CSS Past Papers of Solved Pair of Words English (Précis and Composition) 1978
CSS English (Précis and Composition) 1978
Affection:
Meaning: a feeling of liking for a person or place
Use in sentence: He had a deep affection for his aunt.
Meaning: a feeling of liking for a person or place
Use in sentence: He had a deep affection for his aunt.
Affectation:
Meaning: behavior or speech that is not sincere
Use in sentence: She has so many little affectations.
Meaning: behavior or speech that is not sincere
Use in sentence: She has so many little affectations.
Urban:
Meaning: of or in a city or town
Use in sentence: The development is clearly urban in character, but lacks local shops and facilities.
Meaning: of or in a city or town
Use in sentence: The development is clearly urban in character, but lacks local shops and facilities.
Urbane:
Meaning: confident, comfortable and polite in social situations
Use in sentence: He was always well informed and brought an urbane authority to everything he did.
Meaning: confident, comfortable and polite in social situations
Use in sentence: He was always well informed and brought an urbane authority to everything he did.
Official:
Meaning: relating to a position of responsibility
Use in sentence: He visited China in his official capacity as America's trade representative.
Meaning: relating to a position of responsibility
Use in sentence: He visited China in his official capacity as America's trade representative.
Officious:
Meaning: too eager to tell people what to do and having too high an opinion of your own importance
Use in sentence: He's an officious little man and widely disliked in the company.
Meaning: too eager to tell people what to do and having too high an opinion of your own importance
Use in sentence: He's an officious little man and widely disliked in the company.
Beside:
Meaning: at the side of, next to
Use in sentence: Come and sit here beside me.
Meaning: at the side of, next to
Use in sentence: Come and sit here beside me.
Besides:
Meaning: in addition to; also
Use in sentence: Do you play any other sports besides football and basketball?
Meaning: in addition to; also
Use in sentence: Do you play any other sports besides football and basketball?
Casual:
Meaning: describes clothes that are not formal or not suitable for special occasions
Use in sentence: I dress casual as I am in a casual setting.
Meaning: describes clothes that are not formal or not suitable for special occasions
Use in sentence: I dress casual as I am in a casual setting.
Causal:
Meaning: a relationship, link, etc. between two things in which one causes the other
Use in sentence: Is there a causal relationship between violence on television and violent behavior?
Meaning: a relationship, link, etc. between two things in which one causes the other
Use in sentence: Is there a causal relationship between violence on television and violent behavior?
Pour:
Meaning: to make a substance flow from a container, especially into another container, by raising just one side of the container that the substance is in
Use in sentence: I spilled the juice while I was pouring it.
Meaning: to make a substance flow from a container, especially into another container, by raising just one side of the container that the substance is in
Use in sentence: I spilled the juice while I was pouring it.
Pore:
Meaning: a very small hole in the skin of people or other animals, or a similar hole on the surface of plants or rocks
Use in sentence: Sweat passes through the pores and cools the body down.
Meaning: a very small hole in the skin of people or other animals, or a similar hole on the surface of plants or rocks
Use in sentence: Sweat passes through the pores and cools the body down.
Humiliation:
Meaning: to make someone feel ashamed or lose their respect for themselves
Use in sentence: How could you humiliate me by questioning my judgment in front of everyone like that?
Meaning: to make someone feel ashamed or lose their respect for themselves
Use in sentence: How could you humiliate me by questioning my judgment in front of everyone like that?
Humility:
Meaning: the quality of not being proud because you are conscious of your bad qualities
Use in sentence: He doesn't have the humility to admit when he's wrong.
Meaning: the quality of not being proud because you are conscious of your bad qualities
Use in sentence: He doesn't have the humility to admit when he's wrong.
Wreck:
Meaning: to destroy or badly damage something
Use in sentence: Our greenhouse was wrecked in last night's storm.
Meaning: to destroy or badly damage something
Use in sentence: Our greenhouse was wrecked in last night's storm.
Reek:
Meaning: to have a strong unpleasant smell
Use in sentence: Her breath reeked of garlic.
Meaning: to have a strong unpleasant smell
Use in sentence: Her breath reeked of garlic.
Temporal:
Meaning: relating to practical matters or physical things, rather than spiritual ones
Use in sentence: Her starting point: 'The future is the only temporal area over which people have power’.
Meaning: relating to practical matters or physical things, rather than spiritual ones
Use in sentence: Her starting point: 'The future is the only temporal area over which people have power’.
Temporary:
Meaning: not lasting or needed for very long
Use in sentence: The ceasefire will only provide a temporary solution to the crisis.
Meaning: not lasting or needed for very long
Use in sentence: The ceasefire will only provide a temporary solution to the crisis.
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