Department Academic Education
Kanz-ul-Madaris Board
9TH TO 2ND YEAR ALL PAKISTAN
PAIRS OF WORDS
DEPARTMENT ACADEMIC EDUCATION
Kanz-ul-Madaris Board
Pairs of Words (1-84) First Year English
1. Able: Having power, skill, or proficiency to do something.
Ali is an able lawyer.
Capable: Competent, proficient.
Ahmad is perfectly capable of delivering a good speech.
2. Accept: Take or receive something offered with approval or favour.
He accepted the job offer.
Except: Not including, apart from, excluding, omitting, other than.
All were present in the class except Akram.
3. Access: Permission, liberty or ability to enter, approach.
The students have access to the internet at the library.
Excess: Amount of something that is more than enough, superfluity.
Excess of everything is bad.
4. Accident: A sudden event that causes injury or damage, mishap.
He got injured in an accident.
Incident: Occurrence, happening, event.
The bombing caused an international incident.
5. Accuse: Charge with, indict for.
He was accused of theft.
Blame: Hold somebody responsible for something bad.
She does not blame anyone for the accident.
6. Advice: An opinion or suggestion.
I acted upon the advice of my father.
Advise: Recommend, offer suggestions.
He advised me to work hard.
7. Add: To join or unite something to something else so as to increase the number, size or amount.
She is planning to add some new flowers to the garden.
Aid: Assistance; support, help.
I am thankful for your aid.
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8. Affect: Influence, impact.
More than seven million people have been affected by the drought.
Effect: Result, consequence, outcome.
Your advice had no effect on him.
9. Air: A mixture mainly of oxygen and hydrogen.
Let us go out for some fresh air.
Heir: Successor, inheritor
He is the only heir to his father's property.
10. Amity: Friendship, friendly relations, peacefulness.
Amity between Pakistan and Bangladesh is deep-rooted.
Enmity: Hostility, antagonism, hatred.
There should be no enmity among Muslim countries.
11. Ascent: Climb
The climbers completed their ascent to the K-2.
Assent: Agree to, consent, approve.
He gave his assent to the proposed legislation.
12. Aught: Anything
Do you have aught to eat?
Ought: Used to indicate duty
We ought to respect our elders.
13. Adapt: Make something suitable for a new use or purpose, modify
He adapted himself to the new situation.
Adopt: Legally take.
They have adopted a new policy this year.
Adept: Very skilled or proficient at something
He is adept in photography.
14. Abstain: Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something
You should abstain from smoking.
Refrain: Stop oneself from doing something
The Muslims should refrain from back-biting.
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15. Accede: Admit or agree, surrender.
He had acceded to my request.
Concede: To admit that something is true.
We conceded our defect.
Exceed: Be greater in number or size.
Your essay should not exceed four hundred words.
16. Admit: Confess to be true or to be the case.
You should admit your mistake.
Confess: Admit that one has committed a crime or done something wrong.
He confessed that he had stolen the car.
17. Affection: A gentle feeling of fondness or liking.
I have great affection for Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat.
Affectation: Behavioural, speech or writing.
I hate affectation.
18. Avocation: A hobby or minor occupation.
His / Her avocation is painting.
Vocation: A trade or profession.
By vocation, I am a teacher.
Vacation: A fixed holiday.
He spent his summer vacation in Murree.
19. Adverse: Harmful, unfavourable.
The rain has adverse effects on the crops.
Averse: Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.
I am averse to war.
20. Addition: The action or process of adding something to something else.
The children are learning addition and subtraction.
Edition: A particular form or version of a published text.
This is the first edition of the book.
21. Abject: Experienced or present to the maximum degree.
They live in abject misery.
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Object: activity, goal.
Spreading Knowledge is only object in life.
22. Allowed: Let someone have or do something.
You are allowed to enter the office.
Aloud: For all to hear, loudly.
He wept aloud.
23. Alter: Change in character or composition.
This one small event altered the course of history.
Altar: A usually raised structure for sacrifices.
For the sake of tradition, my family left roses at the altar on 10th Zul Hajj.
24. Ail: Trouble or afflict (someone) in mind or body.
His back has been ailing him.
Ale: Any beer other than lager, or porter.
They might inspire me to brew a new ale.
25. Aisle: Walkway, passage.
He offered her seat by the aisle.
Isle: A small island.
They visited an Indonesian isle last year.
26. Areas: Region.
We went to the rural areas in winter.
Arrears: Liabilities, debts.
His arrears will be paid soon.
27. Artist: Creator
Ali is a great artist in painting.
