both envy and jealousy are related to schadenfreude, the rejoicing at, or taking joy in, or getting pleasure from the misfortunes of others

5. Invade, Attack

Invade - enter for conquest or plunder, occupy; penetrate; intrude; infringe, encroach
someone had invaded our privacy

Attack - assault; spasm, seizure; onslaught
cavalry attacked the Indian camp

6. Trifling, Trivial

Trifling - insignificant, unimportant, worthless, trivial, to behave amorously without serious intent
He was interested only in trifling with her, not marrying her

trifling, unimportant, insignificant, minor
trivial problems

7. Simulation, Dissimulation

Simulation - act of pretending; imitation, counterfeit; imitation of the operation or features of one system using another system (i.e. computer simulation)
The computer simulation effectively presented the concept behind ....

Dissimulation - dissemblance, quality of being false or misleading, purposeful deception, hypocrisy, pretense
He was terminated from the job for his acts of dissimulation

8. Venal, Venial

Venal - characterized by bribery; corrupt; able to be purchased (especially in an illegal way)
a venal legislator

Venial - may be forgiven, pardonable; of minor sin (Roman Catholic Church)
the venial indiscretions of youth

1). Council, counsel

Council - assembly, board, group of people (gathered to advise, plan, etc.)
that evening, she held a family council

Counsel - to give advice to or about
counseled him to wait for a more propitious occasion

2). Distinct, distinctive

Anything that is distinct is clearly distinguishable from everything else; something distinctive is a quality or characteristic that makes it possible for us to distinguish one thing from another. Distinct speech is clear; distinctive speech is special or unusual. So a pileated woodpecker is a woodpecker distinct from most other woodpeckers, distinguishable from other woodpeckers; its large size is distinctive, helping us distinguish it from most other woodpeckers.

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

3). Apposite, opposite

Apposite - appropriate, fitting, suitable, becoming
this argument is very apposite to the case.

opposite - facing, across from; contrary; reverse; different; antithetical
they sat opposite each other

4). Deprecate, depreciate

Deprecate - disapprove; protest against; belittle, disparage
the school deprecates this behaviour

depreciate - reduce the value or cost (of an item or a currency); be reduced in value or cost; disparage
the decision to depreciate property

5). Punctual, punctilious

Punctual - exacting, fastidious; prompt, on time
she expected guests to be punctual at meals

punctilious - exacting about details, strict regarding trivial issues; cautious, careful
punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette

6). Judicial, judicious

Judicious means ‘using good judgement, sensible’, as in the judicious use of public investment; it should not be confused with judicial, which means ‘relating to the administration of justice’, as in the judicial system.

7). Salutary, salubrious

Salutary - beneficial, advantageous; promoting good health, healthful
a salutary lesson on the fragility of nature

salubrious - healthful, promoting good health
I found the climate salubrious

8). Canvas, canvass

Canvas - a strong, coarse unbleached cloth used to make sails, tents, etc. and as a surface for oil painting.
The canvas was waiting for him to begin his masterpiece

canvass - examine, scrutinize; discuss; solicit votes or opinions
he's canvassing for the Green Party
they're canvassing support

(1) Veracity, Voracity

Veracity - truthfulness, honesty; accuracy; something that is a truth
questions the veracity of that witness

Voracity - ardent enthusiasm for a certain activity; ravenousness
a voracious reader of history

(2) Persecute, Prosecute

Persecute - oppress, torment, maltreat; harass, hound, bother
Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union

Prosecute
put on trial, try in a court; file a legal action;
held a dispatch saying that they had prosecuted and probably killed ....

conduct, carry out an activity; persist, continue, carry on
the business of prosecuting a cold war through propaganda

(3) Moat, Mote

Moat - A ditch similar to one surrounding a fortification:
A moat separates the animals in the zoo from the spectators.

Mote - A very small particle; a speck:
Dust motes hung in a slant of sunlight - Anne Tyler.

(4) Loath, Loathe

Loath - unwilling or reluctant; disinclined:
I am loath to go on such short notice.

Loathe - To dislike (someone or something) greatly; abhor.
I loathe that man

(5) Ingenious, Ingenuous

Ingenious - Having or arising from an inventive or cunning mind; clever: an ingenious scheme.

Ingenuous - innocent, naive, artless; honest, open, straight-forward, frank
an ingenuous admission of responsibility"

(6) Fair, Feign

Fair
n. festival, market, bazaar; exhibition, show
adv. justly, equitably; directly; completely, really, handsome; light colored; comfortable
a fair deal
a fair day

Feign - fake, pretend; make up, fabricate; imitate
she lay still and feigned sleep

(7) Emigrant, Immigrant
emigrant (n)(one who leaves one's native country to settle in another)The emigrants spent 24 hours on the board of the ship before landing

immigrant (n)(one who enters and settles in a new country)
Millions of immigrants come to America in the 19th century seeking freedom and fulfillment of their dreams
The noun forms emigrant and immigrant are derived from the verbs emigrate and immigrate.

He emigrated from Russia to the United States.
He immigrated to the United States from Russia.

In Russia, he's an emigrant.
In the United States, he's an immigrant.

(8) Wreak, Wreck

Wreak - inflict (wreak havoc); give expression to; carry out, perform
this Australian sun will wreak havoc with your complexions

Wreck - ruin, destroy; devastate; shatter (e.g. one's hopes); be destroyed; be sunken (e.g. of a ship)