Artiste. Artisan: Craftsman.
A potter is an artiste.
28. Alloy: Mixture, amalgam.
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
Ally: Amalgamate.
He is a close ally and friend of prime minister.
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29. Angel. Messenger of Allah.
Hazrat Jibrail (Alhesalam) is an angel of Allah Almighty.
Angle: Slant.
This is an angle of 90 degree.
30. Alternate: Different, every other.
The doctor comes to see the patient in alternate days.
Alternative: Substitute
There is no alternative to health.
31. Amiable: Friendly.
I always found him an amiable friend.
Amicable: Polite.
We should deal with others in an amicable way.
32. Between: In the middle of.
There is no confusion between these two sentences.
Among: In the company of.
Distribute these pencils among children.
33. Ancient: Old, former.
We read the history of ancient Greek.
Old: Aged.
Madinah is an old city.
34. Allusion: Reference to.
There are many classical allusions in this poem.
Illusion: Vision, phantom.
This world is an illusion.
35. Apposite: Appropriate
His remarks are apposite to the occasion.
Opposite: Contrasting.
We live opposite to the masjid.
36. Assay: Analysis, test.
How can we assay pure gold?
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Essay: A short piece of writing on a particular subject.
We asked Javed to write an essay about his hometown.
37. Audible: Able to be heard.
He spoke so quietly that he was scarcely audible at the back of hall.
Edible: Fit or suitable to be eaten.
I like to decorate my salad with edible mushrooms.
38. Aural: Relating to the ear or the sense of hearing.
Rainfall always gives me an aural pleasure.
Oral: Spoken rather than written, verbal.
We are having an oral test this week.
39. Bad: Of poor quality or a low standard.
Smoking is a bad habit.
Bade: Command or order, utter a greeting or farewell.
The mother bade farewell to her son with a heavy heart.
40. Bale: A large wrapped or bound bundle of paper, hay, or cotton.
He pulled a few leaves from the bale of alfalfa.
Bail: The temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial.
He committed another offence, while he was out on bail.
41. Ballad: A slow sentimental song.
He loves to sing ballads.
Ballot: A system of voting secretly and in writing on a particular issue.
In true democracy, change comes through ballot.
42. Bare: (of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered
He pressed her bare feet in the mound of sand.
Bear: Suffer, endure, tolerate.
The pain was more than she could bear.
Bier: A movable frame on which a coffin or a corpse is placed before burial.
The dead body of the soldier was kept in wooden bier.
43. Barron: Warrior, nobleman.
Barrons enjoyed higher rank in old Subcontinent.
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Barren: (of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation.
Thousands of years ago, this surface was barren land.
44. Base: The lowest part or edge of something.
He sat down at the base of a tree.
Bass: A type of fish.
The sea bass was served in dinner.
45. Beat: Strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently.
They beat at the door with their fists.
Beet: A herbaceous plant.
Beets are good source of potassium.
46. Beach: A strip of land covered with sand.
We spent the day at the beach.
Beech: Of hardwood trees.
This forest is full with pine and beech trees.
47. Beneficent: (of a person) generous or doing good.
My beneficent neighbor distributes meals to the poor.
Beneficial: Resulting in good, favourable, or advantageous.
I hope the new article will prove beneficial to many students.
48. Beside: At the side of, next to.
She sat beside her mother during dinner.
Besides: In addition to, apart from.
These salads are delicious besides being healthy.
49. Bleed: Lose blood from the body as a result of injury or illness.
The dry air made my nose bleed.
Blood: The red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans.
My mother suffers from low blood pressure.
50. Boar: Wild pig.
This is the place where wolves and wild boars roam.
Bore: Drill.
He used a drill to bore in the wall.
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51. Born: Come into existence.
Aslam was born in a hospital.
Borne: To take responsibility, endure.
She has borne all her problems with great courage.
52. Bow: Bend your body.
Time does not bow to you; you must bow to time.
Bough: Branch.
I saw a bird sitting on a pine bough.
53. Bridal: About wedding.
The bridal wear is outstanding.
Bridle: Reins.
Removing the bridle, he released the horse.
54. Birth: Emergence of a young one.
Please indicate your date of birth.
Berth: Fixed bed of transport.
I was lucky to get the berth on the train.
55. Brake: Slow down.
She braked sharply to avoid another car.
Break: Pause, interruption.
I need a break from a busy routine.
56. Calender: Machine used in papermaking.
This calender is not working well.
Calendar: System of organising days.
Please hang this calendar on the wall.
57. Canon: Rule.
Learn the canon of grammar.
Cannon: Mounted gun.
The cannon was fired.
58. Canvas: A rough cloth.
This bag is made of canvas.
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Canvass: Campaign.
He is canvassing for his political party.
59. Cast: Register.
He cast vote in my favour.
Caste: Social class.
I don't like caste systems.
Cost: Value, price.
It costs me a lot of money to buy a new car.
60. Cattle: Large animals.
I saw many cattle grazing in the field.
Kettle: A container for boiling water.
Water is boiling in the Kettle.
61. Causal: Cause of something.
There is a causal connection between food and health.
Casual: Happening by chance.
Ali is on casual leave for two days.
62. Cease: To stop.
The factory has ceased making bicycles.
Seize: To grab or capture.
The court has seized his property for payment of debt.
63. Ceiling: The top inside surface of a room.
I bought a ceiling fan.
Roof: The top external level of the building.
I sleep on the roof in summer.
64. Cell: A room in a jail.
The murderer was locked up in a cell.
Sell: To transfer goods for money.
They sell old books.
65. Cemetery: Graveyard.
The dead persons are buried in cemetery.
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Symmetry: Balanced proportion.
The structure of the Jamia building has perfect symmetry.
66. Censure: Act of criticizing.
His father does not censure him for his laziness.
Censor: A person who examines books, news, etc.
The censor objected to a wrong belief in the book.
67. Cereal: The grain.
Wheat is a cereal.
Serial: Taking place in series.
What is the serial number of your cheque?
68. Ceremonial: Formal.
Army officer was wearing a ceremonial dress.
Ceremonious: A rigid formality.
You should not be ceremonious with your friends.
69. Check: An inspection or examination.
Check the oil and water before taking off.
Cheque: A printed form that you can write on and sign as a way of paying.
He paid me by cheque.
70. Childlike: Innocent.
I like your childlike habit.
Childish: Immature.
I do not like your childish behaviour.
71. Cord: Thin, flexible string or rope.
The parcel was tied with a strong cord.
Chord: A group of notes sounded together.
The chord of my toy is broken.
72. Cite: To quote.
The scholar cited a verse from the Holy Quran.
Site: A place where a building is located.
A site has been chosen for the new Jamia.
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Sight: Scene.
I saw a wonderful sight yesterday.
73. Climate: The long-term manifestation of weather.
The climate of Kashmir is pleasant.
Weather: The short-term state of atmosphere at specific time and place.
Global warming brought drastic changes in weather.
74. Cloth: Woven or felted fabric made from wool, cotton, or a similar fibre.
Elder sister bought silk cloth for her dress.
Clothes: Items worn to cover the body.
I wear light clothes in summer.
75. Coma: A state of unconsciousness.
The patient has been in coma for three days.
Comma: The punctuation mark.
Be careful in using the comma.
76. Command: Order.
The soldier was commanded to ceasefire.
Commend: To praise or reward.
The soldier was commended for his act of bravery.
77. Compare: Estimate, measure.
Don't compare yourself with others.
Compere: A person who introduces the performers or contestants in a variety show.
Haji Abdul Habib Attari is a famous compere of Madani Channel.
78. Compliment: An expression of praise, respect, congratulations.
Please pay my compliment to your parents.
Complement: The totality.
A fine salad complements to a good meal.
79. Comprehensive: Exhaustive.
He made a comprehensive study of this book.
Comprehensible: Clear, understandable.
The lecture was quite comprehensible.
80. Conscious: Alert, aware of.
He was conscious of his duties.
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Conscience: The ethical sense of right and wrong.
The voice of conscience can't be suppressed.
Conscientious: Careful, vigilant.
He is an honest and conscientious police officer.
81. Caution: Careful attention.
We should drive with caution in order to avoid accident.
Cautious: Careful.
He is very careful and cautious in his conversation.
82. Consul: An official appointed by a state to live in a foreign city and protect the state's citizens and
interests there.
The British consul was attacked last year.
Counsel: Advice.
We must listen to the counsel of our parents.
Council: Committee, discussion.
The council has decided to build new roads.
83. Continual: Recurring in steady, rapid succession.
The people were tired of continual rain.
Continuous: Without stopping.
Continuous rain destroyed the crops.
84. Cool: Of or at a fairly low temperature.
I am feeling a little cool.
Cold: Chilly, freezing.
It was a long, cold winter.
HOD DAE: ____________ 20-05-2025
Dated: _______________ 012
Reference No: _____________
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